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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

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

by Bishop Mark Santer I remember Cormac Murphy-O'Connor as above all a wonderful friend. On the evening of the day of his death one of my daughters rang and said how sorry she had been when she heard the news of the death of my 'friend'. Sh...Read more

A brand new, eco-friendly, award nominated junior school building has opened at St Benedict's, Ealing. It is super-sustainable - one of only a handful of 'Passivhaus' schools in the UK. The youngest pupils at Benedict's School, Ealing h...Read more