Autumn Plenary 2024

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales gathered in Leeds for their Autumn Plenary meeting at Hinsley Hall from 11-14 November 2024.

Read the joint statement on assisted suicide, the statement on the Ukrainian Holodomor famine/genocide, and a series of short statements and resolutions. The latter includes: The Synod on Synodality, a proposed National Evangelisation Festival in 2025, the Papal Encyclical ‘Dilexit Nos’, and the Election of a new General Secretary.

Plenary Resolutions; Synod, Papal Encyclical and New General Secretary

Resolutions and short statements: The Synod on Synodality, a proposed National Evangelisation Festival in 2025, the Papal Encyclical 'Dilexit Nos', and the Election of a new General Secretary

Catholic Bishops of England, Wales, and Scotland issue joint statement on assisted suicide

The Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have issued a joint statement on Assisted Suicide ahead of the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Statement commemorating the 91st Anniversary of the Ukrainian Holodomor Famine-Genocide 1932-1933

Let us pray that the trauma being inflicted in our days may cease, and that the wounds of the past may heal but never be forgotten.