Bishops’ Conference President welcomes Evangelii Gaudium

Preparatory Document

Papal Encyclicals

Here you will find Papal Encyclicals with a focus on Social Teaching.

Lumen Fidei – ‘The Light of Faith’

Inauguration Homily

Text from Pope Francis' Homily

White Smoke – A New Pope for the Catholic Church

Pope's Biography

A biography of the 266th Pope and leader of the Catholic Church - Pope Francis.

Adrian IV – The only English Pope

Wednesday 10:40am – Black Smoke

Conclave Timeline

Religious Education

Four resolutions from the November 2012 Bishops' Conference Plenary meeting at Hinsley Hall, Leeds, on Religious Education.

Apostolic Nuncio Addresses Bishops of England and Wales