'If one member suffers, all suffer together with it' (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully echo in my heart as I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse of cons...
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...
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.Â
One of the great characters of the English episcopate...
Caritas Bakhita House is 'victim-centred, not time-centred', Karen Anstiss tells Peter Stanford in The Telegraph Magazine. Opened in 2015, Bakhita House, the refuge in the Diocese of Westminster for victims of modern slavery, has given...
Since the first days of his pontificate, Pope Francis has spoken repeatedly, passionately, about the mercy of God. Now he has announced a Holy Year dedicated to the great gift of God's mercy. Today this is our theme.
Already we have heard that ...