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INTERVIEW: Bishop-elect of Clifton talks about marriage, parenting in a secular world, the pressures faced by priests and much more, including the Church’s greatest asset

April 09, 2024

Pope Francis appointed Rev. Canon Bosco MacDonald as the tenth Bishop of Clifton on 14 March 2024. It followed the Pope on the same day accepting the resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton, one of 22 dioceses in England and Wales. The Catholic Herald subsequently spoke to Clifton’s new bishop-elect on

Priestly vocations in East Anglia are at their highest level in 30 years

January 12, 2018

Rural English diocese has 12 men studying for the priesthood after not having had any at all for many years

Portsmouth diocese has ‘highest number of seminarians in living memory’

August 25, 2017

The vocations director thanked people for their prayers

Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/08/17

August 25, 2017

A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church

Next synod will discuss lack of vocations, says Pope Francis

November 28, 2016

The Pope said vocations exist, but need to be proposed in the right way

‘I receive the Body of Christ through their hands’: Mark Wahlberg says he’s praying for priestly vocations

October 06, 2016

The actor said he had known many good and holy priests and hoped future generations would too

Pray the rosary weekly for priestly vocations, says Bishop of Plymouth

April 13, 2016

Bishop Mark O'Toole has written to the faithful urging them to do more to encourage vocations

The much-loved Sister who showed me that being a nun is a wonderful vocation

March 24, 2016

She never had any children, but as a dormitory mistress she lavished her maternal gifts on us

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