September 24th, 2025 | Migrants and Refugees
Every year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is celebrated on the last Sunday of September but this year, to coincide with the Jubilee of Migrants, the day will be celebrated over the weekend of 4 and 5 October. The theme is Migrants, missionaries of hope, emphasising the resilience and faith of migrants […]
September 24th, 2025 | Migrants and Refugees
Every year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is celebrated on the last Sunday of September but this year, to coincide with the Jubilee of Migrants, the day will be celebrated over the weekend of 4 and 5 October. The theme is Migrants, missionaries of hope, emphasising the resilience and faith of migrants […]
September 16th, 2025 | Shrewsbury
A young woman who gave her life in service to people in Manchester’s slums can serve as an inspiration today in upholding the value of human life and dignity in the face of euthanasia and assisted suicide, the Bishop of Shrewsbury has said. The witness of Shrewsbury-born Mother Elizabeth Prout calls us to give our […]
September 12th, 2025 | Evangelii Gaudium Sunday, Evangelisation
Evangelii Gaudium Sunday, the day we celebrate the domestic mission work of the Catholic Church, falls on 21 September 2025. It’s theme is ‘I believe…’ inspired by the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea – the great gathering of Bishops from around the world that formulated the Creed we proclaim every Sunday at Mass. […]
September 11th, 2025 | Pope Leo XIV
To mark Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to the Holy Father to assure him of the deepest prayers, filial devotion, and unity of the faithful in our lands. Pope Leo’s birthday falls on Sunday, 14 September, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. “The Church in England and Wales […]
August 28th, 2025 | Evangelii Gaudium Sunday
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 […]
August 21st, 2025 | CBCEW, Justice and Peace, Pope Leo XIV, Prayer
Friday, 22 August Addressing the faithful gathered in the Paul VI Hall for his weekly General Audience on 20 August, Pope Leo XIV turned his thoughts once more to the world’s many conflict zones. In recalling the upcoming liturgical commemoration of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrated on Friday, 22 August, […]
August 12th, 2025 | Evangelisation
A Call to Mission in England and Wales In 2013, the first year of his pontificate, the late Pope Francis released an Apostolic Exhortation on the joy of the Gospel titled Evangelii Gaudium. In it, he encouraged the Christian faithful to “embark on a new chapter of evangelisation” marked by this joy, whilst striving to […]
August 6th, 2025 | Education
All the Scripture readings on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross draw on powerful images ofbeing ‘lifted up’. In John’s gospel, Jesus says, ‘as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, somust the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.’John 3:14-15. He is referring […]
August 6th, 2025 | Education
On 14 September, the Catholic Church in England and Wales will observe Education Sunday, which this year occurs on the same day as the liturgical Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. As the challenges and opportunities of a new academic year get under way in our Catholic schools and universities, we pray for […]
August 5th, 2025 | Migrants and Refugees
In his Message for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Leo XIV emphasizes the important witness that Catholic migrants and refugees can offer in a world affected by conflict and inequality in hoping and searching for a better and more peaceful future. Full message Dear Brothers and Sisters! The 111th World Day […]
August 4th, 2025 | Environment, Season of Creation
The theme of Pope Leo XIV’s message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is ‘Seeds of Peace and Hope‘. It was released on the Memorial of the First Martyrs of Holy Roman Church on 30 June 2025. The tenth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will be […]
