A well-known speaker on liturgical matters, Mgr David was latterly parish priest at Braintree. His Requiem will take place on Wednesday 28 January at 11am in Brentwood Cathedral, where he was Administrator in the 1990s.
Each year 200,000 people are diagnosed with leprosy and there are millions more who are living with the damaging consequences of delayed leprosy treatment because of the stigma that still surrounds the disease. Please support the mission of St Francis Leprosy Guild.
Bishop Mason urges a path of supportive care for children experiencing gender dysphoria, rather than blocking the natural process of puberty, and warns of the ethical implications of involving children in such a trial.
Caritas Social Action Network, the domestic agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, rejects the UK Government’s recent asylum policy announcements as incompatible with the Gospel and teaching of the Catholic Church.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Rt Rev Mgr David Manson, parish priest at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Braintree, who has died suddenly. His obituary and details of his funeral arrangements will follow. May he rest in peace.
Bishop Moth says: "With the priests and people of Westminster, and building on the firm foundations that have been laid by so many down the years, I look forward to continuing the great adventure that is the life of the Church and witness to the Gospel."
Priests and people, family and friends filled Brentwood Cathedral on 16 December to celebrate the life and ministry of Bishop Emeritus Thomas McMahon and to pray for the repose of his soul.
