The occasion provides a special opportunity for a gathering of the members of the community to mark the joyful event and to thank God, from whom all blessings come, for the gift of a new home.

1. Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops, or to others. * A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the ...

Hot cross buns are in the shops again. Easter must be on its way – or at least it’s what we used to believe but those buns seem to be on ‘special’ anytime from Christmas onwards. I’ve even seen them ...