http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk Latest articles from The Diocese of Lancaster 2012, The Diocese of Lancaster en Insight by Endis, www.endis.com 1440 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301245/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Follow_the_Pope.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301245/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Follow_the_Pope.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT In our increasingly secular societies, many young people no longer keep the Lenten season in any special way – that’s why the Pontifical Council for Social Communications has come up with a new idea to focus hearts and minds this Lent By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301244/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_As_Wednesday.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301244/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_As_Wednesday.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Here you will find the full text of the Holy Father's homily By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301243/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Ash_Wednesday_not.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301243/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Ash_Wednesday_not.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ash Wednesday, long associated with Catholicism, is increasingly observed in Protestant churches By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301242/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_O_Brien.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301242/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_O_Brien.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT You don’t have to be named O’Brien to become a cardinal, but it seems to help. Just after Cardinal Edwin O’Brien became a member of the College of Cardinals on Feb. 18, he was welcomed by a man with the same last name, Cardinal Keith O’Brien from Scotland By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301241/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Lenten_ashes_are.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301241/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Lenten_ashes_are.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Receiving ashes at the beginning of Lent is a call to repentance and humility and a sign that believers know that death will not have the final word in their lives, Pope Benedict XVI said. By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301240/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Popes_Audience_Lent.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301240/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Popes_Audience_Lent.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 40 days of Lent should encourage us to “find new courage to accept with patience and with faith situations of difficulty, affliction and trial“, Pope Benedict said at his general audience this morning By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301238/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pontifical_council_official.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301238/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pontifical_council_official.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT An official of the Pontifical Council for the Family has endorsed Doonby, a newly-released movie with a pro-life theme By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301237/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Belfast_priest_says.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301237/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Belfast_priest_says.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A prominent Catholic parish priest in Belfast has claimed nationalism is irrelevant, slammed the Catholic Church in the Republic and hailed the Queen of England as a defender of his faith By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301236/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Custos_of_Holy.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301236/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Custos_of_Holy.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Franciscan superior in several Middle Eastern nations is appealing for assistance for Syrian Christians devastated by civil unrest there By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301234/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Euthanasia_major_issue.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301234/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Euthanasia_major_issue.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Euthanasia has become a leading issue in the French presidential election: President Nicolas Sarkozy opposes its legalization, while François Hollande, a Socialist, supports it By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300966/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Dont_Miss_BBC.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300966/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Dont_Miss_BBC.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The three 60-minute programmes will be screened on BBC Four starting on Thursday, 23 February at 9pm. By 23 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301246/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_Radio_Spotlight.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301246/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_Radio_Spotlight.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:40:00 GMT Vatican Radio features the BBC series 'Catholics' in which new Deacon John Millar's vocation story is highlighted By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301239/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/For_the_record.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/301239/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/For_the_record.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Benedict XVI will “pronounce a final judgment” on the results of the Holy See’s discussions with the SSPX before summer, an Italian news agency has reported. By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300986/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Diocese_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300986/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Diocese_of.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Diocese stands ready for this important pastoral and evangelising initiative luanched by Bishop Campbell for this Lent. By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300976/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Twal_Our_Lenten.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300976/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Twal_Our_Lenten.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This Wednesday, the Universal Church enters the liturgical period of Lent; the 40 days of fasting, prayer and almsgiving, that lead us towards Easter By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300975/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/In_Europe_the.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300975/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/In_Europe_the.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT It is no longer only Africa and other distant lands to be evangelized that are on the horizon By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300971/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Gay_marriage_David.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300971/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Gay_marriage_David.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT David Cameron was accused of planning an “Orwellian” act of “cultural vandalism” by an alliance of bishops, Tory MPs and legal figures yesterday over his plans to allow homosexual couples to marry By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300970/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Draft_same_sex.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300970/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Draft_same_sex.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Stonewall draft bill amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 to remove the terms ‘husband and wife’ and replace them with ‘parties to a marriage By 22 february 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300961/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/A_Prophecy_for.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300961/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/A_Prophecy_for.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Fr Dwight Longenecker predicts that two vibrant forms of Christianity will emerge in the United States while others fade away By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300942/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_bank_isnt.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300942/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_bank_isnt.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The “Vatican bank” isn’t really a bank, John Allen observes By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300764/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Egypt_A_vicar.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300764/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Egypt_A_vicar.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Patriarch of Alexandria, Cardinal Antonios Naguib, is seriously ill. The Synod has appointed Bishop William Samaan to support him. "We pray for his recovery" By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300756/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Should_parishes_in.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300756/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Should_parishes_in.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Charity lawyer Robert Meakin has argued that parishes should become charities, owning their own buildings and assets, because he says that this would protect church buildings if dioceses were sued. Here a canon lawyer responds By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/299228/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_channels.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/299228/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_channels.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Take a look at the recent letter and questionaire that the Bishop has sent to all diocesan schools and colleges By 22 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300974/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_urges_support.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300974/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_urges_support.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Pope Benedict held the traditional post-consistory audience yesterday with newly created Cardinals and the pilgrims and family members accompanying them By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300973/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Full_text_Popes.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300973/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Full_text_Popes.