June 4th, 2020 | Europe
“Let’s work all together for a recovery that leaves no one behind” Joint meeting of the CCEE-COMECE Presidencies The annual CCEE-COMECE Presidencies meeting was held on Wednesday, 3 June 2020 with a special focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the day-to-day life of the Church and European societies, as well as on […]
March 3rd, 2017 | End of Life
End of Life Guidance
June 14th, 2013 | Vatican
Evangelium Vitae
April 21st, 2010 | Formation, Vocation
World Day of Prayer for Priesthood and Consecrated Life
February 11th, 2026 | Grandparents
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15) as the theme for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, said the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life in a statement. The World Day, instituted by the late Pope Francis in 2021, is celebrated every fourth Sunday of July and is presented […]
February 4th, 2026 | Lent
We Dare to Ask – Session Five Theme Just as our gardens need our regular care, our interior life needs on-going attention. Recollecting on ourday each evening helps us to identify those times we were not Christ-like and prompt us to ask for his mercy and forgiveness. The Sacrament of Reconciliation offers us an opportunity […]
January 28th, 2026 | Communications, Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, Our faces and voices are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person’s own unrepeatable identity and are the defining elements of every encounter with others. The ancients understood this well. To define the human person, the ancient Greeks used the word “face” (prósōpon), because it expresses etymologically what […]
January 22nd, 2026 | Jewish Relations
When a loved one suffers from dementia, you see the person you love slowly disappear. Why? Because we are our memories. One of the greatest gifts God has given human beings is the ability to remember. When we fail to remember, we lose sight of who we are. The person we become in life is […]
December 19th, 2025 | Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV has issued his message for the 59th World Day of Peace, which will take place on 1 January 2026. Calling for an unarmed and disarming peace in today’s world, Pope Leo said: “An essential service that religions must render to a suffering humanity is to guard against the growing temptation to weaponize […]
November 25th, 2025 | Caritas, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence, Violence against women and girls
On 25 November, we mark the Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG.) Each year, this day begins a 16-day period of global action to raise awareness and work towards ending violence against women and girls. As Catholics, we are encouraged to raise awareness of this issue, take part in events […]
October 29th, 2025 |
‘Dying to Live’ was a panel discussion that took place in the Grimshaw Room of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, on Sunday 26 October. It examined how faith traditions approach dying, death, and bereavement and the religious and cultural practices observed in end-of-life settings. Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Doherty, Lead at the Centre for the […]
October 7th, 2025 | Life Issues
On 5 October 2025, Archbishop John Sherrington delivered a powerful lecture on rebuilding a culture of life. The manuscript from the lecture can be read below. Full text I am very pleased to welcome you to Liverpool and hope that your stay will be a time of blessings. Storm Amy has disrupted traffic and the […]
