The cap on faith admissions is an effective ban on any new Catholic schools - and now the Government seems likely to go back on its promise to scrap it. The Catholic Education Service is urging Catholics to speak up.
Brentwood's centenary year ended with a concelebrated Mass at St Edmund's College in Ware, a place closely associated with Brentwood's first Bishop, Bernard Ward.
Launched last year by the Bishops' Conference, The Art of Dying Well website is inviting the bereaved to post names, pictures or memories of loved ones on its Instagram or Twitter platforms during November so that prayers can be offered for them.