Mar 02, 2009 'Many believe Christianity is out of step with society
Many people see Christianity as out of step with today's society, according to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Mar 02, 2009 Ein Kardinal wird Lord
Erstmals römisch-katholischer Bischof im britischen Oberhaus
Jul 08, 2008 London: Cardinal Cormac visits Opus Dei parish
Catholics must be like St Thomas More, in seeking spiritual support to stand up for their faith in the modern world, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor told parishioners in Swiss Cottage on Sunday.
Jun 10, 2008 Britain's Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor Will Defy Law Forcing Homosexual Adoption
The Westminster Catholic Children's Society, founded in 1764 and whose current president is Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, will continue its policy of placing children only with married heterosexuals and single people, in defiance of the British government's homosexual equality laws.
Apr 02, 2008 Cardinal attacks 'aggressive' secularism gaining ground in UK
The leader of Britain's Catholics claimed yesterday that "Judaeo-Christian values" were the only thing binding British society together, on the eve of a lecture series on the place of faith in British public life.
Feb 22, 2008 Cardinal dismisses entire board of London Catholic hospital
After two years of conflict with the administration of a Catholic hospital in London, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has dismissed the entire board of directors of the institution.
Jan 17, 2008 Cardinal Cormac welcomes Polish migrants
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has expressed his hope that Polish migrants living in England and Wales will be able to feel part of the family of the Catholic Church and stressed the great value of their contribution to the Catholic faith.
Dec 13, 2007 Labour Backbenchers Rebel on Embryo Bill After Meeting with Cardinal
The UK's Observer reports that a group of Labour MP's is preparing to defy party whips and oppose the government's proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. 40 backbenchers, led by MP Jim Dobbin, will tell party whips and the Prime Minister of their objections to the bill.
Nov 19, 2007 Archbishop condemns move to grant lesbians easier parenting rights
Britain’s leading Roman Catholic churchman gives warning today that the role of a father in a child’s life will be undermined by legislation to make it easier for lesbian couples to become parents to test-tube babies.
Oct 29, 2007 Cardinal: My abortion act hopes
The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has expressed his support for a lowering of the upper time limit on abortions.
Sept 26, 2007 Cardinal blesses new charity for prostitutes
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor of Westminster has blessed a new charity run by the Sisters of Mercy in London to help women affected by sexual trafficking and prostitution.
Sept 26, 2007 Per i 75 anni dell'arcivescovo di Westminster un iPod in regalo.
In occasione del suo 75.mo compleanno di vita, il cardinale Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Arcivescovo di Westminster, si è visto regalare un iPod nano con numerosi brani di musica sacra realizzati dal duo.
Jul 10, 2007 Cardinal calls on Muslims to fight for freedom
Britain's most senior Roman Catholic leader has called on Muslims to join forces with the Church to fight for "genuine religious freedom".
Jul 10, 2007 Search is under way for the next man to lead England’s Catholics
The Pope has begun taking soundings in England and Wales for a successor to the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, who is expected to retire in 2009, The Times has learnt.
Jul 10, 2007 Pope asks archbishop to stay on
The Pope has asked the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales to stay in post beyond his 75th birthday.
May 16, 2007 Trustees at Catholic hospital delay decision on Cardinal's new Code of Ethics
The Trustees of the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, in St John's Wood, north London have said they need more time to consider issues raised by the proposed new Code of Ethics prepared for the board at the request of the hospital's patron, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.
Apr 08, 2007 Cardinal bemoans 'now generation'
Modern Britain's "now generation" culture threatens to leave the poor increasingly marginalised, the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster has said.
Apr 06, 2007 ‘We Christians need more persecution’
In Westminster Cathedral a dozen or so deaf mutes are doing the Stations of the Cross. They have reached the 14th station, ‘Jesus is laid in the tomb’. A priest leads the prayers in sign language. ‘We, too, O God, will descend into the grave whenever it shall please Thee, as it shall please Thee, and wheresoever it shall please Thee.’
Mar 29, 2007 It's gay rights laws that are intolerant
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor accused Labour of "legislating for intolerance" in his most outspoken attack yet on the imposition of gay rights laws on church bodies.
Mar 21, 2007 Gay adoption regs passage ‘abuse of parliamentary democracy’
The British government’s passage of regulations making it illegal for publicly funded adoption agencies to deny services to gay couples was “an abuse of parliamentary democracy,” said a Catholic cardinal.
Mar 20, 2007 Cardinal praises Pope’s writings
The leader of Catholics in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, has praised the working of Pope Benedict’s new exhortation.
Feb 21, 2007 UK Cardinal Approves Controversial Mass for Catholic Gays
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has decided to allow a special mass at his Westminster diocese every two weeks specifically for gays. The move is already proving controversial as the Catholic church teaches that homosexuality is a sin and that communion should not be offered to non-celibate gays:
Dec 09, 2006 "L’Afrique est submergée de préservatifs"
Répondant à la télévision britannique aux attaques de Tony Blair contre le Vatican sur MTV, le cardinal de Westminster, Cormac Murphy-O’Connor a dénoncé la pensée unique du préservatif, qui agirait contre l’objectif recherché.
Dec 06, 2006 Catholic viewpoint
On Sunday 03 December, Andrew Marr interviewed Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Head of the Roman Catholic Church in England.
Nov 01, 2006 Cardinal Cormac at Closing Mass of Oct '06
"It is not easy to be a Christian, a Catholic, a disciple of Jesus Christ, in our day," Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, told more than a thousand young delegates during the Closing Mass of 'Oct.06', organised by the Catholic Youth Service, at the National Indoor Area in central Birmingham on Sunday 15 October.
