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Westminster Cathedral was packed to the pillars last Saturday (26th October 2024) with 1600 members of the Neocatechumenal Way. They had travelled from all over the UK and as far away as Scotland to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the coming of this ecclesial reality to Great Britain. The two hour Mass was concelebrated by over 50 ...
Independent Catholic News
2 days ago · The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) was created shortly after the Nakba in 1948 to provide immediate relief to Palestinian refugees displaced by that war until such time as they could return to …
Scotland: Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Dunkeld - ICN
At 12 noon today (2 February 2024) in Rome (11am GMT) it was announced, that Pope Francis had nominated Fr Martin Chambers as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld. He will succeed Bishop Stephen Robson who was Bishop of Dunkeld from 2013 to 2022 when he retired on health grounds, since when it has been administered by Fr Kevin Golden.
World - ICN
3 days ago · Oct 30th, 2024. The Holy See has once again firmly denounced the systematic violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) amid ongoing conflicts around the world, including in the Middle East and Ukraine, reiterating that indiscriminately striking civilians is morally "unacceptable".
Fifteenth Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle appointed - ICN
Today, Wednesday 14 June 2023, His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rt Rev Stephen Wright as the Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. On hearing the news of his appointment Bishop Stephen said: "My grace is enough for you" (2 Cor 12:9) were the words of Scripture that I prayed most about when I was first appointed a Bishop.
UK & Ireland - ICN
5 days ago · The Chancellor's Budget: Implications for Church Finances. Oct 30th, 2024. The budget announced on 30th October 2024 brings significant changes that could affect UK churches and church charities, as outlined by John Green of Catholics in Fundraising. Here's a breakdown of the key points: Tax increases and impact £40bn in Tax Increases: While ...
Bishop Barron releases Rosary book and video series - ICN
Jun 20th, 2021. Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Catholic Ministries has released a book and YouTube video series about the Rosary. 'The Rosary with Bishop Robert Barron' invites readers to join Bishop Barron in praying this traditional Catholic devotion loved by so many popes and saints. After a brief introduction to the Rosary by Pope St John ...
St Aidan of Lindisfarne - ICN
Aug 31, 2015 · St Aidan of Lindisfarne. Monk of Iona, first bishop and abbot of Lindisfarne. Born in Ireland, Aidan came to England in the 7th century when King Oswald was living in exile with the monks at Iona, during the Mercian invasion. The King became Christian and when he regained his throne he gave Aidan the island of Lindisfarne, close to the royal ...
St Robert Bellarmine and St Hildegard of Bingen - ICN
Sep 17, 2015 · St Robert Bellarmine. Cardinal. Born during the Reformation at Montepulciano, Tuscany, in 1542, St Robert Bellarmine was a poet, musician and public speaker. His systematic studies of theology began at Padua in 1567, where his teachers were adherents of Thomism. In 1569 he was sent to finish his studies at the University of Leuven in Flanders.
US & Canada - ICN
Aug 5th, 2024. On Monday, 5 August, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, USA and appointed Bishop Richard Henning of Providence as his successor. The Capuchin Cardinal O'Malley was 80 in June this year. After having served in Florida, the US Virgin Islands, and Fall River since 1992 ...