The Prayer Intention for October, offered to the whole church by Pope Francis through his worldwide prayer network, concerns 'The Laity's Mission in the Church' and, specifically, 'Women in leadership roles in the Church'. He invites us...
Given at the Red Mass at Westminster Cathedral on Thursday 1 In a famous saying, St Augustine of Hippo remarked that a society without justice is no better than a gang of thieves. Today, at this Mass, we pray for all who are involved, through the...
During the forty days of Lent we go into the desert with Jesus to discover anew the love of God, confront our temptations and allow the angels to minister to us (Mk 1:13). We turn again to Christ who calls us, 'Repent and believe in the Go...
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was born on 24 August 1932 in Reading, Berkshire, the fifth son of Dr George Murphy-O'Connor and his wife, Ellen.
His brothers Brian and Patrick wereΓΒ priests of the...