JRS to celebrate founder’s day and work with world’s refugees

Eileen Cole On 14th November, the Jesuit Refugee Service will be celebrating its Founder’s Day, marking 43 years of serving, accompanying and advocating on behalf of refugees across the world. At the end of 2022, more than 108 million people were forcibly displaced, because of persecution, conflict, poverty, environmental disasters, and other challenges. Globally the Jesuit Refugee... Read More

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November 6, 2023

Coppers’ Catholic guild ready to celebrate its centenary Mass

The Catholic Police Guild is looking forward to its landmark 100th National Police Solemn Requiem Mass, which will take place at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday 7th November 2023. The purpose of the Mass is to pray for the repose of the souls of members of the Guild and all police officers and staff who have... Read More

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November 2, 2023

New resource reveals history of Catholicism in Britain and Ireland in numbers

A new digital resource aims to uncover continuity, change, and diversity within Catholicism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Catholic Record Society has launched a new project called ‘Catholicism in Numbers’ which aims to become a hub for statistical information that illuminates the lives of Catholics in England and Wales, Scotland and, where possible... Read More

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November 1, 2023

Church concern as faith crimes increase

Andy Drozdziak The Catholic Bishops’ conference of England and Wales has blasted the recent rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia, saying that it ‘has absolutely no place in our society.’ The Community Security Trust (CST), a UK Jewish charity, said it had recorded about 800 incidents of antisemitism since the start of the war on 7th... Read More

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October 30, 2023

‘We are called to pray for the dead’-Bishop blasts ‘No fuss’ funerals

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has encouraged Catholics to hold fast to Christian faith and practice at funerals. In a pastoral letter to the people of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, the Rt Rev. Mark Davies expressed concern about the rising trend of disposing of bodies without an appropriate funeral. The Bishop asked whether the recent secular... Read More

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October 27, 2023

‘Just war’ has failed: we need nonviolence

Andy Drozdziak Catholic groups are calling for nonviolence to be promoted in an encyclical as wars around the world, particularly in Ukraine and the Holy Land, continue to devastate regions and individuals. Israel has ramped up air strikes across the Gaza Strip, reducing residential buildings to rubble and crushing families. This week Israeli air strikes... Read More

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October 25, 2023

Church ‘willing ally’ in fight to end slavery

Cardinal Nichols joined over 90 delegates from the diplomatic corps, police, faith groups, and statutory authorities, at a gathering in London on 20th October to start a process aimed at better protecting the UK’s diaspora communities from the scourge of human trafficking. These leaders, representing different nations, faiths, and organisations, took up the call to... Read More

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October 20, 2023

Irish pilgrims recall ‘incredibly special’ experience in the Holy Land during war

Michael Kelly A group of Irish pilgrims who were in the Holy Land as Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7th October said the experience of being there in turbulent times or war helped them identify with the suffering of the local people. The group of 52 pilgrims also emphasised that it helped intensify their prayers... Read More

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October 19, 2023

CAFOD launches appeal as Israeli-Gaza conflict rages

The Catholic aid agency, CAFOD, has launched an appeal following the escalation of violence in the Holy Land. Funds raised will ensure life-saving aid can be transferred into Gaza, Israel and other parts of occupied Palestinian territory as soon as access is available, and that local organisations have what they need to help those most... Read More

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October 16, 2023

Jerusalem priest calls for prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has called for a day of fasting, abstinence, and prayer for peace and reconciliation. Inviting all parishes and religious communities to pray on Tuesday, 17 October, Cardinal Pizzaballa encouraged prayer times to be organised with Eucharistic adoration and the recitation of the Rosary. Addressing the world’s faithful as President... Read More

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JRS to celebrate founder’s day and work with world’s refugees

Coppers’ Catholic guild ready to celebrate its centenary Mass

New resource reveals history of Catholicism in Britain and Ireland in numbers

Church concern as faith crimes increase

‘We are called to pray for the dead’-Bishop blasts ‘No fuss’ funerals

‘Just war’ has failed: we need nonviolence

Church ‘willing ally’ in fight to end slavery

Irish pilgrims recall ‘incredibly special’ experience in the Holy Land during war

CAFOD launches appeal as Israeli-Gaza conflict rages

Jerusalem priest calls for prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land

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