Photo above – More than 400 people celebrated the consecration of the new Bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann – see BBC report – three below.
Seamus Mallon funeral: Tribute to ‘peacemaker’ and ‘statesman’
BBC News
Archbishop Martin, leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, told those gathered in the tiny church of St James’ that the politician was determined to …
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51258201 ]
Kildare priest appointed new Catholic bishop in west of Ireland
Irish Times
In a December 2010 article for the Furrow magazine, on ‘Being a Priest in Ireland Today’, Fr Dempsey wrote that “the Church community needs to …
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/kildare-priest-appointed-new-catholic-bishop-in-west-of-ireland-1.4152742 ]
New Bishop of Monmouth Cherry Vann can help ‘unify’ Church
BBC News
… Vann could be a “point of unity” at a time of disunity within the church. … Advisory Group on how the Church of England attends to human sexuality.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51252909 ]
Bad faith? Boris Johnson and the Irish Protocol
RTE
[[] https://www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2020/0124/1110722-bad-faith-boris-johnson-and-the-irish-protocol/ ]
Football shirts and gambling
Daily Mirror
Report on a possible voluntary ban on betting firms putting their names on football shirts. Report mentions campaign on gambling by the Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith.
[[] https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/betting-firms-could-forced-take-21359856 ]
Time for church to own up to past and present racism, say clergy
Daily Telegraph
A number of clerics have said it may be time for the Anglican church to launch an independent investigation into its treatment of black and minority …
Further coverage of motion to be debated at the General Synod meeting next month on the legacy of Windrush, to be brought by Southwark Diocese priest Revd Andrew Moughtin-Mumby.
[[] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/26/time-church-past-present-racism-say-clergy/ ]
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