General secretary of the English and Welsh bishops’ conference is charged with finding ways of re-emphasising Lent as penitential season
Topic: Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Bishops to promote ‘new culture of social responsibility’ – full text
Bishops’ message echoes Cameron’s call for a big society
Ordinariate to be established in January, bishops confirm
Anglican clergy and laity who want to join the Ordinariate will be received into the Catholic Church during Holy Week
Pope’s visit gave us ‘new confidence’, say bishops
Bishops of England and Wales say the papal visit gave them confidence and strengthened their identity as Catholics
Papal visit DVD will be released before Christmas
DVD issued by the bishops’ conference will include footage of all Pope Benedict’s speeches
Bishops ‘to discuss academies and free schools’ at plenary meeting
But head of CES warns that free schools and new academy schools will only be able to select half of their pupils on the basis of faith
Bishops regret proposal to tie abortion into overseas aid
Bishops criticise Government proposals to ‘hard-wire’ abortion and contraceptive services into overseas development programmes
Bishops’ Halloween advice: dress children up as saints, not witches
Pumpkins should have smiley expressions and have crosses cut into the foreheads, according to a campaign endorsed by bishops
Papal Visit 2010: Pope’s address to the bishops – full text
Delivered at Oscott College, Birmingham on Sunday, 19 September 2010







The Bishops of England and Wales should broadcast their plenary meetings online
The US bishops’ conference is a model for the Church everywhere – if only our bishops followed it