Archives for Notices

Bishop Richard Moth and representative vials of vaccine; Diocese of Arundel & Brighton and Daniel Schuldi

Bishops’ Update on COVID-19 and Vaccination

Friday 4 December 2020

In September 2020 the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales issued a statement COVID-19 and Vaccination (24 September 2020). In the light of the recent breakthrough in vaccine development we now wish to issue a follow up statement. The development of a vaccine against COVID-19 presents an important breakthrough in protecting others as well as oneself […]

Bishops’ Conference Statement on Safeguarding

Friday 20 November 2020

The account given in the IICSA Report of abuse known to be inflicted on children in the Catholic Church in England and Wales in the past 50 years is shocking and overwhelming. At our meeting this week, we Bishops have stood together in profound shame. We express our sorrow and contrition before God. We have […]

Statement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Thursday 5 November 2020

Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Malcolm McMahon (Archbishop of Liverpool) issued a statement following the approval of new Regulations on 4 November which enforce national restrictions on movement, association and commerce. The cardinal is President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales and Archbishop McMahon is Vice-President. Today, Parliament passed into law the […]

Statement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Sunday 1 November 2020

It is a source of deep anguish now that the Government is requiring, once again, the cessation of public communal worship.

Current arrangements for worship

Wednesday 5 August 2020

Public worship has resumed with Ordinariate services at St Agnes’ Church and Christ the King, and also Masses at St Joachim’s and Our Lady of Ransom. Details of Ordinariate services are in the calendar and sidebar here; others are published on their own websites: Christ the King/St Joachim and Our Lady of Ransom. Churches are […]

Churches are opening

Friday 12 June 2020

Public worship resumed on July 4. Our clergy are now able to offer ten public Masses per week (two of which will also be streamed) and two streamed private Masses. Pattern of worship Details for this week are shown in the sidebar and the Calendar. The Sunday obligation remains suspended and you can attend any […]