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Obituary: Rt Rev James Joseph McGuinness
Death of Bishop James O’Brien, former Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
53 years of service recalled at Archbishop Ward’s funeral
Archbishop John Aloysius Ward, OFM, Cap
Sexual Orientation Regulations: statement by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor
Vatican Radio interview with Archbishop Kelly: Support for the Holy Land
Archbishop Patrick Kelly on the 2007 Holy Land Co-ordination
Note from Archbishop Peter Smith regarding Catholic adoption agencies and the current controversy
Daily Telegraph article by Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor on Adoption Agencies
Cardinal interviewed on Adoption Agencies on BBC R4 ‘s ‘Today’ programme
Press statement from Catholic adoption agencies
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor’s Statement on Adoption Agencies
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Two-Child Cap
The Rosary
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Art and the Afterlife
Synod
Jubilee 2025
Lectionary
God Who Speaks
Previous Events
Assisted Suicide