The Metropolitan Archbishops of the Catholic Church in England have welcomed plans to resume collective worship in England next month with ‘great joy’. In a letter, addressed to the Catholic community in England, the archbishops – Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster; Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP, Archbishop of Liverpool; Archbishop Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham;... Read More
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“Costly” nuclear weapons are “useless and irrelevant” against the two major global crises we currently face and therefore the world’s “new normal” needs to be nuclear-weapon-free, an international Catholic peace movement has said. Pax Christi UK has insisted that “now is the time to free ourselves from the moral and economic burden of nuclear weapons”,... Read More
The Archdiocese of Liverpool has announced a donation of £20,000 to the Masks4NHSHeroes campaign for the purchase of personal protective equipment for the NHS. Announcing the move in one of his regular video messages, the Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm McMahon, said the donation will “support the medical staff who are, with bravery and selflessness, on... Read More
The birthday of a Catholic mum who died from a brain tumour was marked by a mass skydive to raise funds to help find a cure for the disease. Sue Blasotta, of Palmers Green, a passionate fundraiser, who undertook a skydive herself before she learnt she had brain cancer, died at the age of 42... Read More
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Bishops say the government betrayed voters by refusing to change a rule they say keeps them from opening new Catholic “free schools.” Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool, chairman of the Department for Education of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, said the government had sided with a “vocal minority of campaigners who oppose the... Read More
A derelict Catholic church in Liverpool is to be transformed and brought back to life as a vibrant housing community. The disused church building of St Bernard’s Catholic Church in Kingsley Road, Toxteth, has been donated to local housing charity Housing People, Building Communities (HPBC) by the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the charity has submitted... Read More
The church of Holy Cross and St Helen in St Helens town centre will, this Friday 4th March, be united with Pope Francis in Rome for a celebration of 24 hours for the Lord. Holy Cross is designated as a Jubilee Church for the year of Mercy called by Pope Francis and on 8th December... Read More
This Lent the Archbishop of Liverpool has offered his support to Progressio’s ZimFare and ZimFast Lent campaigns; inviting participants to stand in solidarity with people in fragile and marginalised communities in Zimbabwe and around the world. “I care passionately about social justice and Progressio’s work,” said Archbishop Malcolm McMahon. “Your support could make a significant... Read More
