by Michael McG | Jul 16, 2021 | Coronavirus, Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference
Please find below the information sent by Bishops’ Conference on Thursday July 15. In order to help people feel safe and secure in our churches, I strongly recommend that we maintain the wearing of masks, social distancing, the service of stewards and the standard of...
by Michael McG | Jun 18, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference
A message from Bishop Terry… The Meacher Bill on “Assisted Dying” is currently awaiting its second reading in the House of Lords.The Department for Social Justice (DSJ) of the Bishops’ Conference is working with allied organisations to defeat this. Alongside...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2021 | Miscellaneous, Catholic Bishop's Conference
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has offered his thanks to the owner and staff of the Catholic Universe and Catholic Times for their service to the mission and witness of the Catholic Church in this country after the announcement of their closure. “This week sees the last...
by Michael McG | Jun 11, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
As the G7 group of nations summit begins in Cornwall, bishops representing the Catholic communities of England, Wales and Scotland have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stress that we must work together to ensure a just and sustainable future for our global...
by Michael McG | May 21, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
A Pastoral Letter on the environment, prepared by the Bishops of England and Wales, for use in churches on May 23 2021, Pentecost Sunday. The Solemnity of Pentecost reminds us that everything which exists, every person and the whole of creation, is a gift of “God the...
by Michael McG | May 13, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Declan Lang, chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has echoed calls for an end to “the occupation, discrimination and human rights violations that propagate violent attacks on civilians, standing in the way of a stable and peaceful future for...
