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...
by Michael McG | May 12, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Novenas, Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference is inviting all Catholics in England and Wales to respond in prayer and action to the urgent climate change issues we all face. The God Who Speaks team offers this Novena of readings and prayers drawn from the Bible and recent...
by Michael McG | Apr 23, 2021 | Coronavirus, Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a reflection on post-pandemic recovery and the challenges faced by the Church in encouraging people back to the Church and her Sacraments. In a reflection titled The Day of the Lord, the bishops also praise...
by Michael McG | Apr 8, 2021 | Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Organisations, Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Terry has backed a charity’s call for churches to help build a hunger-free future as the use of food bank soars. Food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network gave out 1.2m emergency food parcels between April and September last year. But the UK’s largest food...
by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2021 | Coronavirus, Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales is inviting us all to pray and to visit the Blessed Sacrament if we can as we mark the anniversary of the first national lockdown… We welcome the designation of Tuesday March 23 as a National Day of Reflection to...
