by Michael McG | Jun 10, 2019 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
A four-day course for Catholics living and working with Muslims is taking place this September. “Understanding Islam”, presented by Father Damian Howard SJ, aims to help Catholics understand how the worldviews of the Muslims they come into contact with are shaped by...
by Michael McG | Jun 5, 2019 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Christian leaders have called on the government to protect Christians facing persecution and to promote freedom of religion. In a joint Catholic and Church of England document, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Justin Welby argued that the government should...
by Michael McG | May 16, 2019 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have published a statement and a number of resolutions following their spring meeting at the Royal English College of St Alban’s in Valladolid, Spain. At the end of our meeting in Valladolid, we thank Baroness...
by Michael McG | Apr 2, 2019 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Cardinal Vincent Nichols will join other churches leaders at a rally in Trafalgar Square this Saturday (April 6) to call for an end to knife crime. The church leaders will stand alongside young people, families and communities affected by the scourge of violent crime...
by Michael McG | Feb 25, 2019 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Paul McAleenan has called for MPs to support a 28-day time limit on immigration detention, saying that detaining people indefinitely “does not reflect the justice due to every person that we as a nation pride ourselves on upholding.” In a letter, Bishop Paul...
by Michael McG | Feb 13, 2019 | Pope Francis, Catholic Bishop's Conference
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has warmly welcomed the news that Cardinal Newman will be declared a saint. Pope Francis cleared the way for the canonisation of the much-loved educationalist by authorising the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to issue a decree...
