The topic of the Catholic understanding of evangelisation is vast, and I have only a little time in which to present some aspects of that understanding.  I begin with two simple yet foundational statements. One comes from the document The secon...

I am glad to have the opportunity of addressing you this evening as above all it gives me an occasion to thank you for your hard work. In our Diocesan Annual Report to the Charities Commission, we were able to state that of the schools in this Dio...

A few years ago now, as I was about to leave Birmingham to go back to Westminster, one good-natured and spirited priest said, in a voice loud enough for me to hear, that he was quite glad because now he would be hearing less about Bishop Ullathorn...

Honourable members of the Siemas, your Excellencies, Sisters, ladies and gentlemen, It is a privilege to address you today. Thank you for the invitation and for your commitment in the fight against the evil of slavery.  I come here to repre...

Good evening. Thank you for this invitation to be with you this evening. My thanks to Fr Eddie O'Donnell for his kind hospitality. Thank you all for coming.  You have invited me to reflect on the Year of Mercy which ended in November. I am gla...

Here’s the secret of Christmas in 20 words: in Jesus, God embraces our poverty, so that in Jesus, God can raise us up to share in his glory. It’s a simple as that and as complex as we are!  We know our poverty: the shallowness of so many of ...

Welcome to this historic event.  Not often have so many from our schools come together and certainly not in this distinguished hall. It gives me the opportunity of thanking you all for your tremendous work in Catholic education, in the schools an...

Most Holy Father, Thank you for this privilege of meeting with you today. We recall with joy your presence, on the 10 April 2014, at the first meeting of this Santa Marta Group. On that day, with your encouragement, we gave our commitment to deve...

In the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi there are three paintings by Caravaggio telling the story of St Matthew. I am sure you are familiar with them. The first is entitled theCalling of St Matthew and it is an excellent starting point for these r...

I started serious preparation for this talk at the time of the Feast of the Assumption and l begin with a quotation from that Office of Readings, from the Letter to the Ephesians:  'I have never stopped thanking God for you. I remember you in ...

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...