7 July 2005 is one of those days when you remember exactly what you were doing when you heard the devastating news. Â I was with Cardinal Cormac in Rome when someone said, 'You need to see this.'Â
The Cardinal had only just arrived. Â As soo...
Dear Carlos, Joseph, Julio and Michael, thank you for offering yourselves today for service as deacons. Â By ordaining you on this feast day, the Church gives you a good patron to accompany you for the rest of your lives in the person of Barnabas ...
Many of you will have seen the film 'The Passion of the Christ'. You will not have forgotten the scene of Christ being scourged at the pillar. You will vividly recall, as I do, the action of the women appearing at the end of the flagellation who, ...
In September 2013, Andrew left Enfield and his job in the City and set off for the English College, in Rome, to begin to prepare for this day of his priestly ordination.Â
Well, that's not true. His time at the English College has been a pathwa...
On Christmas Eve 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, signalling the beginning of the great Year of Jubilee. This, however, is not the only cause for celebration this year. In 2025, the Church also marks a…