Catholic Bishop’s Conference | Middlesbrough Diocese

Archbishop condemns ‘abhorrent’ antisemitic attack

Michael McG — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:56:40 +0000

Archbishop of Birmingham Bernard Longley, chair of the Department for Dialogue and Unity, has issued a statement condemning the recent antisemitic terror attack in Golders Green.In his statement, Archbishop Longley prays for the victims and condemns rising and “abhorrent” antisemitism, calling for “all members of society to consider seriously how we may counter the alarming […]

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New president elected for Bishops’ Conference

Michael McG — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:52:44 +0000

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales held a one-day plenary assembly on Saturday April 18, followed by a week of ongoing formation. The gathering took place at Convento Palazzola, the Venerable English College’s villa and retreat house just outside Rome. The English College is a seminary that prepares men for the priesthood. New president of […]

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Church criticises ‘unacceptable’ blocking of Palm Sunday Mass

Michael McG — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:09:35 +0000

The Most Reverend Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, has responded to Israeli police blocking Church leaders from celebrating Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (March 29).Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, together with […]

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