Would you like to find out more about the Catholic faith? Maybe you'd like to find out about the organisations the Catholic Church is affiliated to or works with, or maybe you'd like to go on a retreat, or find out more about prayer. We have listed a number of websites we recommend below. 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
Bishops Conference of England and Wales 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 tranquility 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
Catechisms of the Catholic Church The beliefs of the Catholic faith. www.vatican.va
Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies The CCRS in Religious Studies is recommended for anyone who is, or wishes to be, involved in Catholic education and formation. TO contact the course co-ordinator for Plymouth Diocese please emailadmin@plymouthcast.org.ukor telephone01364 645390 www.brs-ccrs.org.uk
Catholic Church in England and Wales The official website of the Catholic Church in England and Wales which includes news, events and links to other websites. www.catholic-ew.org.uk
Catholic Gap Year 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
Catholic Radio 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 Publishers to the Holy See and publishes a range of titles including the Catholic Bible, orders of Mass and prayer books. www.ctsbooks.org
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 Holidays and retreats in the peaceful seaside town of Fowey, Cornwall. www.foweyretreat.co.uk
Liturgical Office 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. www.liturgyoffice.org.uk
National Catholic Safeguarding Commission 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. www.catholicsafeguarding.org.uk
National Office for Vocations 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. www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk
Radiant Light 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. www.radiantlight.org.uk
Sacred Space Help to pray daily for a few minutes or longer. www.sacredspace.ie
The Vatican The official website of the Holy See press office which includes a daily bulletin, Papal letters, speeches, encyclicals, homilies and much more. w2.vatican.va/contents/vatican/en.html
Vatican Radio The official radio station of The Vatican. en.radiovaticana.va
World Youth Day 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 centered on Jesus Christ. www.worldyouthday.com
Youth 2000 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. www.youth2000.org
Zenit Independent news agency covering the Pontiff and the Catholic Church. Daily updates available by email. www.zenit.org