Vatican Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/vatican/ England and Wales Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:20:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Vatican Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/vatican/ 32 32 174395915 Pope Leo XIV receives Catholic Generosity Report at Vatican Audience https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-receives-catholic-generosity-report-at-vatican-audience/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-receives-catholic-generosity-report-at-vatican-audience/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:12:11 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120440 On 16 September 2026, trustees and collaborators from Catholics in Fundraising CIO (CiF) presented a copy of the recently published Catholic Generosity report to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Square following the Holy Father’s General Audience. Presenting the report to Pope Leo, John Green, Chair of the charity, noted how the report […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-receives-catholic-generosity-report-at-vatican-audience/feed/ 0 120440 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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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/nostra-aetate-60-years-on-church-renews-dialogue-against-hatred-and-division/feed/ 0 120428 Pope sends greetings to “entire dear Jewish community” for autumn feasts https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-sends-greetings-to-entire-dear-jewish-community-for-autumn-feasts/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-sends-greetings-to-entire-dear-jewish-community-for-autumn-feasts/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:56:36 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120336 Pope Leo has sent a telegram to Rome’s Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni, with a message for the whole Jewish community for the feasts of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. “I hope that these celebrations may be an occasion of abundant blessings from the Almighty and a source of joy.” That was the Pope’s […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-sends-greetings-to-entire-dear-jewish-community-for-autumn-feasts/feed/ 0 120336 New British Ambassador to the Holy See accredited https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-british-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-accredited/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-british-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-accredited/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:32:43 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120020 Image: © Vatican Media British Embassy to the Holy See press release – 28 August 2026 Tammy Sandhu has today (Friday 28 August 2026) presented her credentials to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to become the new British Ambassador to the Holy See. Ms Sandhu is the first woman from an ethnic minority background to hold […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-british-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-accredited/feed/ 0 120020 Pope Leo XIV’s Message has been released for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xivs-message-has-been-released-for-the-2026-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xivs-message-has-been-released-for-the-2026-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:41:58 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120005 “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks” (Is 2:4) is the theme of Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, published in the Bulletin of the Holy See. The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will be on […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xivs-message-has-been-released-for-the-2026-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation/feed/ 0 120005 Archbishop Mark O’Toole re-appointed to the International Council for Catechesis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-re-appointed-to-the-international-council-for-catechesis/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-re-appointed-to-the-international-council-for-catechesis/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:19:48 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119913 The Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia is delighted to announce that Archbishop Mark O’Toole has been re-appointed by Pope Leo XIV for a further five-year term as a member of the International Council for Catechesis (Co.In.Cat.), a body within the Dicastery for Evangelisation. The appointment was confirmed in a letter from the Dicastery, following the Holy Father’s […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-re-appointed-to-the-international-council-for-catechesis/feed/ 0 119913 Queen Camilla hears Catholic Sisters’ witness from the world’s frontlines https://www.cbcew.org.uk/queen-camilla-hears-catholic-sisters-witness-from-the-worlds-frontlines/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/queen-camilla-hears-catholic-sisters-witness-from-the-worlds-frontlines/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:58:57 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119433 Image: UISG Sisters and Dr Anabel Inge meet Her Majesty The Queen Camilla at Clarence House (© Buckingham Palace)Source: vaticannews.va Less than a year after their first encounter during the State Visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Holy See, representatives of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) travelled to London to […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/queen-camilla-hears-catholic-sisters-witness-from-the-worlds-frontlines/feed/ 0 119433 Cardinal Nichols returns from Consistory with clear message: Violence should never have the last word https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-returns-from-consistory-with-clear-message-violence-should-never-have-the-last-word/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-returns-from-consistory-with-clear-message-violence-should-never-have-the-last-word/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:07:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118831 Cardinals from all over the world gathered for an Extraordinary Consistory of the in the Vatican from 26-27 June 2026, at which themes of conflict, peace, community and synodality took centre-stage. In an interview with the Bishops’ Conference after the Consistory, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who attended the “demanding meeting”, which began at 07.30 each morning, […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-returns-from-consistory-with-clear-message-violence-should-never-have-the-last-word/feed/ 0 118831 Archbishop Moth receives Pallium from Pope Leo: We share in the work as shepherds of the flock https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-moth-receives-pallium-from-pope-leo-we-share-in-the-work-as-shepherds-of-the-flock/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-moth-receives-pallium-from-pope-leo-we-share-in-the-work-as-shepherds-of-the-flock/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:39:05 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118781 On Monday 29 June, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, received the Pallium from Pope Leo XIV at a Mass held in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Speaking to the Bishops’ Conference after the event, Archbishop Moth explained some of the rich symbolism and meaning behind this simple […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-moth-receives-pallium-from-pope-leo-we-share-in-the-work-as-shepherds-of-the-flock/feed/ 0 118781 “We are united in our goal”: Outgoing British Ambassador to the Holy See reflects on five years in office https://www.cbcew.org.uk/we-are-united-in-our-goal-outgoing-british-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-reflects-on-five-years-in-office/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/we-are-united-in-our-goal-outgoing-british-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-reflects-on-five-years-in-office/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:44:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118715 In an interview with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Ambassador Chris Trott reflected on the last five years which he has spent as the British Ambassador to the Holy See. Describing the job as “an opportunity to work with the most extraordinary people you’re ever likely to meet”, Ambassador Trott looked back […]

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