Bishop’s mixed feelings on closure of COP30
Bishop John Arnold, Bishop of Salford and lead bishop for the environment for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement after the Conference of the Parties (COP30) UN climate change conference, which took place in Belém, Brazil,...
Bishops release statements after Autumn Plenary
Bishop Terry joined the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales as they gathered at Hinsley Hall in the Diocese of Leeds for their autumn plenary meeting from November 10 to 13.Statements were issued on assisted suicide and abortion and on environmental matters. A...
Bishop: Action needed to counter Sudan’s ‘immense human cost’
At the end of October, the city of el-Fasher in Darfur, western Sudan, fell to the Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia after 18 months under siege.Reports indicate widespread executions and mass displacement, with tens of thousands of civilians forced to flee or face...
Statement for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025
Archbishop John Sherrington, lead bishop for life issues, and Bishop Bosco MacDonald, lead bishop for marriage and family life, have released a statement to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (October 9-15). Baby Loss Awareness Week is a national initiative of remembrance....
