Bishop blesses cathedral’s Stations of the Cross

A Renovation Fund which seeks to restore Salford Cathedral’s Stations of the Cross has recently been launched and last week, at its installation, Bishop John Arnold gave his blessing of the first Station. ‘The Stations of the Cross Renovation Fund,’ has been set up to enable this piece of work to take place and to improve... Read More

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July 9, 2020

Bishop for the Environment urges Government to put climate change at heart of pandemic economic recovery

At the start of the second annual London Climate Action Week, the Bishop for the Environment, Bishop John Arnold, joined UK faith leaders in calling for the government to focus its economic recovery strategy, post-Covid-19 lockdown, on the urgent need to reduce the impact of climate change. In the open letter, representatives from Britain’s faith... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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November 7, 2019

Bishop calls on public to keep the environment pressure on MPs

Catholics must continue to remind politicians of the responsibility they owe to the world’s most vulnerable, the Bishop for the Environment has said. His call comes as a new survey suggests that more than half of people say climate change will influence the way they vote in the next general election. “The way that people... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – World

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October 4, 2019

Bishops’ Conference shows the way with Global Caring

Following the success of last years free filmed resource Global Healing, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have commissioned a new film titled Global Caring: Living in harmony with God’s Creation. Global Caring works as a stand-alone or companion volume to Global Healing, and is intended to introduce parish groups and individuals to... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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September 15, 2019

Bishop warns people to not become complacent in tackling climate change

The Bishop for the Environment has welcomed the growing awareness and progress being made in efforts to tackle climate change but has warned society not to become complacent. His warning comes as new research suggests people underestimate how hot the world has become and how much plastic waste has ended up in the environment. Misconceptions... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – World

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August 30, 2019

Bishop finds concrete ways to encourage eco-friendly practises

The Bishop of Salford is creating a green oasis in the grounds of his residence in the hope of inspiring visitors to heed the call of Pope Francis to “care for our common home”. Bishop John Arnold has opened the Laudato Si Centre at Wardley Hall, Manchester, to offer a practical lead on the teachings... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

August 27, 2019

‘If the Amazon suffers, the world suffers,’ warns English bishop

The Bishop for the Environment has joined calls to save the Amazonian rainforests, warning that “if the Amazon suffers, the world suffers”. The Bishop of Salford, John Arnold, said his thoughts mirrored the “deep concern” of Latin American bishops in response to the devastating conflagration, which is raging through and decimating large areas of the... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – World

July 21, 2019

Vulnerable to be hit hardest by future temperature shift

The Bishop for the Environment has expressed concern for society’s poorest and most vulnerable after a recent study indicated that more than three-quarters of the world’s major cities will experience a striking change in climate conditions by 2050 compared with today. An evaluation of the world’s 520 major cities by the Crowther Lab found that... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

June 4, 2019

Samir’s all smiles as his dream restaurant opens

The Bishop of Salford has congratulated a family who fled war-torn Syria and realised their dream of opening a restaurant in Manchester. Samir Hamwyeh, the owner of Middle Eastern restaurant Samir’s, was welcomed to the UK in November 2016 by parishioners from St Monica’s R.C. Church, Flixton, in the Diocese of Salford. Born in the... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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