News and Media Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/news-and-media/ England and Wales Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:22:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png News and Media Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/news-and-media/ 32 32 174395915 Archbishop Sherrington’s statement on Diogo Jota https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-sherrington-statement-on-diogo-jota/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-sherrington-statement-on-diogo-jota/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:18:17 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=107215 Archbishop John Sherrington responded to the news about Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who both tragically died in a car crash in Spain. Archbishop Sherrington said: “I’m truly shocked and saddened to hear the heartbreaking news about Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.” Jota, 28, and his […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-sherrington-statement-on-diogo-jota/feed/ 0 107215 Full statement from Archbishop John Sherrington on Liverpool parade incident https://www.cbcew.org.uk/full-statement-from-archbishop-john-sherrington-on-liverpool-parade-incident/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/full-statement-from-archbishop-john-sherrington-on-liverpool-parade-incident/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 15:31:41 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=105605 We hold in our thoughts and prayers all those involved in the incident in Liverpool city centre yesterday. At the Mass of Installation today at the cathedral, we prayed for the injured, their families, friends, and the whole community. We give thanks for the emergency services who attended the scene so quickly and remember in […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/full-statement-from-archbishop-john-sherrington-on-liverpool-parade-incident/feed/ 0 105605 Episcopal Ordination Statement https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-010224/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-010224/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=86788 The Episcopal Ordination of Canon Christopher Whitehead will not take place on 22 February 2024 as expected. Canon Paul Cummins continues as the Diocesan Administrator. A canonical process is currently underway, and no further comments will be made until this has been concluded. Canon Christopher Whitehead has stepped back from active ministry whilst this process […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-010224/feed/ 0 86788 Bishop’s Pause for Thought: Loving others, no matter what https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-pause-for-thought-loving-others-no-matter-what/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-pause-for-thought-loving-others-no-matter-what/#respond Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:42:02 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=58535 Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton, appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Pause For Thought on Tuesday 14 September and was invited to reflect on his proudest achievement. He ended up taking a journey into himself: “Ancient Greek philosophers taught that a fulfilled life begins with self-knowledge. Know thyself is an abiding foundation for happiness and […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-pause-for-thought-loving-others-no-matter-what/feed/ 0 58535 Bishop Oakley reflects on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pause-thought-9-11/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pause-thought-9-11/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:20:13 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=58462 The Right Revd David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton gave a ‘Pause for Thought’ reflection on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. Bishop Oakley answered the question: ‘Where Were You When…’. Broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Monday 6 September. Listen bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09vc1fc Full Text This week, our world remembers the twentieth anniversary of that terrible event known […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pause-thought-9-11/feed/ 0 58462 Cardinal’s Easter Sunday ‘Pause for Thought’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinals-easter-sunday-pause-for-thought/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinals-easter-sunday-pause-for-thought/#respond Sun, 04 Apr 2021 12:32:28 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54710 Cardinal Vincent Nichols gave this Pause for Thought reflection on BBC Radio 2 on Easter Sunday morning, 4 April 2021. Do you remember the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas? Brokenhearted at the dying of his father, he famously wrote these words… “And you, my father, there on the sad height, curse, bless me now with your […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinals-easter-sunday-pause-for-thought/feed/ 0 54710 Cardinal on bereavement as Covid deaths pass 100,000 in the UK https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-on-bereavement-as-covid-deaths-pass-100000-in-the-uk/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-on-bereavement-as-covid-deaths-pass-100000-in-the-uk/#respond Sun, 31 Jan 2021 12:54:18 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=52568 Cardinal Vincent Nichols spoke to LBC radio’s Matt Frei on Saturday 30 January 2021 just days after the tragic news that the UK’s death toll from COVID-19 had passed the 100,000 mark. Each death leaves a family bereaved, each hospital admission results in a person facing a fight – loved-ones anxiously hoping for the best […]

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