Would you like to find out more about the Catholic faith? Discover here websites exploring different aspects of the Catholic faith, as well as organisations the Catholic Church is affiliated to or works with, places to go on a retreat, and more information about prayer.
For ease of finding we have listed them alphabetically. Click on the website addresses to be taken directly to them.
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Alive Publishing
A Catholic Christian publishing house. Titles include Bible Alive, Faith Alive and Catholic Today. www.alivepublishing.co.uk
The official website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, which is the permanent assembly of Catholic Bishops and Personal Ordinaries in the two member countries. www.cbcew.org.uk
Buckfast Abbey
Visit Buckfast Abbey and enjoy the beauty, silence and tranquillity of the Abbey and Gardens, painstakingly restored by Benedictine monks. www.buckfast.org.uk
CAFOD
The official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and part of Caritas International. www.cafod.org.uk
If you are planning to take a year out before work or further study, you don't always need to travel thousands of miles to find a worthwhile project where you can use your talents and serve in a Church-based environment. www.oneworld365.org/company/catholic-gap-year
Radio Heavens Roadis a not-for-profit Catholic radio run entirely by unpaid volunteers who live all over the UK and as far away as Canada and Nigeria. Based at St John’s Seminary, Guildford, we make and broadcast a wide range of enjoyable programmes to appeal to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. www.heavensroadfm.com
Catholic Truth Society Bookshop
Publishers to the Holy See and publishes a range of titles including the Catholic Bible, orders of Mass and prayer books. www.ctsbooks.org
ETWN - Eternal Word Television Network
The worlds largest Catholic television and internet organisation which is available either online or by going to your satellite or cable television planner, where you will see it listed. Through Sky the channel number should be for television, 589 and for radio, 0147. www.ewtn.com
Faith
The Faith Movement is a group of priests, religious and lay people, drawn together by a shared vision of God made Man as the fulfilment of Creation. www.faith.org.uk
Fowey Retreat House
Holidays and retreats in the peaceful seaside town of Fowey, Cornwall.
The Liturgy Office serves the work of the Department for Christian Life and Worship of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales providing resources, information and advice, including news, prayers and the liturgical calendar.
The NCSC is an independent body which works within the framework of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Church’s Safeguarding policy for Children and Vulnerable adults, and for monitoring compliance. Their website includes documents, news and support for anyone interested in safeguarding.
The National Office for Vocation is an Office of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales aimed at building a culture of vocations in England and Wales, and promote calls to specific vocations, such as the priesthood, the diaconate, marriage, religious life and the consecrated single life. www.ukvocation.org
Plymouth Diocese
The official website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth. Includes news and events from around the Diocese as well as contacts and links for all parishes within the Diocese.
Radiant Light is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church. It seeks to encourage people to grow in holiness by believing and living the Catholic faith in its fullness.
World Youth Day (WYD) is a worldwide encounter with the Pope which is typically celebrated every three years in a different country. WYD is open to all young people who want to take part in a festive encounter with their contemporaries centred on Jesus Christ.
Youth 2000 seeks to draw young people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, lived at the heart of the Catholic Church. It does this primarily through weekend prayer festivals, where young people are introduced to the essentials of the Catholic faith.