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Here is the full text of Pope Benedict XVI's homily at Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, with the newly-created Cardinals By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300969/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Coalition_government_protects.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300969/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Coalition_government_protects.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Communities secretary Eric Pickles is fast-tracking the Localism Act 2011 in order to overturn the ludicrous legal ban on prayers at meetings of Bideford Town Council won by atheist Clive Bones and the National Secular Society By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300968/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Equality_Act_can.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300968/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Equality_Act_can.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT ichael Gove,Minister for Education,has rejected the Trade Union Congress’attempting to use the Equalities Act to impose homosexuality on the curriculum of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Lancaster By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300963/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_best_thing.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300963/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_best_thing.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT It is that time of year again; Lent is just round the corner, taking us by surprise, still recovering as many of us are from the Christmas season. By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300940/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Newspaper_profiles_Catholic.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300940/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Newspaper_profiles_Catholic.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A month before Pope Benedict’s apostolic journey to Cuba, the Miami Herald has profiled three Catholic critics of Communism in Cuba: Father José Conrado Rodríguez, Oswaldo Payá, and Dagoberto Valdés By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300938/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Hong_Kongs_new.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300938/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Hong_Kongs_new.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Newly elevated Cardinal John Tong Hon has urged the government of Hong Kong to preserve and expand democratic freedoms By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300850/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_nuncio_to.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300850/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_nuncio_to.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Preaching at the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin on February 19, the new papal nuncio to Ireland said that Pope Benedict was “scandalized and dismayed” by abuse committed by clergy and religious By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300763/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Spain_When_a.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300763/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Spain_When_a.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mgr. Novell, the Iberian Peninsula’s youngest prelate, has decided to cut his monthly salary by 25%, thus reducing it from 1200 to 900 Euro. “This way we show our solidarity to those suffering from the crisis” By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300759/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Slaying_the_secular.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300759/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Slaying_the_secular.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This week Sayeeda Warsi, the first woman Muslim Cabinet Minister, stepped on to the global stage with a speech at the Vatican about “militant secularisation”. But first she spoke to Tablet editor Catherine Pepinster about faith in the public square By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300157/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Take_a_look.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300157/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Take_a_look.aspx Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Latest from the Lancaster Vocations Blog By 21 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300849/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/England_number_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300849/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/England_number_of.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The number of seminarians in England and Wales has increased By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300809/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_Dolan_s.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300809/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_Dolan_s.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Enjoy the full text of the soon-to-be Cardinal Dolan’s introduction during the cardinals’ “Day of Reflection and Prayer.” By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300766/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_with_Cardinals.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300766/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_with_Cardinals.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Last Friday the Pope noted the need for a true renewal of catechesis in order to emphasize its precious truth, reacting to what has been termed "religious illiteracy" By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300762/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_Diary_The.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300762/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_Diary_The.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT In the showcase diocese of the Church of France, the new Bishop of Lourdes is a lover of tradition and a disciple of the theologian von Balthasar. He has been chosen personally by the pope, together with Cardinal Ouellet By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300754/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Young_Women_A.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300754/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Young_Women_A.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Fewer young women are practicing their faith: How the church can woo them back By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300673/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Every_US_diocesan.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300673/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Every_US_diocesan.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Every Catholic bishop currently presiding over a US diocese has issued a statement condemning the Obama administration's contraceptive mandate, reports Thomas Peters By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300672/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Italian_PM_calls.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300672/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Italian_PM_calls.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT As the Italian government undertakes economic austerity measures, Prime Minister Mario Monti called for the taxation of Church properties used for commercial purposes By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300661/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Bishops_Blog.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300661/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Bishops_Blog.aspx Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Canmpbell latest blog post is now posted By 20 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300761/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedicts_Address.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300761/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedicts_Address.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Address of His Holiness Pope Benedict at the creation of 22 new Cardinals By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300747/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_to.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300747/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_to.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he will canonize seven new saints, including two related to the U.S., this coming October By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300746/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/List_of_titles.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300746/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/List_of_titles.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The list of titles/deaconries assigned to the 22 new Cardinals (1 new title, 4 new deaconries) By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300679/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Rome_expected_to.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300679/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Rome_expected_to.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members of the personal ordinariate will have to wait up to five years for Rome to approve their liturgical texts definitively, it emerged this week By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300678/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Latest_News_from.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300678/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Latest_News_from.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT News direct from the official website of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300671/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_nuncio_pledges.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300671/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_nuncio_pledges.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Three months after Ireland announced that it was closing its embassy at the Holy See, Archbishop Charles Brown presented his credentials as the Holy See’s apostolic nuncio in Ireland By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300667/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Tanzanian_cardinal_fears.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300667/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Tanzanian_cardinal_fears.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT One of Africa’s leading Catholic prelates has expressed concern that American dioceses, by recruiting priests from African countries, are contributing to a shortage of clergy in their native lands By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300665/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_marks_20th.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300665/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_marks_20th.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two decades after the beginning of the four-year Siege of Sarajevo, Cardinal Vinko Puljic announced that the Community of Sant’Egidio and the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna will sponsor an international conference for peace in Sarajevo in September By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300664/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Obamas_pressure_on.