Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
Reflecting on the recently announced theme for World Communications Day 2027, Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Communications for the Bishops’ Conference, says that ‘real’ communication requires a human, relational connection.
“Information has never been more readily available – and on a global scale – but information does not equate with communication,” says Bishop Arnold, the Bishop of Salford. “Real communication requires careful attention, time and goodwill. It engages the emotions and the conscience, and human judgment."
Together in prayer and dialogue for peace
From 16-22 October, His Eminence Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will undertake his first official visit to the UK to meet with representatives of Dharmic religions.
The visit has the theme Together in prayer and dialogue for peace, and will take place in London and Birmingham, with meetings and special events organised for representatives from different religions.
On Tuesday 29th September, Bishop Nicholas Hudson visited Victoria Wharf with Caritas Plymouth, on a visit hosted by Stella Maris. During his time spent at the port and on board various vessels, he met seafarers from across the world and heard about their lives at sea and the families waiting for them at home.
The Bishop described the morning as both “fascinating” and “very moving”. Among the seafarers he met were people from the Philippines, Russia, Ukraine and the UK.
Archbishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues and Archbishop of Liverpool, and Bishop Bosco MacDonald, Lead Bishop for Marriage and Family Life and Bishop of Clifton, have issued a joint statement to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.
“From Friday 9 October to Thursday 15 October, the UK will mark the 24th Baby Loss Awareness Week. We unite especially with parents, siblings, grandparents and other relatives grieving a baby who died in or outside the womb.
“Every day in the United Kingdom, over a dozen children die in the womb, during birth, or shortly afterwards. Each is a unique human being with a soul and God-given identity. For parents and relatives, this represents the loss of a loved one, whose life is infinitely valuable, and who leaves an unfillable void."
Ahead of Adoremus 2026, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has shared a reflection on what makes Adoration such a special practice for Catholics.
Adoremus is the National Eucharistic Congress which will take place on Saturday 10 October 2026.
“The word Adoremus means we adore, or maybe let us adore. That’s what Adoremus is about – adoration of the presence of Jesus, the Incarnate Word of God, in the Blessed Sacrament before us.”
Pope Leo XIV meets in Lourdes, France, with seven victims of clerical sexual abuse, and expresses his closeness to those who suffer the “wound of abuse.”
“Survivors do not experience safeguarding through policies alone. They experience it through people, communication, continuity, clarity…” (CSSA thematic inspection of survivor engagement, July 2026).
Are you a victim or survivor of abuse in a Catholic Church setting? If you have lived experience of abuse in this context, could you consider working alongside us to help improve safeguarding standards in the Catholic Church?
John Paul de Quay from the Ecological Conversion Group introduces the Jubilee Garden Project — a journey towards 2033 exploring how our gardens can become spaces for renewing faith, mission, belonging and community.
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Our podcast this month focuses, in the main, on evangelisation and how we spread the Good News of Jesus Christ across our lands. We celebrate ‘Home Mission Sunday’ each year on the Third Sunday in September – 20 September in 2026 – so it’s prophetic that we welcome our regular studio guest Abbot Hugh Allan into the studio to talk about this important day when we pray for the work of evangelisation and support it in any way we can.
10 October 2026
There are two main strands to the Adoremus National Eucharistic Congress in 2026.
In London, there will be a representative gathering of the Church with bishops, priests, and people. No less important is how Adoremus is marked in our parishes throughout England and Wales. Local Masses, processions of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Hours will unite these local events with the national gathering. Footage from the London event will be made available to enable remote participation.
18 October - 23 October 2026
The Jesuit Institute is offering this online week of guided prayer for those who have been affected by the scandal of Clergy Abuse in the church. Whether you have been affected directly or indirectly by this issue, this week will offer you safe space to prayerfully reflect on and explore your relationship with God as you are experiencing it in your life just now.
26 October 2026
Everyone is welcome to this conference, Hosted by St Mary's College Twickenham, on the rapid development of AI and the recent publication by Pope Leo XIV of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
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Today, people seeking asylum in the UK are facing laws and policies that deny their dignity. Families are kept apart. People are forced into poverty and isolation. Many live in fear, unable to rebuild their lives even after being recognised as refugees.
As Christians, we cannot accept a system that treats people as problems to be managed rather than neighbours to be welcomed. Together, we can build a society that welcomes, protects, and stands alongside people seeking safety.
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