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July 25, 2020

NJPN Conference: ‘A real celebration of what it is to be J&P people’

The National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) conference by zoom on Saturday 18th July, looked at social issues during the pandemic and the imperatives of Catholic Social Teaching to imagine a more just and sustainable future, writes Ellen Teague. Its title was, ‘Post-pandemic Church: Paralysed or Energised? Recovered or Re-imagined?’ NJPN Chair, Anne Peacey, described the... Read More
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July 23, 2020

Joy as cathedral holds its first post-lockdown wedding

Canon David Paul, Dean of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich, has described the first wedding to be held since lockdown as “a lovely occasion”.  “It was a great pleasure to celebrate Joe and Victoria’s wedding,” he said. “It was the first wedding since February and more than a dozen have had... Read More
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July 22, 2020

Ordination to the priesthood in a time of coronavirus

This month Fr Thomas Kent was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Richard Moth in the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton in this time of coronavirus. The ceremony was very different from normal, in that, only very few clergy, friends and family were able to gather to celebrate with him due... Read More
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July 20, 2020

New Anglican archbishop welcomed to Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow

The Catholic Bishop of Middlesbrough welcomed the newly elected 98th Anglican Archbishop of York to pray alongside him in the shrine of St Margaret Clitherow in the city.   The meeting came immediately after Archbishop Stephen Cottrell’s Confirmation of Election service which was broadcast entirely via video conference due to the Covid-19 restrictions.  “It was a... Read More
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July 17, 2020

BBC Radio 4 to broadcast ‘A Word for All Seasons’ from Yorkshire

As the ‘God Who Speaks’ Scripture initiative is extended through 2021 to take into account the cancellation of many non-digital events planned for this year, BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship programme comes from Yorkshire this weekend and focuses on a special Bible-focused service ‘A Word for All Seasons’. This year is the ‘Year of the... Read More
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July 6, 2020

‘Renew our faith,’ Dean says to congregation in Norwich Cathedral’s first public Mass since lockdown

The Dean of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich warmly welcomed the return of collective worship in the first public Mass held at the cathedral for nearly three months as he urged his congregation “to renew our faith and grow in love for the Lord with one another”. Almost all Catholic churches across the... Read More
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July 3, 2020

Bishop describes ‘return from exile’ as churches prepare to celebrate public Masses again

The Bishop of Plymouth has described the announcement of the resumption of public masses as a “return from exile”. Citing the experience of the return of the Jewish people to worship in Jerusalem, after the Babylonian exile, Bishop Mark O’Toole reflected: “These last months have been an exile for us, too. An exile even from... Read More
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July 1, 2020

Middlesbrough Cathedral announces big changes ahead of first public Mass since lockdown

Catholics will pass a significant milestone on the road towards a return to normality when the first public Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough in more than three months is celebrated this Sunday, 5th July. However, there will be some big differences to the usual Sunday service – including the compulsory wearing of face... Read More
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