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300664/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Obamas_pressure_on.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT If this is how the president addresses their religious liberty concerns in an election year, just imagine how he will treat them when he no longer needs the Catholic vote By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300663/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Why_the_Holy.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300663/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Why_the_Holy.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Irish columnist David Quinn reviews the reason why it is crucial for the Holy See to enjoy sovereign status, even over a tiny political entity like the Vatican city-state By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300558/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Church_attacked_in.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300558/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Church_attacked_in.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A group of armed men recently attacked a Protestant church in Ouargla, a city of 130,000 in eastern Algeria. The attackers dismantled the cross on top of the church and ransacked the premises By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300185/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Scriptural.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300185/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Scriptural.aspx Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Bishop Scriptural Reflection for this Sunday By 19 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300676/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Meet_the_22.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300676/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Meet_the_22.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:10:00 GMT A profile of the new Cardinals to be created today in Rome By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300674/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_designate_Dolan.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300674/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_designate_Dolan.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:10:00 GMT A day of reflection, prior to the consistory at which Pope Benedict XVI will elevate 22 new members of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan captivated the group with an energetic talk on the “new evangelization.” By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/299605/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Diocese_of_Lancaster.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/299605/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Diocese_of_Lancaster.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:05:00 GMT Raed how the Diocese is preparing for the Lenten Evangelising and Sacramental initiative The Light is On for You! By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300677/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_designate_Collins.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300677/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_designate_Collins.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT “God sent Tom Collins to Toronto at the right moment to build on what was there, but also to take us to a new level”, says Father Thomas Rosica, CSB, the Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s Salt + Light TV. By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300675/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Of_cardinal_importance.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300675/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Of_cardinal_importance.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Practically everyone knows two things about cardinals -- that they wear red hats and elect the pope. But what other purpose do these men serve in the Catholic Church? By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300670/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/British_health_service.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300670/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/British_health_service.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The British government is cutting back sharply on funding for hospital chaplains, explaining that there is no evidence that the presence of chaplains improves the quality of medical care By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300566/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_Bishop_explains.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300566/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_Bishop_explains.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Edward Braxton, Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, has issued a three-page letter to his diocese explaining why a priest in his diocese resigned. By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300562/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_warns_against.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300562/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_warns_against.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT During a visit to the Major Seminary of Rome, Pope Benedict made some comments on "two great powers which are good and useful in themselves but easily open to abuse: the power of finance and the power of the media" By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300561/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_Catholic_institutions.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300561/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_Catholic_institutions.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Reuters news story observes that many Catholic universities, as well as Catholic hospitals, have broken away from the leadership of the US bishops’ conference By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300560/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_commission_on.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300560/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_commission_on.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Vatican-appointed commission studying the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje will finish its work and present a report to Pope Benedict XVI before the end of this year, according to an Italian news report By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300557/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Mongolia_Church_slowly.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300557/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Mongolia_Church_slowly.aspx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mongolia, ruled by a Communist regime from 1921 to 1990, had no Catholics in 1991, according to the Fides news agency By 18 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/298464/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Our_sacramental_and.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/298464/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Our_sacramental_and.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:05:00 GMT The editorial of this month’s Catholic Voice of Lancaster,the official newspaper for the Diocese of Lancaster,is a response to the questions in Bishop Campbell’s recent pastoral letter By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300565/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Former_Archbishop_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300565/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Former_Archbishop_of.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey told Premier Christian Radio today that Christians will only have themselves to blame if the faith is pushed out of public life By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300564/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Nichols_people.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300564/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Nichols_people.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Speaking on his return from Rome, Archbishop Vincent Nichols issued the following comments regarding this week's historic UK government delegation to the Holy See. By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300559/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Mixed_signals_on.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300559/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Mixed_signals_on.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The council of cardinals how supervise Vatican financial affairs met in Rome this week to hear reports on the budgets of the Holy See and the Vatican city-state governorate By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300556/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_journalists_leaks.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300556/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_journalists_leaks.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Magister makes an argument very similar to that of the Vatican press office. By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300429/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Joint_statement_from.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300429/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Joint_statement_from.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Given here is the text of an joint communique of the Holy See and the government of the United Kingdom concerning the official ministerial visit marking the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two States By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300428/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Liverpool_Archbishop_Kelly.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300428/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Liverpool_Archbishop_Kelly.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This week, the Most Reverend Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, is to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300279/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Female_leader_leaves.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300279/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Female_leader_leaves.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The head of a group of women associated with the Legion of Christ has announced her resignation By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300041/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/300041/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Homily for yesterday's Mass at Boarbank Hall By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/299987/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/299987/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Bishop's Homily notes for John Millar's Diaconal Ordination on 11 February 2012 By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/298279/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Why_Im_Catholic.