(Vatican Radio) As bishops
and pastoral care experts met in the Vatican
last week at an international gathering organised by the Pontifical Council for
New Evangelisation, the Church in England
and Wales
is gearing up for its own special event aimed at stepping up evangelisation
efforts within its own dioceses.
Home Mission Sunday is
celebrated in the UK
on September 21st with a special focus this year on reaching out to people
through the family. With recent research suggesting that up to 80% of Catholics
in England and Wales rarely or
never attend Mass, the bishops are urging their parishioners to use Home
Mission Sunday as a chance to invite friends and relatives back into the family
of the Church.
Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth
is a member of the bishops conference Department for Evangelisation and
Catechesis. Philippa Hitchen talked to him about this annual initiative and
about some creative new ideas for sharing the faith in England today….
For Bishop Mark O'Toole's interview on Vatican Radio go here;
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