Cardinal welcomes Sarah Mullally as new Archbishop of Canterbury
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has welcomed the announcement that the Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury.He said: “On behalf of the...
Bishop welcomes UK’s formal recognition of State of Palestine
Bishop Jim Curry, lead bishop for the Holy Land for the Bishops’ Conference, has described the UK government’s recognition of the State of Palestine as a “right and not a reward”.Bishop Curry said: “As the Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, I welcome the UK government’s...
Gaza needs prayer and action now more than ever
Bishop Nicholas Hudson, chair of the international affairs department of the Bishops’ Conference, has added his voice to those of Pope Leo, the patriarchs of Jerusalem and Caritas Internationalis on the situation in Gaza.He said: “The Latin and Greek Orthodox...
Bishops reaffirm assisted suicide bill opposition
Statement from Archbishop of Liverpool John Sherrington on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill in the House of Lords As the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being considered at length in the House of Lords, we reiterate our firm opposition to the bill in...
