The Holy Father declares that the gift of the Indulgence 'is a way of discovering the unlimited nature of God’s mercy. Not by chance, for the ancients, the terms "mercy" and "indulgence" were interchangeable, as expressions of the fullness of…
Today, we open this Year of Jubilee, the Holy Year 2025. The Church first declared a Holy Year in 1300 and has continued ever since. They are occasions for the Church to seek renewal, to undergo a 'reset'. And this Holy Year invites us to deepen…
Bishop Challoner Catholic School in Tower Hamlets hosted a heart-warming Advent celebration on Wednesday, 4th December, with two very special guests—Rocky and Taffy, the donkeys. Organised by Sixth Form students with support from the chaplaincy…
I am delighted to be part of this prayer of thanksgiving for the founding and life of this Church of The Immaculate Conception. A year of thanksgiving is coming to a close, 175 years since this church was formally opened in 1849. And we do well…
Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you this evening on matters of life and death and the focus of my responsibilities as lead bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops' Conference of England & Wales. I would like to thank colleagues at the...