Liturgical Advice During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has issued liturgical advice in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, while Bishop Terry has added some additional points to clergy and parishioners. Bishop Terry added the following note to the letter you can read...
Diocese To Divest From Fossil Fuels
The Diocese of Middlesbrough and the Diocese of Lancaster have announced their commitment to divest from fossil fuels, becoming the first Catholic dioceses in England and Wales to do so. Their announcements are made together with two Catholic religious orders – the...
Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for the First Sunday of Advent 2019
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Less than two months ago I was present at the canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman. In his writings Newman pointed out very clearly that our faith cannot remain just a thought in our head. It has to be a real meeting with the person of...
Dame Anna Blessed As New Stanbrook Abbess
Bishop Terry presided at the abbatial blessing of Dame Anna Brennan OSB, the newly elected abbess of Stanbrook Abbey in Wass. The blessing of an abbess, first recorded in the sixth century, has varied in form and expression over the centuries. Nowadays, the rite is...