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/298279/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Why_Im_Catholic.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new website, Why I’m Catholic, is gathering a collection of powerful conversion stories By 17 February 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/239461/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishops_Blog/The_Bishops_Blog.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/239461/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishops_Blog/The_Bishops_Blog.aspx Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:20:00 GMT Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam semper massa ut tellus eleifend eget vestibulum mi porta. Duis sed cursus lacus. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Donec aliquam inter http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/297222/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_XVI.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/297222/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_XVI.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT In proclaiming a Year of Faith in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Vatican Council II, Benedict XVI has returned to insisting on the need for a "correct hermeneutic" of that event. By 23 January 2012 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/295533/The_Diocese_of/The_Catholic_Faith/The_Year_Of/The_Year_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/295533/The_Diocese_of/The_Catholic_Faith/The_Year_Of/The_Year_of.aspx Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Year of Faith By Robert Billing http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/294159/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/What_the_Church.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/294159/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/What_the_Church.aspx Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Holy See Ambassador Talks of His Mission, and Christmas as a Child By 30 December 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/294300/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/FEASTS_B.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/294300/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/FEASTS_B.aspx Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell Scriptural Reflections http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/294299/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/ORDINARY_TIME_B.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/294299/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/ORDINARY_TIME_B.aspx Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Scriptural Reflections http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/293075/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Peruvian_cardinal_urges.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/293075/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Peruvian_cardinal_urges.aspx Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani urged acceptance of whatever Pope Benedict's decision may be in resolving the dispute between the Archdiocese of Lima and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. By 14 December 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/290679/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/ADVENT_B.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/290679/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/ADVENT_B.aspx Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Camobell's Weekly Scriptural Reflections for the Season of Advent (B) http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/288656/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_Wuerl_says.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/288656/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_Wuerl_says.aspx Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT A new ordinariate will be created Jan. 1 to bring Anglicans into the U.S. Catholic Church, announced Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 15. By 16 November 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/288321/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/In_Britain_the.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/288321/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/In_Britain_the.aspx Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vanity Fair’s Bridget Arsenault talks to young British women testing their vocation to the religious life. By 15 November 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/286005/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_inquiry_into.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/286005/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_inquiry_into.aspx Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT The Vatican has ordered an inquiry into child sex abuse at an abbey and school in west London By 27 October 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/285844/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Philippines_20_000.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/285844/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Philippines_20_000.aspx Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT More than 20,000 people took to the streets in three Philippine cities on October 24 to demand a thorough investigation into the recent murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, an Italian missionary By 27 October 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/282167/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Abuse_in_Ireland.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/282167/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Abuse_in_Ireland.aspx Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT The abuse of children in Irish institutions amounted to torture and represents an enormous human rights failure, Amnesty International Ireland said By 28 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281818/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Pope_in.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281818/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Pope_in.aspx Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:35:00 GMT Get all the Pope's speeches and addresses from the weekend's Papal Visit to Germany By 26 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281638/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Diocesan_Education.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281638/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Diocesan_Education.aspx Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Homily at the Annual Diocesan Education Mass By 24 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281623/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Cunninghams_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281623/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Cunninghams_Homily.aspx Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT The Homily given by Bishop Seamus Cunningham at the Jubilee Mass on Friday 16 September 2011 By 24 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281528/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_blesses.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281528/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_blesses.aspx Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Homily as he blessed an (already consecrated) Altar newly placed at St Edmund's church, Fleetwood By 23 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281029/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281029/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's homily for today's celebration at Boarbank Hall By 21 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281035/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/281035/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:30:00 GMT The Bishop's Homily from Saturday's 'Missio' Mass By 20 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/280990/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Adelaide_archdiocese_Anglican.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/280990/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Adelaide_archdiocese_Anglican.aspx Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT Officials of the Adelaide archdiocese complained to the Vatican that Anglican Archbishop John Hepworth was acting irrationally in his pursuit of claims that he had been sexually abused during his seminary years, an Australian journalist reports By 20 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/282049/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/282049/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Homily at the annual celebration of the Diocesan Racial Justice Mass at St Ignatius, Preston By 10 September 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/277342/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Fertility_monitoring_software.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/277342/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Fertility_monitoring_software.aspx Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:55:00 GMT The developer of new fertility management software says it is becoming the “new face” for natural family planning. It can assist couples in conceiving or in avoiding pregnancy and help Catholics live their faith. By 25 August 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/271908/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/No_Bishops_Blog.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/271908/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/No_Bishops_Blog.aspx Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:55:00 GMT The Bishop is leading the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes this week and so there is posting this weekend. The Blog will be updated next Saturday and then have August off. By 23 July 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/271898/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Brazilian_bishops_meet.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/271898/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Brazilian_bishops_meet.aspx Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:40:00 GMT On the day that the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association illegitimately ordained a new bishop, a delegation from the institution met with the secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil, Archbishop Leonardo Steiner. By 22 July 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/265799/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/FEASTS_A.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/265799/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/FEASTS_A.aspx Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT Feasts http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/261807/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Slippery_Slope_The.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/261807/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Slippery_Slope_The.aspx Mon, 23 May 2011 09:10:00 GMT The violent death of the fanatic who orchestrated the deaths of thousands of others has raised a set of critical ethical questions. By 23 May 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/261196/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_lauds.