Catholic Union Director, Nigel Parker, comments: “The Chancellor has once again missed the opportunity for fundamental reform of the tax and benefit system to help families struggling with the cost of living. While a higher National Living Wage and lower … Read More
As Advent fast approaches, we wanted to ask whether you would please consider focusing some of your Advent giving this year on supporting Mary’s Meals. We are currently feeding 2.4 million children with a daily meal in their place of … Read More
Many of us want to be at home at Christmas, surrounded by family and friends. But if you are a seafarer, you’re likely to find yourself in a port somewhere in a foreign land. Or at sea on a ship, … Read More
For many years, the SVP often encountered individuals and families who needed essential household items such as beds etc. In parallel, the SVP was often offered household items. Unfortunately there was nowhere to house the donated items if there wasn’t … Read More
Steps Towards Renewal Called and guided by Pope Francis, the first Synod on Synodality took place in Rome throughout the month of October. In his homily for the closing Mass of the Synod, the Holy Father recalled the Synod’s ultimate … Read More
As the Synod of Bishops opened in Rome, young people from our Diocese got together to take part in workshops suggested by Pope Francis for the young of the Church. We met in St Peter-in- Chains, Doncaster for the afternoon … Read More
Excellent experience! Are you aware that Caritas Caring Service offers placements for students looking to qualify as counsellors? We currently have 12 students within the organisation and offer 100 hours of counselling in the areas of Vulnerable Adults, Children, Family … Read More
22 November 2023 is ‘Red Wednesday’, an annual campaign to support those Christians persecuted for their faith organised by Catholic charity ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ (ACN). In 2022 ‘Open Doors’ reported that persecution of Christians had increased in … Read More
2023 – Year of the Council In the letter that Pope Francis wrote in preparation for the Jubilee Year of 2025, he said that “The four Constitutions of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, together with the Magisterium of these recent … Read More
On Friday 10 November 2023, His Majesty King Charles III welcomed Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, the Apostolic Nuncio, to the grounds of Windsor Castle for the formal handing over of a Cedar of … Read More
