His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Philip Moger as the new Bishop of Plymouth.
A priest of the Diocese of Leeds for over 40 years, Bishop Moger has, until now, served as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark.
In a pastoral letter to be read across the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia on the weekend of 14-15 September, Archbishop Mark O’Toole shared the joyful news of the creation of the new Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.
The announcement was promulgated from Rome, following the decision of Pope Francis, on 12 September, coinciding with the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary. This significant moment marks a new chapter for the Catholic community in South Wales and Herefordshire.
Evangelii Gaudium Sunday will be celebrated across England and Wales in our parishes on Sunday, 15 September.
Formerly Home Mission Sunday, the theme this year is ‘Growing as Missionary Disciples’.
In a filmed interview ahead of the day, Bishop David Oakley, Chair of the Bishops’ Conference Department for Evangelisation and Discipleship and the Bishop of Northampton, examines how we can become more ‘intentionally missionary’ in our homes and parishes.
In order to celebrate and commemorate the Jubilee Year 2025, Pilgrims of Hope, CAFOD commissioned an icon from artist Mulugeta Araya in Ethiopia, for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Ethiopia was chosen because of the strong tradition of iconography within the country and to demonstrate that this is a global Jubilee – not just something that is happening in England and Wales.
After 12 days spent in 4 countries in Oceania and Asia, Pope Francis has begun the return flight to Rome.
The Holy Father boarded the papal plane in Singapore, which took off at 12:25PM local time and is due to land in Rome at around 6:25PM Rome time.
His 45th Apostolic Journey abroad took the Pope to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore.
Bishop Richard Moth, chair of Catholic grant-making charity, The Charles Plater Trust (CPT), announced the opening of the organisation’s 2024 small grants programme on Wednesday 11 September.
CPT launched its small grants programme in 2021, four years on the work of small charities remains essential to the Trust’s vision of a ‘tolerant society of service’.
Charities with an annual income below £100,000 are eligible to apply for a small grant of up to £5,000 on the Charles Plater Trust website. The closing date for applications is by 5pm on Thursday 10 October 2024.
The National Shrine of Our Lady, at Walsingham, is preparing to welcome Fr Sunday Ikpe OSA (Prior), Fr Charles Chimaobi OSA, and Fr Eric Taru OSA, who will each be ministering at the Shrine and to pilgrims as members of the Shrine Team from October 2024.
In advance of the forthcoming Jubilee year, this project is a significant moment in the life and history of the National Shrine of Our Lady, at Walsingham.
Archbishop George Stack, Chair of the Patrimony Committee of the Bishops’ Conference, has welcomed a new multi-million pound initiative that could see significant sums of money earmarked for urgent repairs and restoration projects for historic places of worship including Catholic church buildings.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced a three-year strategic initiative to invest £100m to help UK places of worship meet long-standing repair and conservation challenges.
Saturday, 14 September 2024
St Mary’s College, Oscott, was the venue for the first Eucharistic Procession since the Reformation.
In 2024, we hold our National Eucharistic Congress in this holy place. It will be an opportunity for us to pray and walk in procession once more as we show our devotion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Our shared witness will lead the Church in her preparations for the Jubilee Year that we will celebrate globally in 2025.
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 hours are most commonly prayed in front of the Blessed Sacrament in Adoration, however you can also have a holy hour at home with family or friends.
We have produced eight themed PDF downloads to provide guided prayer and reflection, with moments of silence in the presence of the Lord, to encourage people to be open to how Jesus is speaking to each of us. It is important to note that each of the holy hours can be led as a communal act of worship, or in a more personal and contemplative way.
The Bishops are encouraging parishes across England and Wales to have a period of adoration after final Masses on Sunday 15 September so we can join together in prayer in the presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
Invocation at Adoremus is a collaboration between the Bishops Conference of England and Wales, the Conference of Diocesan Directors of Vocation and the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation.
It will be a day intrinsic to the Eucharistic Congress: Adoremus 2024, and carry throughout the day themes focused on understanding, reverencing, and celebrating the gift of the Eucharist in our Catholic lives.
Sunday, 15 September 2024
This year, Evangelii Gaudium Sunday will be celebrated in our parishes on 15 September 2024. It gives us the opportunity to reflect on the great mandate we have been given by the Risen Lord to evangelise the whole world. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,” the Lord commissions, as we hear in Matthew 28:19.
Inspired by our ongoing Synodal process, Scripture, and Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, we have chosen the theme ‘Growing as missionary disciples’.
Here you will find resources to celebrate the day. A second collection will also be taken on Evangelii Gaudium Sunday to support the work of the Bishops’ Conference Mission Directorate. Please hold this important work in your prayers.
We have four suggested bidding prayers that can be used in parishes on Evangelii Gaudium Sunday.
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