Leadership today is a challenging vocation! This is true not only in the Church but, as we all know, in public and political life, too. So today we do well to pray earnestly for Abbot Dominic as he receives the Abbatial Blessing and is solemnly en...
Given at the Houses of Parliament on 5 November 2014 on the occasion of the Catholic Social Action Network parliamentary reception.
Good afternoon; firstly let me say thank you for inviting me to speak, once again, at the Caritas Social Action Ne...
A few weeks ago, I entered the Chapel Royal in Hampton Court to celebrate Vespers. For the first time since the 1550s a Cardinal was to lead such prayer. It was another step in the 'healing of an ancient wound', to quote a phrase used at the f...
1. I welcome you and thank you most sincerely for your presence and participation in this meeting. Many words of welcome and thanks have already been expressed and I do not need to repeat them, although they are strongly present in my heart.Â
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Good morning from London to you wherever you may be in the world. Can I start by commending the President of the International Bar Association, Horacio Bernardes Neto, for prioritising both at this event and previously at your 2019 conference in…