Safeguarding commission attributes rise to papal visit, which encouraged people to come forward
Topic: Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Debate: Should the Church end its reliance on the state?
Posted on Friday, 17 June 2011
Or is it still possible to work constructively with a secular Government?
Debate: Should Catholic bishops follow Rowan Williams’s example and intervene more forcefully in politics?
Posted on Friday, 10 June 2011
Or should they only intervene when they have the weight of the Magisterium behind them?
The bishops’ pastoral letter on the new Mass translation represents a revolution in their thinking
Posted on Wednesday, 1 June 2011
This has been going on ever since the papal visit: long may it continue
It is not enough for our bishops to be caring. They must speak unpalatable truths
Posted on Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Our bishops are generally holy men. But we ought to distinguish between private piety and the public office
Bishops consider reinstating some Holy Days
Posted on Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Ascension Thursday and Feast of the Epiphany may be moved back to their traditional dates
Universae ecclesiae, Friday Penance, Feast Days
Posted on Friday, 13 May 2011
It’s a big news day for Catholic geeks with the publication of the Instruction Universae ecclesiae and in Britain the results of the Bishops’ plenary meeting
The new nuncio thinks bishops should believe not just in this life but also the next
Posted on Friday, 13 May 2011
Watch this space: if I’m right, that’s the kind of bishop we should now get
Is Damian Thompson right: are the English bishops trying to smother the ordinariate? If so, it’s time for Rome to act
The US ordinariate has only just been founded: but already they have a principal church. Ours doesn’t: why is that?