Two parishioners of the Holy Redeemer church in East Sussex have been presented with the Benemerenti medal and certificate from Pope Benedict XVI
Topic: Bishop Kieran Conry
Don’t rub off your ashes, urges bishop
Posted on Thursday, 3 March 2011
Bishop Kieran Conry says wearing of ashes is a ‘wonderful’ chance for people to show their commitment to Christ
Bishop Conry and Bishop Hollis have just proved how wrong I can be
Posted on Friday, 11 February 2011
The papal visit, says one, is an ‘outpouring of grace’; the ordinariate, says the other, a ‘journey of faith’: not what I would have predicted
Bishop Conry: Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain boosted his popularity
Posted on Thursday, 10 February 2011
Bishop of Arundel and Brighton says Catholics are still talking about the papal visit and ‘the outpouring of grace that was witnessed’
Now we’re restoring the Friday fast, can we have our Holy Days of Obligation back, too?
Posted on Wednesday, 8 December 2010
This year, Twelfth Night will be on day eight: give us a break
Bishops seek to ‘revitalise’ Lent as season of penitence
Posted on Friday, 3 December 2010
General secretary of the English and Welsh bishops’ conference is charged with finding ways of re-emphasising Lent as penitential season
Debate: Can Catholics take the horror out of Halloween?
Posted on Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Can smiley pumpkins, window lights and saints’ costumes really replace pointy hats, plastic fangs and pasty make-up?
Bishops’ Halloween advice: dress children up as saints, not witches
Posted on Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Pumpkins should have smiley expressions and have crosses cut into the foreheads, according to a campaign endorsed by bishops
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