- Nottingham priest to be new General Secretary of Bishops' Conference.
- Nearly 100 men and women entered convents, seminaries and religious houses across England and Wales in 2013. This is a very hopeful sign - and we pray for yet more this Vocations Sunday.
- The bishops passed a resolution opposing assisted suicide. These Q&As are worth downloading and reading.
It is also worth reading the opening speech of the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Antonio Mennini. A summary can be found here. He tackled areas where the Church is engaging with civil society, including assisted suicide, human trafficking, and those excluded from social welfare.
