Catholic News

A new Archbishop has been ordained in Mosul. The city, in the north of Iraq, is undergoing major reconstruction after the ousting of daesh militants who overran Mosul in 2014 bringing widespread destruction.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols joined other church leaders in central London for a rally to call for an end to knife crime, to demand action and to stand alongside young people, families and communities affected by the scourge of violent crime.

It's 190 years since the Catholic Relief Act came into force in England and Wales offering long-awaited legislation to allow Catholics to play their part in the public life of our countries.

The chaplain of the Syriac Catholic community in Great Britain, Monsignor Nizar Semaan has been chosen to be Archbishop Co-adjutor of the war-torn city of Mosul in Iraq.

On a cold Tuesday night in Rome, we were able to join some of the seminarians from the Venerable English College on a soup run through the streets organised by the excellent Sant'Egidio community

The Catholic bishops responsible for dialogue with other religions and other Christian Churches held a meeting in Nottingham on 26 March with advisers and coordinators in this field of work from the dioceses of England and Wales.

Seafarers spend long, hard months at sea and can go many weeks without Mass. When they find themselves docked in a port, it presents a vital opportunity to receive the Eucharist.

Find out more about the history, content and debates around the use of liturgy in the Catholic Church.

Bishop Paul McAleenan, our Lead Bishop for Migrants and Asylum Seekers, has recently returned from Northern Iraq - an area ravaged by Daesh, so-called Islamic State, in 2014.

Monsignor Peter Fleetwood talks about Eastern Meditation and specifically yoga. Can Catholics practice yoga? Is it permissible to take part for physical exercise only? These questions and more are tackled here.

Cardinal Nichols speaks from Rome about a conference on "Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment" and how the Synod Fathers are working on the meeting's final document.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols reflects on his visit to Poland, 28 - 29 April 2018, to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Ecclesiastical Primacy of the country.

Recent elections in Sierra Leone threatened to spill over into violence as the two candidates contested the presidency. Extraordinarily both men are Catholics - parishioners at the same Church. Can they work together for a more peaceful future for the country?