News from the Catholic World

The Synod of Bishops is to be held between 4th October and 25th October 2015. It will be officially opened by Pope Francis on Sunday, 4th October with a special inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Synod will be reflecting on the theme "Jesus Christ reveals...

Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of England and Wales For Home Mission Sunday 20th September 2015 Today is Home Mission Sunday and to emphasise its importance this pastoral letter comes to you on behalf of all the Bishops of England and Wales together. This day is the...

HOME MISSION SUNDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2015 Supporting the work of evangelisation in England and Wales Theme: PROCLAIM God’s Mercy Home Mission Sunday is celebrated today and is themed: PROCLAIM God’s Mercy. On this day we are encouraged to pray for the work of...

The time worn rhetorical question "Is the Pope Catholic?" took on new meaning this week as The Times newspaper was forced to apologise for calling the late Pope John Paul II the ‘first non-Catholic pope in 450 years’. The paper’s corrections box reads: “Karol Wojtyla...

A Manchester hospital has dropped proposals to close a Catholic chapel in order to convert it into a Muslim prayer room after a campaign spearheaded by a local Catholic priest. While the plan was one of several options being considered by bosses at North Manchester...

The New York Times have a range of videos from Nepal detailing the rebuilding process after the recent earthquakes in the region.

Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Patrick McKinney, a priest from the Archdiocese of Birmingham, as the tenth Bishop of Nottingham. Commenting on his appointment, Monsignor McKinney said: "Throughout my priestly ministry, now almost 37 years, I have always tried to...

Pope Francis used his General Audience of 13th May 2015, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, to address what he termed the "real life" of families today. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to continue our catechesis on the family by reflecting on three...

Vicenza, a small town in Italy, hosted the biggest religious fair in the world this week. From designer vestments to electric devotional candles and everything in between Vicenza was the place to be for many responsible for purchasing sacred merchandise. The BBC have...

An Italian man, Franco Rabuffi, was convinced he was the victim of a hoax when he received a call from someone claiming to be Pope Francis. So convinced was he the call was fake he hung up twice, before realising, when he received a third call, that the caller was...