As a young priest, some time ago now, I gave a sermon about family life. Standing at the door of the church after Mass, many people kindly thanked me for my remarks. I remember one older lady, a grandmother, who did not do so. As she passed by, in...

I am pleased to have received this invitation to address this solemn Ceremony of Remembrance for all your fellow officers and police staff who have lost their lives in the course of duty. This is a privileged moment for me to pay my tribute to tho...

I am pleased to have this opportunity to address you today here in Oxford. Thank you for this invitation.  As the title suggests, I want to begin this talk with St Francis of Assisi. Specifically, I should like to reflect on the remarkable vis...

Given to Pope Francis at the Papal Audience during the Santa Marta Conference on 9 Holy Father, we thank you for this gift of a meeting and for the privilege of greeting you, so as to express our respect and regard for you in your ministry at th...

My first word is one of thanks to His Eminence Cardinal Ouellet for the invitation to contribute to this course and to you, my brothers, for your generosity in serving the Church as bishops.  One of the great characters of the English episcopate...

  It is a joy to make my first visit (as patron) to St Ethelburga’s here in the heart of the City of London. I am looking forward to our conversations this evening. The idea for this centre, focused on conflict resolution and ‘makers of...

A few weeks ago, I was invited out to dinner by a small group of women, living together in London, but coming from seven different countries. They provided food that was varied and delicious, as each had contributed to the meal from their own trad...

Thanks to St Mary’s for this initiative, and its partnership with the Institut Catholique. Thanks to Dr Moran for his fascinating and first-hand experience in the work of reconciliation in Northern Ireland. We are privileged to have this pers...

Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to be here once again in Parliament for the sixth annual Caritas Social Action Network reception. It is greatly encouraging, as it is every year, to see so many charities, supporters and parliamentarians gathered t...

My dear friends, I welcome you and thank you most sincerely for your presence and participation in this meeting. Many words of welcome and thanks have already been expressed and I do not need to repeat them, although they are strongly present i...

Human trafficking and modern slavery are ‘grievous wounds in the flesh of humanity’.  These words were spoken by Pope Francis in April 2014 at a meeting in Rome bringing together representatives of law enforcement agencies from around the ...

Vice-chancellor,  Thank you very much for the honour you bestow on me today. I am truly grateful for the recognition that this honorary degree represents: recognition not just of some personal achievements, elegantly presented by the universit...

I am grateful to have this opportunity of expressing my greetings to you all as you gather for this Anglophone Safeguarding Conference at the invitation of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and the Bishops' Conference of Kenya. I regret...

Given at the Special Conference held at the United Nations on 7 April 2016 on the combatting of human trafficking and modern slavery.  Mr President, Your Excellencies, Sisters, ladies and gentlemen,  I am honoured to address you this after...

It is a pleasure to be with you this morning and I am grateful to Sr Patricia for her invitation to attend your second international coordination meeting. Thank you also to Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, our host who has shown such vision in carr...

Your Royal Highness, It is my great pleasure, on behalf of all present today, to welcome you and to thank you for this initiative, calling much needed attention to the plight of Christians suffering death and persecution in many countries in the ...

Good afternoon; it is a pleasure to be back in Parliament for the fifth annual Caritas Social Action Network reception. I am delighted once again to see so many charities, supporters and parliamentarians gathered here for this special and importan...

The question before us today is straightforward: ‘How is the Church measuring up to the Master’s command: Go, therefore to all nations. Baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teach them to observe all ...

It is my honour and privilege to convey to you a message from His Holiness Pope Francis, with his prayers for today’s conference. In doing so, I would like first of all to express my appreciation of the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury ...

It is an honour and a privilege to have been invited here today, at this important event marking 50 years of management studies in Oxford. You may have been wondering why I was asked to give this lecture. I have been wondering why I accepted! But...

This evening we have heard many beautiful voices. This vast Cathedral has resonated with the glorious sound of the voices of this choir, with the sonorous tones of our readers and with the rich variety of voices of the instruments of the orchestra...