Marriage Week celebrates family life
Marriage Week (February 7-14) is an annual celebration offering the opportunity to support and promote marriage and family life. A Christian marriage is rooted in faith. That means faith in God as the giver of life and the one who promises eternal life to those who...
Bishops call for lasting peace in Holy Land
Auxiliary Bishops of Westminster Nicholas Hudson and James Curry, Anglican Bishop of Southwark Christopher Chessun and Archbishop of Glasgow William Nolan were among those who took part in this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination, from January 18 to 23. Afterwards, the...
Value of restorative justice ‘must be recognised’
Bishop Richard Moth has launched a new report that says restorative justice can offer healing to the victims of crime and rehabilitation for offenders.The document, published by the Department for Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and...
Bishops unite in compassionate action to oppose assisted suicide
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...
