Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Each year on the Feast of the Holy Family many of our Bishops write pastoral letters. Here are some extracts from the letters written […]
References for the Pre-Synod Consultation Process
The following notes about resources available to support pastoral care of family life in England and Wales might help to inform responses to the lineamenta questions. […]
The Consultation Process for the Synod on the Family Begins
The consultation process for the first Synod on the Family since 1980 has begun in earnest in England and Wales. An Extraordinary Synod on […]
Press Conference for the Extraordinary Synod on Family
At a press conference in Rome today Cardinal Peter Erdo, Bishop Lorenzo Baldisseri and Archbishop Bruno Forte presented the preparatory document for the III […]
Lineamenta Published
The preparatory document for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family has been published. Seven pages long (including this title page) it is extremely readable […]
The Beauty of Togetherness
Photo courtesy of Margaret Hinton, Diocese of Wrexham In his homily during Sunday Mass in St Peter’s Square for the Pilgrimage of Families, Pope Francis talked […]
A Family Party with Pope Francis
Everybody had balloons! Pope Francis’ meeting with families today - during the Family Pilgrimage to the Tomb of St Peter for the Year of Faith […]
Family, Live the Joy of Faith!
Balloons at the ready for the family pilgrimage! Rome is preparing today to welcome the Pilgrimage of Families to the Tomb of […]
A Picture for Pope Francis
Children from the diocese of Wrexham have been drawing pictures of their families for Pope Francis as part of the preparation for the Pilgrimage […]
Pope Francis convenes Extraordinary Synod on the Family
Thirty-three years after the World Synod on the Family Pope Francis has convened another synod on family - and an extraordinary one at that. […]