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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Archbishop of Cardiff’s New Evangelisation Initiative</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Most Rev George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff, has begun a new evangelisation initiative to support the sharing of the Catholic Faith in Cardiff and to the whole of the Archdiocese. The ‘Come and See’ project is located at the Archdiocese’s new city-centre venue, the Cornerstone at St David’s, and aims to provide events and a warm welcome to those interested in finding out more about Catholicism. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Day of Prayer for Catholics in China</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In his historic 2007 Letter to Catholics in China, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI decreed that 24 May be kept worldwide as a ‘Day of Prayer for the Church in China’.  Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Woolwich Killing: Archbishop McDonald's Statement</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, the Most Rev Kevin McDonald, Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark and Chair of the Office for Interreligious Dialogue, has released this statement on the shocking murder in Woolwich on 22 May. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>CSAN: ‘Victims of trafficking and domestic violence cannot be left out in the cold’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CSAN (Caritas Social Action Network), the social action arm of the Catholic Church, has expressed its strong concerns that proposed changes to the legal aid system could see victims of trafficking and domestic violence left without any support or recourse to justice in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP.  Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Video: World Communications Day Lecture 2013</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Greg Burke, former Fox News and Time magazine journalist, gave the 2013 World Communications Day lecture at Heythrop College in central London on Thursday, 17 May. Greg is currently working for the Holy See's Secretariat of State as its senior communications adviser. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Pope Francis in his own words</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Catholic Truth Society (CTS) has just published an essential 105-page booklet 'First Addresses of Pope Francis'. Now there is an opportunity to read, pray about and reflect carefully on his own words in this compilation of the simple yet profound key addresses and homilies. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Statement from Bishop Declan Lang on the situation in the Cremisan Valley</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Holy Land Coordinating Committee notes with dismay the decision of the Israeli Special Appeals Committee endorsing the route of the separation wall which will have the effect of separating the Salesian Sisters Convent, the Sisters school and the lands of 58 Palestinian families from Beit Jala to the Israeli settlement area of Gilo. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Comment by Archbishop Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Peter Smith on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We urge members of the House of Commons to think again about the long-term consequences of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in deciding how to vote at the report stage and third reading debates next week (20-21 May).  Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Year of Faith: Study Guide For Parishes To Promote Scripture</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new resource has been launched by the Bishops’ Department for Evangelisation and Catechesis to promote a deeper appreciation of the place of the Bible in the Catholic community in England and Wales, and to support the new evangelisation. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Catholic Church in England leads the way on interreligious co-operation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, will be making a visit to England next month, June 2013, whilst here he will be visiting Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities, to affirm and strengthen the good interreligious relations in this country. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>CSAN seeks protections for vulnerable women on legal aid changes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the social action arm of the Catholic Church, has urged the Government to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect victims of trafficking and domestic abuse in the proposed reforms to legal aid, on which the Ministry of Justice is currently consulting. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>A Call to Faith in Action</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2013 National Justice & Peace Network conference will take place Friday 19 – Sunday 21 July. The theme is ‘Breaking Open the Word – a call to faith in action’. The venue is The Hayes Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Liverpool Care Pathway Review Submission</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This submission was prepared in an individual capacity, by Professor David Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, at the request of the Department of Christian Responsibility and Citizenship of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. It sets out a Catholic understanding of the ethical principles relevant to the evaluation of end-of-life care. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Archbishop leads calls to tackle “poverty on the doorstep”</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the face of rising levels of domestic poverty, with 350,000 families now using foodbanks, 3.6 million children living in poverty and almost five million people earning below the living wage, the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) has announced a seminal conference to strengthen and develop the Catholic Church’s response to the poverty crisis. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Catholics in Wales "enormous resource of care and compassion"</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Most Rev George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff, has told members of the Assembly of Wales that the country's 30,000 Catholics make an enormous contribution to society as a resource of "care and compassion". Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Christian-Muslim Relations: To Engage in Dialogue with Others, while Bearing Witness to our Faith</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Final statement from the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), after the third meeting of Bishops and delegates for Christian–Muslim Relations in Europe. The conference took place in London and focused on relations and dialogue between Christians and Muslims. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Archbishop at ‘Mass for Migrants’: Do not put a price-tag on the value of family unity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over 2,000 Catholic migrants living and working in London attended a special Mass for Migrants celebrated by the Mt Rev Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral on Monday, 6 May 2013 - the Feast of St Joseph the Worker. The Mass reflected the tremendous diversity of the Catholic community, with music from across the globe. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Cathedral Mass for Latin American communities to celebrate election of Pope Francis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A special Mass of thanksgiving for the election of Pope Francis with the Latin American Community and its UK Ambassadors was celebrated in Westminster Cathedral on Friday, 3 May. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Bishop Richard Moth receives Freedom of the City of London</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a ceremony at the Guildhall on Wednesday, 1 May, the Catholic Bishop of the Forces, the Rt Rev Richard Moth, was granted the Freedom of the City of London. Read More]]></description>
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      <title>Catholic charities announce Church “watchdog” on Benefit changes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), the social arm of the Catholic Church has today announced that it will be monitoring the effect of benefit changes to ensure that vulnerable families are protected. Read More]]></description>
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