CBCEW Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:44:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png CBCEW Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/ 32 32 174395915 Catholic Care Homes – St Peter’s Residence https://www.cbcew.org.uk/st-peters-residence/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:22:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120512 Compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath Despite acute funding issues, Catholic care homes provide round-the-clock care and compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath. St Peter’s Residence is a ‘gold standard’ care home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Vauxhall, London. Sister Deirdre, home manager of St Peter’s, doesn’t want […]

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]]> 120512 Opposing Assisted Suicide https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:05:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=96218 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026 The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026 was defeated at Second Reading on Friday, 11 September 2026. Archbishop John Sherrington, the Archbishop of Liverpool and Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has offered his gratitude and thanks to those who wrote to their MPs […]

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]]> 96218 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 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel  https://www.cbcew.org.uk/world-week-for-peace-in-palestine-and-israel/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:08:09 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120484 20 – 26 September 2026 With a focus on protecting children, the theme for 2026 comes from Psalms 127:3, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord.” Churches and Christian communities are being encouraged to consider how to support children lost in the war, left without parents, traumatised, and afraid. Pax Christi Pax Christi England and […]

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]]> 120484 CSAN resources – World Day Migrants and Refugees 2026 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/csan-resources-world-day-migrants-and-refugees-2026/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:52:04 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120471 This year, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) will be celebrated on Sunday 27 September with the theme ‘Even just one of these children’. To mark the day, CSAN has published an online guide for parishes and catechists. The guide outlines what Catholic Social Teaching says about migration and offers a Catholic approach […]

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]]> 120471 Pope’s Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2026 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wdmr26-pope-leo-xiv/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:38:38 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120466 In his Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to be observed 27 September 2026 on the theme “Even Just One of These Children,” Pope Leo XIV says that the cry of displaced appeals to the conscience of all. Full message Dear brothers and sisters, Each year the World Day of Migrants […]

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]]> 120466 Nuncio meets with modern slavery and trafficking survivors https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nuncio-meets-with-modern-slavery-and-trafficking-survivors/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nuncio-meets-with-modern-slavery-and-trafficking-survivors/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:17:40 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120448 Survivors of trafficking and modern slavery supported by Medaille Trust have been meeting with Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain. On 11 September 2026, the Nuncio met with survivors while visiting a Medaille Trust safe house gifted to the charity by the Archdiocese of Liverpool. During the visit he heard firsthand […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nuncio-meets-with-modern-slavery-and-trafficking-survivors/feed/ 0 120448 Nostra aetate, 60 years on: Church renews dialogue against hatred and division https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nostra-aetate-60-years-on-church-renews-dialogue-against-hatred-and-division/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nostra-aetate-60-years-on-church-renews-dialogue-against-hatred-and-division/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:01:16 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120428 On the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate, which opened a new chapter in relations between Catholics and believers of other faiths, three Vatican Dicasteries publish a Note entitled A Journey of Hope, renewing the call to counter fundamentalism, protect religious freedom, and build coexistence founded on fraternity. At the time, it was a turning point […]

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]]> 120420 Pope Leo XIV: ‘The cry of displaced children rises to God’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-the-cry-of-displaced-children-rises-to-god/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-the-cry-of-displaced-children-rises-to-god/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120459 “The cry of displaced children rises to God today,” Pope Leo said in his Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which the Church observes on September 27th. The Pope’s message was released today by the Holy See Press Office. This year’s day features the theme “Even just one of these children,” from […]

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