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Education & Formation

Adult Education

Training Courses

Arts & Crafts

"The Church has always been the patron of the fine arts and has ever sought their noble ministry ... To this end she has trained artists."

Vatican II Sacred Liturgy 122.

Liturgical Ministries

"(In the sacred liturgy) the full and active participation by all the people is the aim to be considered before all else, for it is the primary and indispensable source from which the faithful are to derive the true Christian spirit."

Vatican II – Sacred Liturgy No 14

Opening the Scriptures

"In the sacred Scriptures the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to his children and speaks with them."

Vatican II On Divine Revelation 22

Formal Qualifications

There can be no priority more urgent, no effort more worthwhile, than the slow, patient work of educating lay people for their unique and irreplaceable task."

The Easter People, 147

Spirituality

"The prayer of faith consists not in saying 'Lord, Lord,'
but in disposing the heart to do the will of the Father."

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2611

Pastoral Development

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Catechist Training

"The teaching (of Christ which we share) is not a body of abstract truths. It is the communication of the living mystery of God"

Pope John Paul II (Catechesis in Our Time)

Holy Father's Visit Has Given Us Fresh Courage
"The four days of the Papal Visit brought the Catholic Church in England and Wales to a different and new place, emphasising and enhancing the opportunity we have to live and proclaim our faith in public," said Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham during his homily at a special Mass on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin (8 December).
Papal Visit DVD Released
Celebrating Pope Benedict XVI’s historic first State Visit to the UK, the DVD tells the story of the four extraordinary days in September offering not just event highlights, but the Holy Father’s profound words and the true significance of all the components of the Visit.
A Call to Freedom
The UK media has repeatedly stated that Pope Benedict’s visit to Spain has touched on familiar themes. Yet, as usual, it has been left to the Catholic press to identify the central point of his message: freedom. Whilst the secular reports quote the Pope as calling Europe to return to its Christian roots, they frequently omit the reason for such a challenge: freedom.

Love truth: open up the books on mineral extraction
On 13 February, CAFOD and other members of the Publish What You Pay coalition called on businesses to 'love truth' and to open up the books as part of a global day of action.
Niger: refugees add to crisis
“Conditions are very, very bad. This is the worst situation I’ve seen in Niger," says CAFOD's Michel Monginda Mondengele.

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