Pope Francis' words to the 1.5 million young adults at WYD 2023; “God’s heart beats uniquely for you … The Church needs you, and the world needs you, the young, as much as the earth needs rain.”
The church's vibrant glass designs, depicting the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary along with the Tree of Jesse and the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima in 1917, were created by Benedictine Monk Dom Charles Norris of Buckfast Abbey, one of the most influential and prodigious glass artists of the 20th century.
The Lectionary, which includes the scripture readings for Mass and the sacraments, will come into use in Catholic parishes in England and Wales from Advent 2024.
CAFOD is inviting parishes to co-sign a letter written by Salina, a farmer from Bangladesh, to the World Bank urging it to allow farmers to choose the seeds they use, exchange and sell and change its policy on attaching loans to countries on condition of purchasing commercially based seeds.
