The Newham team are raising funds for charity Caritas Anchor House, which is anticipating a huge surge in homelessness this summer, as the furlough scheme draws to a close.
The Brentwood Catholic Children's Society is looking to raise funds to support its vital work with children and families across the Diocese through this summer community event. Please help if you can.
The bishops call upon the G7 to: provide economic support towards a sustainable recovery from the pandemic, and to move quickly to halt the biodiversity loss the planet is facing.
Erin Walsh, along with 17 other young Catholics who volunteer with CAFOD, will be voicing their concerns about how we rebuild post-pandemic at the G7 Summit fringe events this weekend.
Thresholds of Hope offers an accessible and engaging way to find out more about faith and relationship with Christ – whether you are a committed Catholic or simply enquiring.
CAFOD: “The decisions taken in this and the COP26 meeting will affect millions of people around the world. As host, Britain is in a unique position to exercise global leadership in the journey towards a greener and fairer world after the pandemic.”
The Bishops' Pastoral Letter for Pentecost says: "We cannot leave the healing of our common home and the wellbeing and care of our brothers and sisters merely to a response from industry and governments. We all have a part to play, each and every one of us, in the routines, choices and decisions of our everyday lives and our aspirations for the future."
To celebrate the end of the Laudato Si’ Special Anniversary Year, Pope Francis is inviting the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics to participate in Laudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held 16-24 May. The Vatican-sponsored celebration will bring Catholics together to rejoice in the great progress they’ve made in bringing Laudato Si’ to life and to
The Catholic Bishops' website offers a number of resources for World Communications Day, including Fr Paul Grogan's reflection on his journey through ministry in the Bradford parish of ‘Mary, Mother of God’, encapsulated on film by Michael Whyte.
Entrants to this RENATE competition are invited to produce a short film individually or as part of a teamaround the slogan ‘Slavery - Human Trafficking - Near YOU!', and some or all of the tags #StopTheDemand, #BreakTheChains, #EndTheCycleTOGETHER.
A panel of eminent medical experts will share the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccines at this webinar for the three London dioceses. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions anonymously.
Starved of pilgrim visitors to the Holy sites, and facing the daily realities of conflict and occupation, the Christians, as Pope Francis puts it, are suffering “the economic inequalities and regional tensions that threaten the stability of these lands”.
Cardinal Nichols and Archbishop McMahon are encouraging Catholics to make Tuesday 23 March, the anniversary of the first national lockdown, a day of prayer as well as reflection.
Pope Francis reflects on his historic visit to Iraq where he saw all around him the “joy of welcoming Christ’s message” and “the hope of being open to a horizon of peace and fraternity”.
A new document from the Pontifical Biblical Commission traces the development of anthropological themes throughout the Bible, focusing on questions which are very much to the fore now: how should human beings treat the created world? How should we behave as brothers and sisters? Join Professor Nuria Calduch-Benages for the launch of the English translation on Saturday 20 March at www.whatgoodnews.org
'The meeting between Ayatollah al-Sistani with Pope Francis will add immense strength to all who wish to promote the true moderate voice of religion.' Cardinal Nichols and Maulana Syed Ali Raza Rizvi, Islamic scholar and president of Majlis e Ulama e Shia (Europe), have written a joint statement on this historic meeting.
Siân Thomas, a Walsingham House alumni, has been appointed as the first Caritas Development Co-ordinator. Her role is to support existing charitable projects in parishes across the Diocese, help with training and grant applications, and inspire and assist those who want to begin projects but are not sure where to start.
Million Minutes raises money to help fund youth-led social action projects across England and Wales, like 'Your Life, More LIfe' launched by Shanea Oldham in our diocese. Please support those young people involved in a sponsored 'siLENT' if you can.
Bishop Moth said: "In a time when we are being given so much hope by the efficient roll-out of the vaccination programme, it is shocking to hear that people with learning disabilities are being made the victims of such discrimination."
The “Guardians of Creation” project will take an ‘integral ecology’ approach at all levels, meaning that it will not just be limited to questions of carbon, but will consider wider social and environmental sustainability objectives.
CAFOD is inviting people to ‘Walk for Water’ so that people like Abdella in Ethiopia do not have walk for 10 hours a day to find water for their families.
Are you concerned about the environmental crisis we are facing? Join the Global Catholic Movement in a series of reflective evenings with inspiring speakers, prayer and discussion, using the film-based resource “Global Healing”.
'Let us Dream' has important messages for all of us. Join Dr Austen Ivereigh for a live session on Pope Francis' ideas for a better world post-Covid-19.
The South Woodham Ferrers churches are looking to recruit a registered nurse to lead the service, working for five hours a week in the town in a paid position.
Believers from all religions are invited to come together for a Day of Prayer, Fasting and Works of Charity on Thursday 14 May. Join an interfaith prayer service online from Hornchurch at 7pm.
The Norbertines at Our Lady Immaculate, Chelmsford invite you to take part in an online retreat during Holy Week and attend liturgies virtually via their Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlkkivPXvddwvUOQzd9itA
"I would invite people to watch the videos with the gospel text of John before them, so that in new circumstances we can celebrate the new life of the Risen Jesus which we have received, and which guides and nourishes us even in the most difficult circumstances."
This service celebrated the presentation of Bishops' and Deans' awards to singers from Brentwood Catholic and Chelmsford Church of England Dioceses, which are coterminous.
#RedWednesday is ACN's annual event which makes a stand for religious freedom and highlights the suffering of communities in Syria, Nigeria, Iraq and further afield.
A statement has been issued by the lead Catholic and Church of England bishops on the final report into support for persecuted Christians by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
CAFOD is asking parishioners across the diocese to join a mass lobby of Parliament on 26 June to ask politicians to take more rapid action on climate change.
In recent years a wave of prayer that has taken its name from the Our Father, called ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, has been spreading around the world with individuals, families and churches of every Christian denomination praying for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As part of this movement, on the afternoon of Pentecost Sunday,
In their submission Cardinal Nichols and Archbishop Welby argued that Government should promote freedom of religion and belief as a fundamental human right.
In the wake of the terror attacks on Muslims in New Zealand, Bishop Alan has asked people in the diocese to pray for the victims this Friday and Sunday.
An innovative project aiming to help those feeling psychologically stressed, sad or lonely received a resounding welcome from those attending its first healing service.