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/261196/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_lauds.aspx Wed, 18 May 2011 09:10:00 GMT Addressing participants in a conference organized by the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, Pope Benedict praised Blessed John XXIII’s landmark social encyclical Mater et Magistra on the 50th anniversary of its publication. By 18 May 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/260695/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Coptic_Christians_beginning.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/260695/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Coptic_Christians_beginning.aspx Thu, 12 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT Fearful for their safety, some Coptic Christians have begun to flee Egypt, according to John Pontifex, spokesman for Aid to the Church in Need. By 13 May 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258850/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Wojtyla_s_Vision.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258850/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Wojtyla_s_Vision.aspx Tue, 03 May 2011 10:15:00 GMT Both John Paul II and Benedict XVI were influenced by the Christian roots of Europe and the Continent’s twentieth-century struggles against totalitarianism. Here the very different thinking of the two is compared. By 3 May 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258108/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Should_there_be.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258108/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Should_there_be.aspx Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:00:00 GMT Yes, there should: but let’s knock this ‘Taliban’ stuff on the head. By 29 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258106/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Face_to_face.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258106/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Face_to_face.aspx Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:00:00 GMT When the artist Rembrandt sought to represent Jesus in the religiously turbulent atmosphere of seventeenth-century Holland, his solution was typically innovative. By 28 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258105/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Belgian_Catholic_head.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258105/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Belgian_Catholic_head.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:20:00 GMT The head of the Catholic Church in Belgium, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, described as "shocking" Sunday an ex-bishop's televised confession that he had sexually abused two of his nephews. By 27 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258139/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_Schönborns_comments.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258139/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_Schönborns_comments.aspx Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:35:00 GMT Cardinal Christoph Schönborn's Introduction to the April 13th Presentation of the YOUCAT (Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church) at the Vatican has been translated into English by Michael J. Miller (who also translated the Youth Catechism): By 26 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258103/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Jerusalem_patriarch_in.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258103/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Jerusalem_patriarch_in.aspx Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:15:00 GMT Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, urged the Holy Land’s Catholic to “to be witnesses of our faith in the Resurrection to the thousands of pilgrims and tourists who come to seek Christ and rediscover the roots of their faith.” By 26 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258147/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_expresses_concern.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258147/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_expresses_concern.aspx Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:45:00 GMT Benedict XVI sends official to meet Roma at Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls By 26 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258020/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/EASTER_2011_A.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/258020/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Weekly_Scripture_Reflection/EASTER_2011_A.aspx Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Reflections for the Easter Season (A) http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/254217/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Scriptural.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/254217/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Scriptural.aspx Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:00:00 GMT Bishop Campbell's Weekly Scriptural Reflection By 9 April 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249334/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Ethiopia_10_000.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249334/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Ethiopia_10_000.aspx Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Muslim extremists have burned down 69 Protestant churches-- 46 of them Pentecostal-- in southwestern Ethiopia. The violence started in the town of Asendabo following reports that the Qur’an was being flushed down the toilet at one of the churches. By 21 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249332/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_spokesman_calls.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249332/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_spokesman_calls.aspx Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Discussing the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that left thousands dead in Japan, the director of the Holy See Press Office has called for reflection on the “correct use” and risks of nuclear power. By 21 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249256/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Australian_bishops_caution.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249256/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Australian_bishops_caution.aspx Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ten Australian Catholic bishops have joined in a statement warning the faithful against support for the Green Party, pointing to the party’s public stands that violate “the beliefs and values of virtually all religious people". By 20 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249255/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Dancing_with_the.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249255/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Dancing_with_the.aspx Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The saints aren't just people to turn to when something is lost or a situation seems hopeless; they are examples to follow in prayer and in efforts to reform and renew the church, said the priest who was preaching Pope Benedict XVI's Lenten retreat. By 20 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249253/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Irish_Bishops.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249253/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Irish_Bishops.aspx Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The bishops’ conference has issued a new pastoral which is to be distributed at all Masses this weekend. The document entitled Towards Healing and Renewal marks a year since Pope Benedict’s Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland. By 20 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249252/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_official_exhorts.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249252/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_official_exhorts.aspx Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, is urging Catholics to continue evangelizing the “digital culture.” By 20 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249251/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/An_experience_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249251/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/An_experience_of.aspx Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT An experience of Archbishop Dolan of New York described on his Blog. By 20 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249215/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Bishops_Blog.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249215/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Bishops_Blog.aspx Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Here Bishop Michael Campbell OSA provides his weekly Bishop's Blog posting and also his weekly Scriptural Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent (A) By 19 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249213/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/European_court_says.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249213/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/European_court_says.aspx Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italian public schools can continue to display crucifixes in classrooms, providing a final resolution to a case that had sparked concern about aggressive secularism on the continent. By 19 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249212/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cleared_of_abuse.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249212/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cleared_of_abuse.aspx Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT An elderly Irish bishop will not resume public ministry, although he has been cleared of sex-abuse charges. By 19 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249211/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_plans_major.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/249211/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_plans_major.aspx Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The "Courtyard of the Gentiles,” a Vatican bid to start conversations with non-believers, will be unveiled in Paris next week. By 19 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248968/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Holy_See_diplomat.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248968/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Holy_See_diplomat.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s leading representative at UN offices in Geneva, has reminded fellow diplomats that both parents have a fundamental right to educate children in their faith. By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248966/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Report_examines_persecution.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248966/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Report_examines_persecution.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Aid to the Church in Need has issued its 2011 report on the persecution of Christians worldwide. By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248939/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Jesuit_superior_general.