Newsletter 1st September 2019

August 31, 2019 in Newsletters

Be full of grace and truth: Archbishops’ Advent plea for Election
PEOPLE should “set aside apathy and cynicism” and leave their “echo-chambers” in the run-up to the General Election, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have said. In a pastoral letter published on Wednesday, Archbishop Welby and Dr Sentamu als...
Venice authorities fear damage to St Mark’s after flooding
THE Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has blamed climate change for the highest water levels experienced in the city in more than 50 years. He said that the damage would cost hundreds of millions of euros to repair, and that the impact was “huge” a...
South Sudanese bishop welcomes prospective joint visit by Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
A BISHOP in South Sudan has expressed hope that a proposed visit by the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury might lead to a change of heart in the “desperate” country’s leaders. The (Anglican) Bishop of Wau, the Rt Revd Moses Deng Bol, said on ...
Christ the King
ACCORDING to Pope Francis, this feast is “the crown of the liturgical year”. In our Gospel reading, we behold Christ enthroned upon the cross, while our collect declares that he has “ascended to the throne of heaven, that he might rule over all th...