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The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have just finished a successful visit to Rome - The ad limina visit. As is usual the Pope addressed the bishops in a private meeting and urged them to keep up the good work 'Catholic teaching and the truths of the Gospel have a right to be heard in public debate, especially in a country where so many people claim to be Christians, he told them.
He went on to praise the country ‘...which is well known for its firm commitment to equality of opportunity for all members of society....Yet,' he went on to remark ‘...you have rightly pointed out, the effect of some of the legislation designed to achieve this goal has been to impose unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs.'
He urged the Bishops to stand firm in their teaching and speak with a united voice. He reminded the Bishops to make use of the gifts of the laity. More >>
The President and Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales have defended the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI after recent comments on UK equalities legislation.
The Most Rev Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Conference, speaking
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The Bishops of England and Wales have launched a National Catholic Marriage Preparation Survey for National Marriage Week, which runs from Monday 8th February to Sunday 14th February (St Valentine's Day). It is a nationwide survey, for the Bishops' Committee for Marriage and Family Life,
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For this year's annual musical production, staff and students at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds chose THE WIZ. A young an enthusiastic cast gave it their all much to the admiration and enjoyment of a full house. Though it has been adapted for school performances , it is still a
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In the coming weeks senior clergy from the Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and other Christian Churches will be marking the thirtieth anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero
On 24th March 1980 Oscar Romero, the
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The daily walk home from school turned into a real-life 999 emergency call for one Leeds teenager.
Fifteen-year-old, Year 11 student, Dannielle Baker was on her way home from Mount St Mary's High School when she found herself one of the first on the scene of a serious traffic accident.
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For some months now the Finance sub-committee of the Diocese has been exploring ways in which the Diocese could balance its books and avoid the Year End deficits.
At the Presbyteral Council meeting in June (2008) Diocesan Finances and particularly the annual deficit was on the agenda. A
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