Each year on June 20th, we celebrate World Refugee Day. This day is designed to recognise and honour those who have been forced to flee to escape conflict, seek safety and rebuild their lives. World Refugee Day first began in 2001 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention regarding the Status of Refugees.
This year, 134 respondents completed our annual survey. This survey invited feedback on the future of the Understanding Faith platform and our vision to shape it not just for teaching, but around how teachers truly think, plan and connect with their students.
The most commonly known saint celebrated in February is Saint Valentine, however, there are many other wonderful saints whom the Church also acknowledges. In this blog, we explore four feast days that strongly influence the lives of Christians around the world.
Welcome back to another school year! You may have noticed that things are looking a little different across our website and resources. Not to worry – these are thoughtful updates designed to enhance your experience using the Understanding Faith platform. The changes are outlined below.
To begin the new year, we are looking at five amazing saints whose Feast Days we celebrate in January, some of whom even hold the title of Doctor of the Church.
December is a busy month in the Catholic Church. As we journey towards Christmas, we have also celebrated the feast days of many wonderful saints. Their lives encourage us to reflect on how we can follow Christ more closely in our own lives.
Here we have five great saints celebrated in November, beginning with St Charles Borromeo whose feast day is today!
Pope Leo XIV has issued his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te, which builds on the teachings from Pope Francis’ final encyclical, Dilexit nos. The messages throughout the Exhortation overall shares the love for the poor and the sick, and further, opposing slavery, defending women from exclusion and violence, education accessible for all, accompanying migrants, being charitable and continually working towards equality for all.
The month of October is dedicated to one of the best known Catholic devotions, the Holy Rosary, with the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on the 7th. This was introduced by Pope St Pius V in 1571.
Born in 1801, John Henry Newman was an English theologian, writer, poet, at first an Anglican priest then later a Catholic priest, and cardinal. On Sunday the 28th of September, Pope Leo XIV announced that Saint John Henry Newman would be proclaimed as a doctor of the Church, on the solemnity of All Saints (1st of November).