Tag: Parish
Cardinal asks for prayers for people of Gaza and offers support to the territory’s small Catholic community
Cardinal Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has visited the Catholic parish in Gaza and is keen that they should not be forgotten at this desperate time. In a statement today, 16 May, he said: “Today I have had a phone conversation with Fr Mario da Silva, the Catholic parish…
Plight of Iraqi Christians: Bishops highlight harsh situation of refugees from Isis persecuted for their faith
The international group of mainly Catholic bishops will use their journey around the region’s beleaguered Christian communities to draw world attention to the harsh conditions faced by Iraqi Christians who were driven from their homes by the Isis advance in the summer of 2014.
Bishops visit vulnerable Christians of the Middle East
Gaza On Thursday 7 January, the Bishops will visit the small Christian community in Gaza, celebrating mass at the parish of the Holy Family; they will then meet with parishioners, visit the school of the Holy Rosary Sisters and various other projects helping people to rebuild their lives following the most recent conflict in 2014.
Archbishop of Liverpool calls for an end to violence in Gaza
The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool, has today written to the parish priest of Gaza to express his prayerful support and to call for an end to violence in the region. In a letter to Mgr Manuel Musallam, Archbishop Kelly says: “We may not remain silent and must call on everyone to place…
Communiqué: Speaking a word of hope at a critical time for the Holy Land
Our first task as bishops and pastors was to offer our prayerful presence and encouragement to a suffering Church.
Holy Land Co-ordination
The Most Rev Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool and Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, will lead the 2008 meeting of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land (Holy Land Co-ordination) which starts on Saturday 12th January in Jerusalem. Along with Bishops and Episcopal…