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248939/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Jesuit_superior_general.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Spanish priest Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, recently sent a letter to Jesuits worldwide, announcing a revision to the order's General Curia. By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248938/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Former_UK_government.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248938/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Former_UK_government.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ann Widdecombe, a prominent British politician and Catholic convert, has been named a “special envoy on religious freedom” for the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248936/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Patriarch_Kirill_Cardinal.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248936/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Patriarch_Kirill_Cardinal.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Cardinal Kurt Koch, the president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, met on March 16 with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248934/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Priestly_order_considers.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248934/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Priestly_order_considers.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury may hand over a landmark church on the Wirral to an order which celebrates Mass exclusively in the Extraordinary Form. By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248933/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_Caritas_director.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248933/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_Caritas_director.aspx Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Japanese Church officials are setting up an emergency centre to co-ordinate humanitarian aid operations in Sendai, the area most devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. By 18 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248886/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Irish_bishops_issue.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248886/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Irish_bishops_issue.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The bishops of Ireland have issued a brief message for St. Patrick’s Day. By 17 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248883/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_bishops_reaffirm.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248883/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_bishops_reaffirm.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has reaffirmed that New Ways Ministry dissents from Catholic teaching on homosexuality and is not a Catholic organization. By 17 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248880/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Dolan_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248880/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Dolan_of.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A St Patrick’s Day Pastoral Letter to the clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of New York by + Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York. By 17 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248876/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Benedict_XVIs_Lenten.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248876/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Benedict_XVIs_Lenten.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Carmelite Preacher to the Pope's Lenten Retreat explaisn what is involved with this year's Retreat. By 17 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248871/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/UK_priest_attacked.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248871/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/UK_priest_attacked.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT RESIDENTS in Farley Hill have been left reeling after a popular priest was attacked at the weekend. By 17 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248868/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_makes_former.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248868/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_makes_former.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Pope has honoured three former Anglican bishops, the first members of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, with the title of monsignor. By 17 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248664/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_poise_amid.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248664/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_poise_amid.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hundreds of Catholic youth from all over Japan have volunteered to assist the victims of the Sendai earthquake and tsunami, according to Father Daisuke Narui, director of Caritas Japan. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248663/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Australian_bishop_on.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248663/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Australian_bishop_on.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Auxiliary Bishop Julian Porteous of Sydney notes that discrimination, when just, is a virtue. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248642/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Diarmuid_Martin.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248642/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Diarmuid_Martin.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin reflected on the relationship between Church and State in an address at Mater Dei Institute this afternoon. It was an excellent address that touched on a number of important issues. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248640/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Group_Funeral_held.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248640/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Group_Funeral_held.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The funeral for Québec missionary and other tsunami victims is held at the local cathedral. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248638/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_Maronite_Patriarch.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248638/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_Maronite_Patriarch.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The new - 77th patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church said "Communion and Charity" would be his motto. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248635/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japanese_Bishop_near.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248635/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japanese_Bishop_near.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The bishops of Japan will hold an extraordinary meeting on March 16 following the Sendai earthquake and tsunami that left thousands dead. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248633/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Maronite_Synod_chooses.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248633/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Maronite_Synod_chooses.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bishop Bechara Rai has been elected the new Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248632/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Record_number_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248632/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Record_number_of.aspx Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A record number of people in England and Wales will be received into the Catholic Church in Holy Week and Easter. By 16 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248557/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_creates_online.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248557/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_creates_online.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT With the help of Facebook and YouTube users, the Vatican hopes to create a broad audience for material on the life and teachings of the soon-to-be beatified Pope John Paul II By 15 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248502/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/10_000_converts.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248502/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/10_000_converts.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Despite intense opposition from local political leaders, the Church in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh has been blessed with strong growth over the past three decades. By 15 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248501/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Madrid_college_students.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248501/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Madrid_college_students.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Some 50 college-age students stormed a chapel at Spain’s leading public university on March 10. By 15 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248499/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_O_Brien.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248499/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Cardinal_O_Brien.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien has denounced UK foreign policy as “anti-Christian” after the government announced it would double foreign aid to Pakistan. By 15 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248496/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_bishops_to.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248496/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_bishops_to.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Japanese Bishops will hold an emergency meeting in Sendai on Wednesday, 16 March. By 15 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248494/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_urges_prayer.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248494/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_urges_prayer.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pope Benedict XVI has asked people to join him in praying for the victims of last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, saying that he, too, was horrified by the images of death and destruction By 15 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248286/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_Anglican_Catholic.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248286/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/US_Anglican_Catholic.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the USA met recently to discuss homosexuality and moral discernment. By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248284/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Potential_US_Anglican.