Bishop faces challenging questions at Grays Convent

On Wednesday 11th May Grays Convent welcomed Bishop Alan, accompanied by Fr Brian O’Shea, parish priest at Grays, to the school. The school’s media officer, Amy Chapman, said: “We gave Bishop Alan a tour and he seemed to really enjoy meeting the girls and our wonderful staff. The day ended with a beautiful celebration for the 36 young people

Church welcomes prison reform ideas in Queen’s Speech

The Rt Rev Richard Moth – the lead Bishop for prisons at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference – has welcomed the announcement of prison reform legislation in the Queen’s Speech.   “This is a remarkable opportunity to place reform and redemption at the heart of our prisons. It is only through a properly resourced system focussed on genuinely