Posts tagged Bishops

Bishops’ statements on Assisted Suicide Bill

Saturday 30 November 2024

Both the Bishops’ Conference and Bishop Richard Moth have issued statements on the passing of the Second Reading of the Assisted Suicide Bill.

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Image from National Cancer Institute of America

Catholic Bishops unite in compassionate action to oppose Bill on assisted suicide

Friday 15 November 2024

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the Catholic Bishops of Scotland have united ahead of the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. In their joint statement, the bishops explain exactly what ‘compassion’ means at the end of life — caring for and accompanying people, particularly during times […]

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Rorate Mass at Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne, 11 December 2020

The Day of the Lord

Saturday 8 May 2021

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the lifeblood of the Church. It requires our active participation and, to be fully celebrated, our physical presence.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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