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248284/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Potential_US_Anglican.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A priest of the Archdiocese of Washington has told a Pennsylvania newspaper that the decision over whether to establish a personal ordinariate of former Anglicans in the United States is now in the hands of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248248/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Holy_Father_Begins.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248248/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Holy_Father_Begins.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Benedict XVI is asking for prayers for himself and the Curia, who began today their annual Lenten spiritual exercises, which this year are focused on John Paul II and the theology of the saints. By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248243/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Sleuth_and_lawyer.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248243/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Sleuth_and_lawyer.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Read here about how in Rome a two-month course is being offered: teaching future postulators to navigate the process involved in saint-making. By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248241/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_is_struck.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248241/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_is_struck.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Catholic diocese of Sendai was the first victim of Japan’s tsunami following the earthquake. By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248240/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_church_mobilises.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248240/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japan_church_mobilises.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Catholic Church in Japan is rushing to support victims of earthquake and tsunami with prayer, solidarity and practical aid. By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248237/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/50_years_a.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248237/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/50_years_a.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A life of dedicated priestly ministry comes to a tragic and sudden end in the Japanese tsunami By 14 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248212/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/English_and_Welsh.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248212/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/English_and_Welsh.aspx Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The English and Welsh Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham has launched a website to inform others about the new church structure for Anglicans who want to join the Catholic Church. By 13 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248211/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vaticans_top_ecumenist.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248211/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vaticans_top_ecumenist.aspx Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Cardinal Kurt Koch, the new president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, travels to Moscow this weekend for his first meeting with leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church By 13 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248210/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Debate_Six_months.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248210/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Debate_Six_months.aspx Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Assessing the impact of the UK Papal Visit six months on. By 13 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248209/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japanese_Church_officials.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248209/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Japanese_Church_officials.aspx Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Damage from a magnitude 8.9 earthquake and ensuing tsunamis are preventing Church officials in Japan from assessing needs as tsunami warnings are issued for 50 other countries By 13 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248166/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_urges_priests.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248166/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_urges_priests.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Priests must not preach “Christianity 'a la carte'” and should be willing to approach even uncomfortable aspects of the Gospel, Pope Benedict said in a meeting with priests this week. By 12 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248163/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/This_Weeks_Bishops.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248163/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/This_Weeks_Bishops.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Bishop's Blog and Scriptural Reflection for this week. By 12 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248162/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_ordains.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248162/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_ordains.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Darren Carden - on his road towards Priesthood - is ordained deacon. Here is Bishop Campbell's Homily at today's Ordination (12 March) By 12 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248160/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Benedict_XVIs_Jesus.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248160/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Benedict_XVIs_Jesus.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Holy Father's news book reaches no 5 on Amazon's top 100 books. By 12 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248158/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_sends.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248158/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedict_sends.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Holy Father sends a telegram to Japan in the wake of the earthquake there By 12 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248155/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_issues.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248155/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_issues.aspx Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT As we begin the holy season of Lent the Bishop of Lancaster issues a Pastoral Letter By 12 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248064/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Ordinariate_news_How.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248064/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Ordinariate_news_How.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fr Keith Newton, the Ordinary, said today that at present “it looks like over 60 priests and about 750 lay people” are set to join the ordinariate. By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248039/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Rite_of_Election.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248039/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Rite_of_Election.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT In local churches around the globe, Saturday and Sunday bring the Rites of Election -- the diocesan-level welcome for the catechumens and candidates for full initiation who'll be received into the fold at the Easter Vigil. By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248036/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Scholars_see_benefits.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248036/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Scholars_see_benefits.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A panel of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish scholars and theologians found much to praise March 9 in what several called a "remarkable" new book, Pope Benedict XVI's "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week -- From the Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection." By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248035/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/World_s_largest.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248035/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/World_s_largest.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The world’s largest stations of the cross have been placed along the Via della Conciliazione in Rome. Sculpted from 22,000 pounds of bronze, the stations include 49 statues and 11 crosses. By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248034/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/3_400_converts.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248034/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/3_400_converts.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong has announced that a record-high 3,400 catechumens will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248033/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_inquiry_on.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248033/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Vatican_inquiry_on.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The apostolic visitation into the life of women’s religious orders in the US has concluded a new phase, wrapping up on-site visits to religious orders. By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248031/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/UK_Parishes_will.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/248031/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/UK_Parishes_will.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT UK Parishes will have to buy interim Missals between September and Advent to use before the full translation of the Missal is published, it emerged this week. By 11 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247900/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Popes_new_book.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247900/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Popes_new_book.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Vatican today announced the official publication of a new book by Pope Benedict XVI, the 2nd volume of the Pope’s planned 3-part work on Jesus of Nazareth. By 10 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247898/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_gives_encouragement.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247898/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_gives_encouragement.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Humility, fidelity, and constant prayer are necessary ingredients in the lives of Catholic priests, Pope Benedict XVI said at a March 10 meeting with the pastors of the Rome diocese By 10 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247813/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pakistan_Archbishop_asks.