Home Mission Sunday Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/evangelisation/home-mission-sunday/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:59:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Home Mission Sunday Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/evangelisation/home-mission-sunday/ 32 32 174395915 Dialogue as a Pathway to Mission https://www.cbcew.org.uk/dialogue-as-a-pathway-to-mission/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:51:47 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120501 In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV reminds us that the Church is called to walk alongside the people of our time, listening to their hopes and fears and seeking together a more human and fraternal world. He writes: “We wish to engage in dialogue with all men and women of our time, with whom we […]

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]]> 120501 Bishop’s Message for Home Mission Sunday 2026 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-hms26-message/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:41:20 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120415 Sunday, 20 September is Home Mission Sunday. It’s the day in the Church’s calendar when we pray for and support the vital work of evangelisation throughout England and Wales. Bishop’s Message “Saint John Paul II once said, the greatest poverty of all was to lack God,” said Bishop Egan. “As a bishop, it distresses me […]

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]]> 120415 Pray for more people to find their way to salvation in Christ, says Bishop ahead of Home Mission Sunday https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pray-for-more-people-to-find-their-way-to-salvation-in-christ-says-bishop-ahead-of-home-mission-sunday/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pray-for-more-people-to-find-their-way-to-salvation-in-christ-says-bishop-ahead-of-home-mission-sunday/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:13:09 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120347 Sunday, 20 September is Home Mission Sunday. It’s the day in the Church’s calendar when we pray for and support the vital work of evangelisation throughout England and Wales. In a short filmed message, speaking on behalf of the Bishops, the Right Reverend Philip Egan, Bishop of Portsmouth, emphasised that many more people should come […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pray-for-more-people-to-find-their-way-to-salvation-in-christ-says-bishop-ahead-of-home-mission-sunday/feed/ 0 120347 The Future of Heritage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence  https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-future-of-heritage-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:46:31 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120242 As we irrevocably move into a new technological age, it is more important than ever to reflect not only on the lessons of the past, but on the opportunities for real, in person engagement with our heritage and our faith that we find in our church buildings and the artwork inside them.   In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope […]

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]]> 120242 Bidding Prayers and Intercessions https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home-mission-sunday-prayers-intercessions/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:23:02 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=94942 Prayer 1 On this Home Mission Sunday, may the joy of the Gospel permeate all parts of our lives, that we can respond more fully to Jesus’ call to evangelise and bring hope to all those we encounter. Prayer 2 We pray for all who work to evangelise our local communities, that through the ‘Joy […]

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]]> 94942 A Biblical Response to Magnifica Humanitas https://www.cbcew.org.uk/a-biblical-response-to-magnifica-humanitas/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:52 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119806 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.” Genesis 11:6.  Magnifica Humanitas addresses human life in our present paradigm shift into an era of artificial intelligence […]

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]]> 119806 Higher Education as a Place of Mission  https://www.cbcew.org.uk/higher-education-as-a-place-of-mission/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:36 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119803 Young people are the future of our Church.  When young men and women go to university, they leave behind the care and support of their families, schools and parishes.   They begin their lives as independent adults. Young people arrive at university searching for identity, truth and meaning in a fractured and stressful world.  The university environment can be a challenging place for a young person.  Religious belief and […]

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]]> 119803 Home Mission – The Joy and Beauty of knowing Jesus Christ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home-mission-the-joy-and-beauty-of-knowing-jesus-christ/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:56:28 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119799 This year, Pope Leo has given the Church the beautiful gift of an encyclical entitled Magnifica humanitas. It has been called Pope Leo’s manifesto for the defence of human dignity in the AI age, but it so much more than that. It is fundamentally about the reality of the deep yearning all humanity has to […]

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]]> 119799 Evangelii Gaudium Sunday 2025 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/evangelii-gaudium-sunday-2025/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:07:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119791 I believe… Evangelii Gaudium Sunday was celebrated in our parishes on 21 September 2025. The Church has been celebrating a significant anniversary. It’s 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea. This great gathering of Bishops from around the Church began the work to formulate the creed we proclaim Sunday by Sunday. It is the content of this […]

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]]> 119791 Belief enriches family life https://www.cbcew.org.uk/egs25-belief-enriches-family-life/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:24:37 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=109450 In 2025, we commemorate the 1,700 Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea which took place in 325 CE. This was a meeting of bishops from different Christian branches and one of its aims was to establish a unified Christian doctrine, which we now say every Sunday as the Nicene Creed. It is reassuring that […]

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