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Media Centre

Media Centre

Welcome to the Media Centre run by the Catholic Communications Network (CCN)

The CCN delivers the bishops’ message to the media and straight to the pews.

It is the media office of the Bishops’ Conference and exists primarily to serve the various departments, offices, agencies and consultative bodies of The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

The Conference has seven departments: Evangelisation & Catechesis; Dialogue and Unity; Christian Responsibility and Citizenship, Catholic Communications Network; Christian Life and Worship, Catholic Education and Formation, International Affairs.

The Catholic Communications Network works to serve the multimedia needs of the departments – broadcast, print and online.

Find out more about the Media Centre

Bishop John Arnold is the Church's media bishop

Meet our media bishop
Bishop John Arnold, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster is the Church's media bishop

DCOs deal with local press enquiries and communications

Diocesan Communications Officers (DCOs)
The Diocesan Communication Officers (DCOs) deal with communications issues relating to their diocese

Whats making the news?

Press Releases
What’s making the news? Here you'll find press releases from 2008 and our recent archives

Catholic Public Policy Digest

Catholic Public Policy Digest
A bulletin on the work of the Bishops’ Conference written specifically for those interested in parliamentary affairs

World Communications Day

World Communications Day
World Communications Day is a celebration of global social communications and was born out of the Second Vatican Council in 1963

Contact the CCN

Contact Us
How to contact the Catholic Communications Network (CCN)



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