Archbishop Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge was in Rome to celebrate the canonisation of Saint Óscar Romero on Sunday 14 October 2018. In the hours after the canonisation Mass, in which the Catholic Church gained seven new saints, Dr Williams gave us his thoughts on St Romero and his legacy. Over 60,000 people witnessed the canonisations and the bustling streets you hear in the background are testament to the excitement of the day.

Bishop Mark O'Toole, Bishop of Plymouth, looks back at a weekend that saw the Catholic Church welcome seven new saints.

Among them Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Pope Paul VI - who promulgated the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

As the Synod of Bishops on 'Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment' reaches its half-way mark, Bishop O'Toole believes the on-going discussions breathe life into St Paul VI's description of the Church as a 'Living Mother'.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is in Rome for a three-week international bishops' meeting looking at the theme 'Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment'.

He has sent us this audio report as we near the end of the second week.

Cardinal Vincent talks about the energetic debates and the infectious joy that young people have brought to the proceedings.

Discussions this week centred on exploring a deeper sense of what vocation means in our human existence - that our essential vocation is to love.

The 2018 Synod of Bishops runs until 28 October 2018.

On Day Five - Sunday, 7 October - Bishop Mark O'Toole, a Synod Father at the Vatican Synod on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment, looks back at his first week in Rome.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, a Synod Father at this month's international meeting of Bishops in the Vatican to discuss young people and the Catholic Church has given a short reflection after five days of intense listening, testimonies, discussion and debate. The Cardinal points out that trust needs to be rebuilt in order for young people to find their way in the Church.

Bishop Ralph Heskett, the Catholic Bishop for Youth for England and Wales is attending the international bishops meeting in Rome discussing young people, the faith and vocational discernment. Here's his report after five days of talks, testimonies and debate.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols tells us what's happening at the international meeting of Catholic bishops in Rome convened to tackle the subject of young people, faith and vocational discernment - how young people see their calling in life.

The bishops - or Synod Fathers as they're called - are about to work together in small common language groups.

Here the Cardinal talks about the powerful discussions he has witnessed and the need for a culture of listening when older and younger generations communicate with each other.

Yesterday, 3 October saw the start of a three-week international meeting of Bishops in Rome that will look at young people and their faith.

Bishop Mark O'Toole is the Catholic Bishop of Plymouth and Chair of the Bishops' Conference Department of Evangelisation and Catechesis.

Here Bishop O'Toole reflects on an eventful first day that saw the bishops celebrate the Opening Mass with Pope Francis joining thousands of people in St Peter's Square.

A saint visited the UK in 1982 - Pope Saint John Paul II. It was the first papal visit to the UK by a serving pope. JPII - as he was affectionately know by the youth who adored him - travelled to Great Britain for an historic six-day tour that saw him greet and bless hundreds of thousands of people at sixteen different venues.

A saint visited the UK in 1982 - Pope Saint John Paul II. It was the first papal visit to the UK by a serving pope. JPII - as he was affectionately know by the youth who adored him - travelled to Great Britain for an historic six-day tour that saw him greet and bless hundreds of thousands of people at sixteen different venues.