Lent is a time for turning again to the practice of our faith – in prayer, self-denial (fasting) and practical generosity (almsgiving). Read more.
Pope Francis at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital continues to receive high-flow oxygen therapy during the day and non-invasive mechanical ventilation at night. Also today he followed the spiritual exercises taking place at the Vatican. Physical and respiratory therapy continue. Read more.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has written to Pope Francis to assure him of the prayerful support of Catholics in England and Wales. The Holy Father remains in Gemelli Hospital in Rome, contending with pneumonia and a respiratory tract infection. Read more.
Bishop Stephen Wright, chair of CAFOD, the Bishops’ Conference’s official aid and development agency, has criticised Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s announcement on defence spending and cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA), saying lives will be lost as a result of this decision. Read more.
The agency that oversees safeguarding in the Catholic Church has observed “good practice” in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle across all eight of the recognised National Safeguarding Standards. In an audit report published on 26 February 2025, the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) in particular hailed major improvements in Church leadership, governance, ministry, culture and the care of those people who have been harmed. Read more.
On this ‘Catholic News’ podcast, the charismatic Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby talks to us about his mayoral year. Faith and humility play a key part in that service, and the Lord Mayor is not afraid to discuss how his Catholic faith underpins his approach to his work. Read more or listen below.
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