Posts by Andrew Leach

Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts 2025

Saturday 4 January 2025

The announcement of the year’s liturgical calendar, following an ancient tradition, is made after the Gospel reading in the Mass of the Epiphany.

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Christmas at Christ the King

Thursday 19 December 2024

Details of Christmas 2024 in the parish. Midnight Mass will be celebrated by candlelight according to Divine Worship.

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Bishops’ statements on Assisted Suicide Bill

Saturday 30 November 2024

Both the Bishops’ Conference and Bishop Richard Moth have issued statements on the passing of the Second Reading of the Assisted Suicide Bill.

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Catholic Bishops unite in compassionate action to oppose Bill on assisted suicide

Friday 15 November 2024

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the Catholic Bishops of Scotland have united ahead of the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. In their joint statement, the bishops explain exactly what ‘compassion’ means at the end of life — caring for and accompanying people, particularly during times […]

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Assisted suicide: the Catholic position

Saturday 12 October 2024

On Friday 29 November, the House of Commons heard the second reading of a Bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, and approved it to go on to further stages. In addition to 330 MPs in the House of Commons, the Bill is supported by a number of well-known figures outside Parliament. […]

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Assisted suicide

Saturday 12 October 2024

On Wednesday 16 October, the House of Commons will hear the first reading of a new Bill on assisted suicide. The Catholic Church teaches that life is a gift to be cherished and cared for at all stages until natural death and that it is morally wrong to intentionally end one’s own life or that of another person, including at their request.

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