News Archive
by Fr David Stewart
In this month of October, Pope Francis has asked us to pray with him: That all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to the common good. Y...Read more
by Andrew Nicoll
On 13th May 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously injured. From that moment, the future saint developed a profound emotional relationship with the appearances of Our Lady to three children in a field close to the village...Read more
by Mgr Phelim Rowland
I have known four Cardinal Archbishops of Westminster, all gifted men in different ways. Cardinal Cormac combined a sharp mind with Celtic charm. I suppose it was the latter that I appreciated most, having the same backgroun...Read more
by Fr Jeremy Trood
It was entirely predictable that many of the obituaries of Cormac, Cardinal Murphy- O'Connor should concentrate on child abuse and his role in the scandal which engulfed the Church at the turn of the millennium. When he becam...Read more
by Fr Kevin Dring
I was Cardinal Cormac's last priest secretary in Arundel & Brighton, being with him in those heady days when he was appointed as the new Archbishop of Westminster. The time living and working with Cormac were some of the happies...Read more
by Sr Clement Doran
When he was appointed Archbishop of Westminster in 2000 Cardinal Cormac (then Bishop of Arundel & Brighton, in which our Augustinian mother house is situated) asked our Mother General Sr Thomas if three sisters could join him ...Read more
Dear Cardinal Vincent,
I send to you, his confreres and family my deepest condolences on the death of Cardinal Cormac.
Cormac's death evokes such a depth of sorrow at the absence of that hearty laugh, that face that exuded such a depth of huma...Read more
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis inscribes the book of condolences in Archbishop's House: 'With a great sense of humility I bring the condolences of the Jewish community on the sad passing of Cardinal Cormac - a man imbued with spirituality, warmt...Read more
In his new book published in September, Cardinal Vincent explores the contribution of faith to society. The book is based on a series of talks and lectures he had given, mainly during the Year of Mercy.
As he explains in the preface, the Cardinal...Read more
Fr Gian Matteo Serra OP, Rector of the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva writes to Cardinal Vincent:
It is with sincere emotion that I write to Your Eminence upon hearing that our beloved Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, whose Titular Basil...Read more
From Athanasius Toma Dawod, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop in the United Kingdom:
I have received with sadness the news about the passing away of the late Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor to the loving mercy of God.
I have known the late Cardinal f...Read more
From Downing Street, Prime Minister Theresa May writes:
Like so many people, I was sorry to hear the news of the death of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
The Cardinal's contribution to the nation as the tenth Archbishop of Westminster has, r...Read more
8th June 2017
Cardinal Cormac gave this Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2 on the day of the General Election.
I am now 40 years a bishop and the first 23 years were spent in the South of England where I lived in a house with a large garden. I use...Read more
On Wednesday 13th September, a group of us from Our Lady attended the funeral of the late Cardinal Cormac. The service was beautiful, Cardinal Cormac's nephew paid tribute to him, telling us all about the great family man he was (around 95 membe...Read more
It was in 2002 that I was summoned to the presence of our then-Cardinal. I had been a parish priest for four years. That was all about to change. He told me he wanted me to head up a project for parish renewal. After 30 years working in parishes, ...Read more
by Paul Moynihan
It is not easy to write about Cardinal Cormac: just where do you start with this giant of the Church in all senses of the word? While he may have only been Archbishop of Westminster from 2000 to 2009, he has been a visible pres...Read more