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15/05/2013 3:25 pm

Statement from Bishop Declan Lang on the situation in the Cremisan Valley

The Holy Land Coordinating Committee notes with dismay the decision of the Israeli Special Appeals Committee endorsing the route of the separation wall which will have the effect of separating the Salesian Sisters Convent, the Sisters school and the lands of 58 Palestinian families from Beit Jala to the Israeli settlement area of Gilo.

15/05/2013 1:05 pm

Comment by Archbishop Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Peter Smith on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

We urge members of the House of Commons to think again about the long-term consequences of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in deciding how to vote at the report stage and third reading debates next week (20-21 May).

14/05/2013 1:00 pm

Year of Faith: Study Guide For Parishes To Promote Scripture

A new resource has been launched by the Bishops’ Department for Evangelisation and Catechesis to promote a deeper appreciation of the place of the Bible in the Catholic community in England and Wales, and to support the new evangelisation.

13/05/2013 6:45 pm

Catholic Church in England leads the way on interreligious co-operation

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, will be making a visit to England next month, June 2013, whilst here he will be visiting Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities, to affirm and strengthen the good interreligious relations in this country.

13/05/2013 12:00 pm

CSAN seeks protections for vulnerable women on legal aid changes

Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the social action arm of the Catholic Church, has urged the Government to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect victims of trafficking and domestic abuse in the proposed reforms to legal aid, on which the Ministry of Justice is currently consulting.

10/05/2013 3:50 pm

A Call to Faith in Action

The 2013 National Justice & Peace Network conference will take place Friday 19 – Sunday 21 July. The theme is ‘Breaking Open the Word – a call to faith in action’. The venue is The Hayes Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire.

09/05/2013 1:02 pm

Liverpool Care Pathway Review Submission

This submission was prepared in an individual capacity, by Professor David Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, at the request of the Department of Christian Responsibility and Citizenship of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. It sets out a Catholic understanding of the ethical principles relevant to the evaluation of end-of-life care.

08/05/2013 5:53 pm

Archbishop leads calls to tackle “poverty on the doorstep”

In the face of rising levels of domestic poverty, with 350,000 families now using foodbanks, 3.6 million children living in poverty and almost five million people earning below the living wage, the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) has announced a seminal conference to strengthen and develop the Catholic Church’s response to the poverty crisis.

08/05/2013 10:28 am

Catholics in Wales "enormous resource of care and compassion"

The Most Rev George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff, has told members of the Assembly of Wales that the country's 30,000 Catholics make an enormous contribution to society as a resource of "care and compassion".

07/05/2013 1:35 pm

Christian-Muslim Relations: To Engage in Dialogue with Others, while Bearing Witness to our Faith

Final statement from the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), after the third meeting of Bishops and delegates for Christian–Muslim Relations in Europe. The conference took place in London and focused on relations and dialogue between Christians and Muslims.

07/05/2013 12:56 pm

Archbishop at ‘Mass for Migrants’: Do not put a price-tag on the value of family unity

Over 2,000 Catholic migrants living and working in London attended a special Mass for Migrants celebrated by the Mt Rev Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral on Monday, 6 May 2013 - the Feast of St Joseph the Worker. The Mass reflected the tremendous diversity of the Catholic community, with music from across the globe.

07/05/2013 10:54 am

Cathedral Mass for Latin American communities to celebrate election of Pope Francis

A special Mass of thanksgiving for the election of Pope Francis with the Latin American Community and its UK Ambassadors was celebrated in Westminster Cathedral on Friday, 3 May.

07/05/2013 11:45 am

Bishop Richard Moth receives Freedom of the City of London

In a ceremony at the Guildhall on Wednesday, 1 May, the Catholic Bishop of the Forces, the Rt Rev Richard Moth, was granted the Freedom of the City of London.

03/05/2013 10:38 am

Catholic charities announce Church “watchdog” on Benefit changes

Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the social arm of the Catholic Church has today announced that it will be monitoring the effect of benefit changes to ensure that vulnerable families are protected.

03/05/2013 3:58 pm

Christians and Buddhists: Loving, defending and promoting human life

The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has released it's annual message to the world's Buddhists. Focusing on shared values, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the council, impresses on both Buddhists and Christians the need to "create a climate of peace to love, defend and promote human life."

02/05/2013 11:30 am

Catholic Church to host reception for Assembly Members of the National Assembly for Wales

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales will host a Reception for Assembly Members at the Senedd on Tuesday, 7 May to celebrate the work of the Catholic Church in Wales.

30/04/2013 9:22 am

National conference marks potential 'sea change' in the reading of the Bible

A national Bible conference held at the historic venue of Ushaw College, near Durham, has been affirmed as beginning a potential ‘sea change’ in Catholic Bible ministry and outreach in England and Wales.

29/04/2013 5:06 pm

European Bishops meet in London for conference on Christian-Muslim Relations

Organised by the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), a conference will take place in London focusing on relations and dialogue between Christians and Muslims. Key issues will be examined, for example, how young people build their identity in contemporary European Society.

25/04/2013 6:03 pm

Joint Statement on the Ongoing Violence in Syria

A joint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing violence in Syria.

24/04/2013 11:47 am

Pope Francis "goes to the heart of things with simplicity and boldness"

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, a Cardinal Elector who just a month ago helped elect Pope Francis the 265th Successor of St Peter, joined the Bishops of England and Wales in retreat just outside Rome at the summer villa of the Venerable English College, the seminary in Rome training candidates for the priesthood.

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