A third of Catholics in England and Wales have reduced their Mass attendance due to concerns over the child sexual abuse crisis within the Church, according to a new report. In response, Bishop Paul Mason, lead bishop for safeguarding in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has vowed to ensure the Church is Read more
A South Sudanese bishop says food has been weaponised during the civil war in Sudan, with famine now looming in his neighbouring country as a direct result of the conflict. Speaking to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of Yei, South Sudan, was critical of tactics being used Read more
As Syria marks the 13th anniversary of the beginning of its civil war on March 15, one Catholic agency says people “should not forget that Syria is the world’s worst displacement crisis.” In March 2011, popular discontent with the government of Bashar al-Assad led to large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, echoing the Arab Read more
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has strongly condemned the recent upsurge in faith-related crimes, asserting that such prejudice “has absolutely no place in our society.” Since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on 7th October, the UK Jewish charity the Community Security Trust (CST), has recorded approximately 800 incidents of antisemitism. Particularly Read more
Catholic liturgies and Masses will be using a new Lectionary in England and Wales from Advent next year. The Lectionary includes the scripture readings for Mass and the sacraments. The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has confirmed approval for the updated Lectionary. Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery, has Read more