2025 is a Year of Jubilee! In the Old Testament, the Jubilee Year was a time of renewal and celebration. Debts were cancelled, people could rest, and because crops weren’t planted even the land was able to rest. It was … Read More
Catholic Bishops of England and Wales Following the decision of MPs to vote in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at the Second Reading today (29 November), Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, said: “We … Read More
Catholic Bishops of England, Wales, and Scotland Statement on Assisted Suicide As Catholic Bishops in England and Wales, and in Scotland, we believe that genuine compassion is under threat because of the attempts in Parliament to legalise assisted suicide. ‘Compassion’ … Read More
A new translation of the lectionary which uses the English Standard Version (Catholic Edition) (ESV-CE) and the Abbey Psalms will come into use on the first Sunday of Advent (1 December 2024). This will replace the Jerusalem Bible (JB) version … Read More
Jesus said to his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, “So, could you not watch with me one hour?” Matthew 26:40. A holy hour is a time of worship where we spend one hour completely devoted to Christ in prayer. Holy … Read More
CBCEW The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a pastoral reflection on gender, highlighting the teaching of the Church but stressing that accompanying those struggling with gender dysphoria is “a complex but essential pastoral task.” The document, titled Intricately … Read More
Two bishop members of the Department for Social Justice at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have welcomed the Vatican declaration on human dignity Dignitas infinita released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Monday, … Read More
A new chapter was opened in the hospitality apostolate of Ampleforth Abbey when Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, travelled to the Benedictine monastery in North Yorkshire on 19 March to bless Alban Roe House, a retreat and visitor centre … Read More
We shouldn’t ignore the possibility of a ‘touch of grace’, from the Holy Spirit, in our lives. Something that our ongoing Synodal journey is reminding us all of. Decide for yourself, in the details of this ‘Padley Martyrs’ Way’, related … Read More
