by Michael McG | Nov 15, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have issued a statement on assisted suicide ahead of the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. In it, the bishops explain exactly what “compassion” means at the end of life – caring for and...
by Michael McG | Oct 10, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
The focus for this year’s World Mental Health Day (Thursday October 10) is the mental health challenges facing employees in the workplace.In a statement, Bishop Paul Mason, lead bishop for mental health for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, says the dignity of...
by Michael McG | Oct 10, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, has issued a pastoral letter on assisted suicide that will be read in the churches of his diocese on the weekend of October 12-13. Referring to a private...
by Michael McG | Sep 23, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
The government has announced that legislation to enact so-called “safe access” or “buffer” zones outside abortion facilities in England and Wales will come into force on October 31.This legislation, contained in section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, criminalises a...
by Michael McG | Sep 20, 2024 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has renewed its call for the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap on Universal Credit payments and is asking Catholics to contact their MPs to make their feelings known. The policy is currently under...
by Michael McG | Jul 10, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, Synod of Bishops 2023, Catholic Bishop's Conference
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement welcoming the Instrumentum laboris, the working document that will guide the work of the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the...
