Pope Francis accepts the resignation of the Bishop of Menevia
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On acceptance of the resignation of the Right Reverend Tom Burns, Bishop of Menevia, Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop George Stack to be Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Menevia, West Wales ..read more
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Bishop John Sherrington statement urges Catholics to contact MPs to save unborn lives
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Early next week Parliament will consider the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill, and we are expecting amendments to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland ..read more
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Pope announces that Cardinal Newman will be declared a saint on 13 October 2019
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Pope Francis will canonise Blessed John Henry Newman in St Peter’s Square on Sunday 13 October 2019 alongside four others. This will make Cardinal Newman the first English person who has lived since the 17th century officially recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church ..read more
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Cardinal: Our priestly DNA begins and ends in our love of the Lord
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On the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - the World Day of Prayer for Priests - Cardinal Vincent Nichols thanked a 400-strong gathering of diocesan priests in Westminster Cathedral for their witness, fidelity, generosity and love of the Lord ..read more
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Bishop John Sherrington welcomes Appeal Court decision to overturn abortion ruling
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Bishop John Sherrington: 'This case raises fundamental questions of human rights, and there is now an urgent need for the Government to clarify what the limits are on the powers of the NHS to force abortions on women who do not want them ..read more
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Bishop Sherrington's statement after UK court orders abortion
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Bishop John Sherrington: "Forcing a woman to have an abortion against her will, and that of her close family, infringes her human rights, not to mention the right of her unborn child to life in a family that has committed to caring for this child ..read more
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‘Windrush Scandal must not be repeated’ says Catholic Bishop
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People affected by the Windrush Scandal in 2018 should be compensated by the UK government, according to a Catholic Bishop ..read more
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Cardinal's Statement following IICSA Report into Archdiocese of Birmingham
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The IICSA Report into the Archdiocese of Birmingham covers a period of 70 years. One of its overall conclusions is that the response of the Archdiocese to the sexual abuse of children was to care more about the reputation of the Archdiocese and its priests than to respond properly, with care and a focus on justice, to those who had suffered that abuse. This is undoubtedly true. Both the Archdiocese and myself, as Archbishop for 9 of those 70 years, have apologised unreservedly ..read more
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Archdiocese of Birmingham - Involvement in IICSA
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has today published its report on the Archdiocese of Birmingham, as a case study of the Roman Catholic Church ..read more
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Bishops welcome the Vatican document 'Male and Female He Created Them'
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A spokesperson for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has commented on the Vatican document ‘Male and Female He Created Them ..read more
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