Each day this week we have been presented with an example of radical discipleship. During the week there has been a wonderful parade of saints from the first to the seventeenth centuries: St Luke, St Ignatius of Antioch, St Teresa of Avila, St Joh...
I am pleased to have this opportunity to address you today here in Oxford. Thank you for this invitation.Â
As the title suggests, I want to begin this talk with St Francis of Assisi. Specifically, I should like to reflect on the remarkable vis...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,Â
Leprosy is a terrible disease, still disfiguring many people and communities in the world today. In the Readings at Mass today we hear a great deal about leprosy. We heard, in the Book of Leviticus, ...
There are words of St Paul that often gnaw away at my conscience, especially on occasions as splendid as this. St Paul cries out: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel' (1 Cor 9:16). His warning troubles me, as I am sure it does many bishop...
On 13th June, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and 100 young people from different faiths gathered for Iftar, the breaking of the fast at the end of the day during Ramadan. Organised by the Naz Legac...