Pastoral Letter – 10-11 May 2025
Ralph Bishop of Hallam Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 10 – 11 May 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ I am pleased to have this opportunity to be with you through … Read More
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Pastoral Letter – 5-6 April 2025
BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 5/6 April 2025 On the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Fifth Sunday of Lent My dear brothers and sisters in … Read More
Pastoral Letter – 8-9 March 2025
Ralph Bishop of Hallam Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 8 – 9 March 2025 Wherever there is change, people manage best when they are not caught off guard but are able to at … Read More
Pastoral Letter – For the Feast of the Holy Family
Ralph Bishop of Hallam Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 28/29 December 2024 My dear Brothers and Sisters The 2025 Year of Jubilee has begun! On Christmas Eve, the Holy Father opened the Year … Read More
Pastoral Letter – November 2024
Ralph Bishop of Hallam Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 2/3 November 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ 29 October 2024 May I begin by thanking everyone once again for their cooperation with … Read More
Dilexit Nos
Pope Francis has issued a new encyclical “Dilexit Nos” (He Loved Us) about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is the fourth encyclical of his pontificate, after “Lumen Fidei,” (co-written with Pope Benedict XVI), “Laudato Si’” and “Fratelli Tutti.” In Dilexit Nos, Pope … Read More
Oppose Assisted Suicide
In early September 2024, when parliament returned and a Bill on assisted suicide – so-called assisted dying – started its passage through the House of Lords, our Lead Bishop for Life Issues, Bishop John Sherrington, called for Catholics to unite in … Read More
Archbishop Mark O’Toole urges action to oppose Assisted Suicide
The Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia in Wales, Archbishop Mark O’Toole, has issued a heartfelt plea to the public to voice their opposition to a new bill on assisted suicide that will receive its first reading in Parliament today. If passed, it … Read More
Hallam Youth – Update
Hallam Youth has been busy over the last month working and volunteering with our young people of Hallam. A few of our older youth leaders were chosen to assist the post-16 group to Lourdes. They participated in safeguarding training at … Read More
Pastoral Letter – September 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On 1 September, we embarked on another Season of Creation, concluding 4 October, on the Feast of St Francis, Patron of Ecology and a much loved Saint in the Church. The Season of Creation is a … Read More
