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The day began with a visit to Archbishop Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem at the Latin Patriarchate, to convey greetings from Cardinal Vincent and the pilgrims. An informative conversation about the Church in the Patriarchate ...Read more
Sunday is often called 'little Easter' as we celebrate the Lord's Day and his resurrection from the dead. It was wonderful to be celebrating this Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. We walked to...Read more
How has this pilgrimage helped me to become closer to the Lord? There are two ways of looking at it. Do I go back in time and place myself in the situation 2000 years ago? Do I try to imagine his way of the cross and his death on Calvary, the crow...Read more
Sunday is often called 'little Easter' as we celebrate the Lord's Day and his resurrection from the dead. It was wonderful to be celebrating this Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. We walked to...Read more
Day 4 was a day of contrasts in Bethlehem. The day began with a visit to the Milk Grotto, marking the place where the Holy Family rested on the flight to Egypt. Here we experienced calm and peace in the beautiful modern chapel. We joined the enclo...Read more
The Annual Meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe was held in London and Hertfordshire this year from 26
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It was also an opportunity to celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom at Westminst...Read more
We arrived into Bethlehem late yesterday evening and were warmly welcomed by Laila and her team at the Manger Square Hotel. Greetings were exchanged and our important presence to the Christian community emphasised. The journey south from Mount Tab...Read more
We arrived into Bethlehem late yesterday evening and were warmly welcomed by Laila and her team at the Manger Square Hotel. Greetings were exchanged and our important presence to the Christian community emphasised. The journey south from Mount Tab...Read more
On Wednesday 4th October, Cardinal Vincent, along with Archbishop Adams, the Apostolic Nuncio, and bishops and priests of the diocese, celebrated a memorial Mass for Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor at the Cathedral. The Mass was attended by HRH ...Read more
by Bishop John Arnold
Who would have guessed that, at a brief and cordial meeting with Fr Murphy-O'Connor in 1976, in Rome, I would have later spent eight years working closely with him in the Diocese of Westminster? At our first meeting I was ...Read more
by Brendan Gallagher
Rugy - at least outwardly - with its cursing, searing and a scarcely concealed intent to inflict legalised GBH on your opponent, at first glance seems incompatible with men of the cloth and God. And that's before you ...Read more
I first met Cardinal Cormac through my involvement with the launch Mass for At Your Word, Lord (AYWL) at Wembley Arena in 2002. I was joining a wonderful team who had already done so much to put the Cardinal's vision into action. It took no time...Read more
We awoke to a calm morning by the Sea of Galilee today and prepared to journey to Cana and Nazareth.
First stop was the site of Jesus' first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana, where the married couples in the group renewed their vows by the ...Read more
November's monthly Intention, that Pope Francis entrusts to his global Prayer Network to spread among all of the faithful, reflects his concern for the whole of the universal church and the whole of the world, especially the frontiers. Frequentl...Read more
We arrived on the evening of 31st October and settled into our hotel in Tiberius. After our long day journeying and a good night's rest, we were rewarded with a glorious sunrise over the Sea of Galilee.Read more