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Bishops call on government to prioritise the poor

by Michael McG | Nov 6, 2023 | Catholic Bishop's Conference

With the government’s Autumn Statement imminent, the Bishops’ Conference’s Department for Social Justice has released a statement on the cost-of-living crisis, calling on the government to make sure that the preferential option for the poor is prioritised.Bishop...

Bishop sends Pope’s climate message to PM

by Michael McG | Oct 25, 2023 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Encyclicals, Pope Francis

The lead bishop for environmental issues for the Bishops’ Conference, Bishop John Arnold, has written to prime minister Rishi Sunak, enclosing a copy of Pope Francis’ recent apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum.Highlighting how the Catholic community plays...

prayers for people of Libya and Morocco after devastating disasters

by Michael McG | Sep 15, 2023 | Appeals and Special Events, Catholic Bishop's Conference

Bishop Paul Swarbrick, lead bishop for Africa for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has expressed the solidarity of the Church of England and Wales with the people of Morocco and Libya who have been devastated in recent days by two natural disasters.An earthquake...

Cathedral Mass celebrates coronation of King Charles

by Michael McG | Apr 24, 2023 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Every diocese has been asked to mark the coronation of Charles III in some way.St Mary’s in Middlesbrough we will join many other cathedrals in celebrating Mass on Friday May 5 at 7pm.All are welcome to attend. Please note that all tickets for the parish event after...

Pope appoints new Nuncio

by Michael McG | Apr 13, 2023 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Pope Francis

Pope Francis has appointed His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain.Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, welcomed the news.”On...

Communion with the Church in Jordan and the wider Holy Land

by Michael McG | Jan 20, 2023 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Friends of the Holy Land, Organisations

A group of Catholic Bishops from across Europe were in Jordan for the annual Holy Land Co-ordination, from January 14 to 19 2023. Holy Land Co-ordination 2023 Final Communique Jesus set out from there and went into the district of Judea [and] across the Jordan. Again...