Meeting of Bishops of England & Wales

The Bishops of England and Wales have been meeting in Leeds this last week. Themes from the meeting included:

• 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.