Apr 9, 2021 | News
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton, I would like to express our condolences and promise of prayer for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II and all members of the royal family at the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip was a man... 
Apr 7, 2021 | News
On Ash Wednesday Bishop Declan called us to be a ‘People of Generous Giving’ not necessarily of our money but of our time. He asked us to think about how much time we give to others, to God and to our neighbour. The Schools and Colleges in the Clifton Diocese have... 
Apr 3, 2021 | News
Last Wednesday the Chrism mass was celebrated at Clifton Cathedral. Although different to usual due to the current restrictions, a socially distanced congregation was there along with many Priests. Bishop Declan blessed the three oils — the oil of catechumens, the oil... 
Mar 26, 2021 | News
On March 19, 2021, the Church celebrated five years since the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia on the beauty and joy of love in the family. On the same day, Pope Francis launched the Year “Amoris Laetitia Family”, which will conclude on June... 
Mar 24, 2021 | News
Ahead of Holy Week, Bishop Declan Lang, chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has issued a reminder that the Christians living in the lands of Christ should be held in prayer. Starved of pilgrim visitors to the Holy sites, and facing the daily... 
Mar 22, 2021 | News
As part of the Catechists on-line formation programme currently running, Fr. Tom Dubois offers us four reflections on the Easter Triduum. They were filmed before he went on his sabbatical to France and before the pandemic prevented us from being in our churches last... 