The social action arm of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says the Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill will "hurt the poorest individuals and families".
A campaign is being launched today calling on people who are not religious to be counted and included in the 2011 Census by ticking the ‘No religion’ response box.
The chair of the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission says the Vatican should remove the statute of limitations on prosecution of priests for child abuse.
Pope Benedict has announced the appoinment of Bernard Longley, currently Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, as the next Archbishop of Birmingham in succession to Vincent Nichols.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the 63-year-old Archbishop of Birmingham, has been named as the new incumbent at Westminster, the most senior Catholic in England and Wales.
Following the row over the Archbishop of Canterbury's speech on Sharia law, the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales has said it is content that its own marriage tribunal decisions are not enforceable in civil courts.
Recognising the needs of priests from overseas and those ministering to increasingly migrant-based congregations, the Catholic Church in England and Wales has introduced a new course specifically for them at the northern seminary of Ushaw in Durham.