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247813/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pakistan_Archbishop_asks.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The outlook for Christians in Pakistan is bleak according to the country’s Catholic leader, who has described how Shahbaz Bhatti’s death has robbed minority groups of a “great leader” and left them feeling “oppressed, repressed and depressed”. By 10 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247805/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Scholars_praise_Pope.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247805/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Scholars_praise_Pope.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pope Benedict XVI’s new book “Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week” addresses misunderstandings about Jesus and helps renew the study of the Bible, a panel of scholars said at a March 9 preview event. By 10 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247804/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Philadelphia_reactions_vary.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247804/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Philadelphia_reactions_vary.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT After the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the United States announced that 21 priests had been placed on administrative leave, a prosecutor praised the move, while groups representing sex-abuse victims said the move was not enough. By 10 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247787/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Meaning_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247787/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Meaning_of.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT HH Pope Benedict XVI speaks of the meaning of Lent at his first Wedneday Audience (9 March -Ash Wednesday) this Lent. By 10 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247724/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedicts_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247724/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_Benedicts_Homily.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Holy Father is the main celebrant and preacher for Ash WEdnesday Mass in Rome By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247713/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247713/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbells_Homily.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT On Ash Wednesday (9 March 2011) Bishop Michael Campbell was the main celebrant and preacher at at the 12.15 Mass at Lancaster Cathedral By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247536/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Catholic_dioceses_in.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247536/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Catholic_dioceses_in.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT As Roman Catholics begin Lent with the traditional distribution of ashes on Ash Wednesday, dioceses in the U.S. are seeking to pass on the ancient practices of the liturgical season in new ways By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247531/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_names.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247531/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Bishop_Campbell_names.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Fr Tim Sullivan, Fr Harry Doyle and Fr Bob Horn are named Honorary Canons of the Diocese for their long and dedicated service to the Church. By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247528/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_will_make.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247528/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_will_make.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Pope Benedict XVI will set a new precedent with a television appearance on Good Friday, April 22. By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247527/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Instruction_on_Summorum.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247527/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Instruction_on_Summorum.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT A Vatican document following up on the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, which called for broader use of the traditional Latin liturgy, will be released within weeks, according to Italy’s leading Vatican-watcher. By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247523/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/600_Anglicans_prepare.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247523/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/600_Anglicans_prepare.aspx Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Some 600 members of the Church of England are preparing to be received into the Catholic Church this Easter as members of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. By 9 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247437/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Portsmouth_former_Anglican.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247437/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Portsmouth_former_Anglican.aspx Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Former Anglican Bishop Edwin Barnes was ordained priest by Bishop Crispian Hollis at St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth on Saturday 5 March. By 8 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247434/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Pope_On.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247434/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/The_Pope_On.aspx Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Holy Father speaks to the seminarians of Rome during a Lectio Divina. By 8 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247432/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Some_US_child.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247432/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Some_US_child.aspx Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Some US victims of clerical abuse are calling upon Church authorities to create special housing for laicized priests or to monitor them as civil authorities monitor convicted sex offenders By 8 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247431/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/CNN_interview_with.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247431/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/CNN_interview_with.aspx Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Father Gary Thomas, the California exorcist whose story forms the basis of a recently released movie, discussed his experiences in an interview with a CNN reporter. By 8 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247280/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_Quebec_archbishop.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247280/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/New_Quebec_archbishop.aspx Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT At 53, and a bishop for only two years, Archbishop-elect Gerald Cyprien Lacroix was surprised to get the call to replace Cardinal Marc Ouellet as archbishop of Quebec By 7 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246959/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_to_lead.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246959/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Pope_to_lead.aspx Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will lead the traditional Ash Wednesday procession from the church of St. Anselm on the Aventine Hill to the basilica of Santa Sabina. By 7 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247034/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Special_Report_Change.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247034/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Special_Report_Change.aspx Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT There are many things still unclear about why Lesley-Anne Knight, secretary general of Caritas Internationalis, has been unexpectedly prevented from applying for a second term of office By 6 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247033/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Nichols_urges.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/247033/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Nichols_urges.aspx Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Catholics in the London area are to be urged to refrain from eating meat on Fridays through the season of Lent in a special Lenten Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols By 6 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246998/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/This_Weeks_Bishops.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246998/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/This_Weeks_Bishops.aspx Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Bishop's Blog and Weekly Scriptural Reflection from the Bishop is now posted. By 5 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246997/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Israeli_Embassy_Welcomes.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246997/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Israeli_Embassy_Welcomes.aspx Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Israeli embassy to the Holy See "welcomes wholeheartedly" Benedict XVI's new book, in which the Pope reiterates that the Jews are not guilty of Jesus' death. By 5 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246967/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Dolan_blasts.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246967/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Archbishop_Dolan_blasts.aspx Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, offered strong criticism of President Barack Obama’s recent decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court. By 5 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246964/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Holy_Land_Illegal.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246964/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/Holy_Land_Illegal.aspx Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT On 25 February members of the Christian Peacemaker teams observed a bulldozer push its way forward, leveling the land on a Palestinian owned hilltop in the small village of Al Bweireh. By 5 March 2011 http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246705/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/March_Edition_of.aspx http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Articles/246705/The_Diocese_of/Our_Bishop/March_Edition_of.aspx Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Catholic Voice of Lancaster sincerely believes that the Ordinariate represents the first, tentative, shoots of this longed-for reunion. [However] the possibility of reunion with the wider Anglican ecclesial community seems increasingly remote. By 5 March 2011