Bishops have welcomed the launch of the Government's community sponsorship scheme for Syrian refugee families and are calling on Catholic parishes to get involved.
Bishop Alan is inviting representatives from every parish to come together in pilgrimage to the Cathedral on 10th September. The theme is the suffering of children in our midst.
A Mass is to be said in Chelmsford for the repose of the soul of Fr Jacques Hamel. Fr Stewart Foster, archivist for the Diocese, reflects on the shocking death of the elderly priest.