Pastoral Priorities for the Church in England and Wales, Vatican Radio, November 17, 2011

Pastoral Priorities for the Church in England and Wales

Vatican Radio
November 17, 2011

http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=538558

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In the northern English city of Leeds, Catholic Church leaders have just concluded a plenary meeting looking at how to become more effective players on the national stage, striving to bring Christian values to the heart of a very secular society. At the four day encounter, held at the picturesque Hinsley Hall pastoral centre, discussions focused on encouraging lay and religious vocations within the Catholic community, on supporting the growing numbers of poor and vulnerable in Britain today, on advocating for peace and justice in the Holy Land, but also on the latest revelations of sexual abuse at Ealing Abbey in London and - last but not least - on celebrations next year to mark Queen Elisabeth’s diamond jubilee.

To take a find out more, Philippa Hitchen spoke with the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster…