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About Us > The Bishops > Our Work > News and Media > Dioceses > Contact and Legal >Events, projects and initiatives take place at all levels in the Catholic Church – parish, diocesan, national and international.
Here you’ll find events, projects and initiatives that relate directly to the work of the Bishops’ Conference, its departments, offices and agencies.
For more localised events, see the websites of the Dioceses of England and Wales.
The Third Sunday of Ordinary Time is the 'Sunday of the Word of God' - a day, instituted by Pope Francis on the Feast of Saint Jerome in 2019, devoted to the celebration and study of Sacred Scripture.
Flame takes place on Saturday the 15th March 2025 and is the largest Catholic youth event in England and Wales.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales continues to be seriously concerned about the implications of the current two-child policy on Universal Credit payments for vulnerable, larger families.
We are calling on Catholics in England and Wales to unite in prayer and compassionate action to oppose assisted suicide.
A new edition of the Lectionary, the book which contains the readings which are proclaimed at Mass, will come into use in England and Wales on the First Sunday of Advent 2024.
'Remember Me' is a document on criminal justice by the Department for Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, exploring contemporary issues of criminal justice in the light of Catholic social teaching.
A three-year 'synodal' process is taking place in the Catholic Church that culminates in two Synodal gatherings in Rome in October 2023 and a year later in 2024. The overall theme is "For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission".
The Holy Father has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee, something which happens every 25 years. The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”.
Once a 13th-century monastery, now a unique Catholic retreat nestled in the hills above Rome.
As we look on with concern at one of the greatest humanitarian crises to unfold in Europe since the end of the Second World War, you can pray for Ukraine and her people here. We also pray for all peace-loving Russians.
"We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life." 1 John 1:1
At the Bishops' Conference, we are acutely aware of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis up and down the country.
Past events, projects and initiatives supported by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
