Cathedrals - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 24 Sep 2015 04:13:03 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Cathedrals - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Fears new UK bill could ban use of incense in church https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/09/25/fears-new-uk-bill-could-ban-use-of-incense-in-church/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:07:47 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=77056 Church authorities fear that a new Psychoactive Substances Bill in Britain could lead to the banning of the use of incense in church worship. The bill as it currently stands is worded so broadly that the use of incense in worship would be an unwitting casualty of the new legislation. The Churches' Legislation Advisory Service, Read more

Fears new UK bill could ban use of incense in church... Read more]]> Church authorities fear that a new Psychoactive Substances Bill in Britain could lead to the banning of the use of incense in church worship.

The bill as it currently stands is worded so broadly that the use of incense in worship would be an unwitting casualty of the new legislation.

The Churches' Legislation Advisory Service, whose members include the Catholic Church, the Church of England and other churches, stated they did not believe this was the UK government's intention.

The Association of English Cathedrals said: "Incense is used to enhance the worship experience, and no longer being able to use it would have an adverse impact on the conduct of worship."

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Fears new UK bill could ban use of incense in church]]> 77056 All Catholic cathedrals in England to have a holy door https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/05/01/all-catholic-cathedrals-in-england-to-have-a-holy-door/ Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:05:28 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=70801 Every cathedral should have a holy door as part of the year of mercy, the bishops of England and Wales have said. The bishops have welcomed Pope Francis's initiatives for the Jubilee Year of Mercy which starts on December 8. Among these is installing a holy door at each cathedral and shrine. Holy doors, or Read more

All Catholic cathedrals in England to have a holy door... Read more]]> Every cathedral should have a holy door as part of the year of mercy, the bishops of England and Wales have said.

The bishops have welcomed Pope Francis's initiatives for the Jubilee Year of Mercy which starts on December 8.

Among these is installing a holy door at each cathedral and shrine.

Holy doors, or porta santa, are normally sealed shut from the inside.

They are only opened during Jubilee years, during which pilgrims pass through the doors to gain a plenary indulgence.

The England and Wales bishops said that the Jubilee Year should also find expression by encouraging Confession as "the Sacrament of the New Evangelisation" over the weekend of May 4 to 5 in 2016.

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