I was deeply moved to learn that, in response to the eagerness of Pope Francis for the earthly comforting and the eternal salvation of many who, in this present crisis, will find themselves at the point of death without an…
Responding to pastoral emergencies
Bishop Patrick has instructed priests who are aged seventy and over, and those who have a health condition which requires them to self-isolate, to stand down temporarily from external pastoral ministry. These priests are still happy, eager even, to continue…
COVID-19 precautions – phase three
By order of the Bishops of England and Wales, with effect from the evening of Friday 20th March 2020, the following precautions are now in effect Holy Mass is not celebrated with a congregation in Catholic churches. Public acts of…