Letter to the editor: Return to fasting

Notes: "I commend the Catholic bishops of England and Wales for returning, on Sept. 16, 2011, to the obligatory practice of abstaining from eating meat on Friday. By freely engaging in acts of self-denial, we make a statement that those in need are our brothers and sisters. This practice of marking Christ's death on Friday with fasting and abstinence needs to be rediscovered and encouraged not only in England and Wales, but throughout the world". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Fasting - Religious aspects - Christianity; Fasting - Religious aspects - Catholic Church; Catholic Church, Bishops' Conference of England and Wales