Nov 01, 2006 Remembering dead key to living finding peace
Remembering the dead is of fundamental importance if the living are to find lasting peace and come to terms with their own deaths, said a British cardinal.
Jul 31, 2006 Cardinal Cormac ask diocese to pray for peace in Middle East
Following a message issued by the Holy Father at the Angelus yesterday Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor sent the following message to priests and parishes in the Diocese of Westminster.
Jul 12, 2006 Cardinal leads anniversary celebrations at west London church
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has celebrated a special Mass to mark the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Catholic church of St Peter and St Paul, Northfields, west London.
Jun 24, 2006 Christian-Muslim dialogue, respect crucial for peace, development
The building of mutual understanding between Christians and Muslim is crucial for world peace and human progress, said a British cardinal, who stressed that the dialogue between the two faiths requires the religious rights of minorities be respected.
Jun 24, 2006 Cardinal urges abortion rethink
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has reopened the abortion debate by urging the government to change the law.
May 29, 2006 Cardinal’s date at new church
A landmark building attracted a VIP guest on Friday - Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster.
May 29, 2006 Cardinal spells out need for Christian-Muslim dialogue
"Where Christians are being denied their rights, or are subject to sharia law, that is not a matter on which Muslims in Britain should remain silent," the Archbishop of Westminster told an audience at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, last night. He added: "Where religious rights of minorities are disrespected in the name of Islam, the face of Islam is tarnished elsewhere in the world."
May 25, 2006 Cardinal dismissed his top press aide 'for being gay'
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales sacked a senior aide because he was gay, it was reported last night. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was personally involved in the dismissal of his personal press officer, according to The Mail on Sunday.
May 25, 2006 UK Muslims should stand up for Christians
British Muslims should not remain silent when Christians are being denied their rights or are made subject to sharia law, said Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor.
May 09, 2006 Cardinal congratulates Queen on her 80th birthday
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, as President of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has exchanged warm letters with Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
May 06, 2006 'More prisons are not the answer to crime'
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has said he totally disagrees with the view that the only way to deal with crime is more prisons and longer sentences.
Apr 27, 2006 Cardinal consoles families of slain Sri Lankan aid workers
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, has written to the Director of Caritas Jaffna to express his condolences to the families of two humanitarian aid workers who were killed on Monday in a Claymore mine explosion in the north of Sri Lanka.
Apr 21, 2006 Cardinal deplores ‘extreme and shameful poverty’ in Britain
Even after record spending on welfare, contemporary Britain still has ‘extreme and shameful poverty’, the Archbishop of Westminster, has told a Cambridge conference.
Apr 21, 2006 Cardinal pays tribute to John Paul II at Westminster Cathedral
Homily preached by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, at a Requiem Mass celebrated at Westminster Cathedral on the anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II yesterday (Independent Catholic News, 4 April 2006).
Apr 05, 2006 Cardinal's sermon at United Guilds Service, 31 March 2006
How delighted I am to be with you today, both as Archbishop of Westminster and as a freeman of the City; and how grateful I am for the opportunity to preach here, in this marvellous place. By Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor.
Mar 30, 2006 Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor on Vatican Radio
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor discussed traditionalists, Islam, collegiality, migrant workers in London during an interview with Vatican Radio yesterday.
Mar 29, 2006 La respuesta cristiana ante el «islam agresivo», según el cardenal Murphy-O'Connor
La única respuesta del cardenal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor a lo que llama «islam agresivo» es una «cristiandad verdaderamente profunda». El arzobispo de Westminster, de 73 años, hace esta y otras observaciones en una entrevista concedida a «Radio Vaticano».
Mar 26, 2006 Catholic hospital must tighten ethics
The leader of England's Roman Catholics called on Monday for tighter ethical controls in a fashionable Catholic hospital embroiled in a complex morality debate.
Mar 24, 2006 Catholic hospital must tighten ethics
The leader of England's Roman Catholics called on Monday for tighter ethical controls in a fashionable Catholic hospital embroiled in a complex morality debate.
Mar 19, 2006 UK Cardinal praises monastic life
In today's Europe where the family is fragile, monasteries teach the "art of belonging to each other", the Archbishop of Westminster told monks gathered at Downside Abbey church yesterday.
Mar 17, 2006 Cardinal congratulates Downside for teaching the 'art of belonging'
In today’s Europe of ‘believing without belonging’, where the family is fragile, monasteries teach the “art of belonging to each other”, the Archbishop of Westminster told monks gathered at Downside Abbey church today.
Feb 12, 2006 Letter from the Cardinal
Letter to the Tamil Chaplain Fr Eugene regarding his visit to Sri Lanka. Source: TamilCanadian - February 2, 2006 and Director for Public Affairs of the Archbishop of Westminster.
Feb 12, 2006 Cardinal's warning on women bishops
The Church of England will stage a crucial debate on women bishops today after hearing warnings from Roman Catholic leaders that the move would cause irreparable damage to their relations.
Feb 10, 2006 Women bishops obstacle to Catholic-Anglican unity, English cardinal warns
The prospect of ordaining women as bishops in the Church of England means that the quest for unity is at a plateau, said a British cardinal at a press conference Feb. 6, the same day as the first session of the Church of England's general synod, at which Anglican leaders were scheduled to debate the ordination of women as bishops.
Feb 09, 2006 Las escuelas católicas se enfrentan a graves pruebas
Una vez más el papel de la religión en la educación se enfrenta a desafíos en Inglaterra. Un estudio publicado por el Sutton Trust, una organización que financia oportunidades educativas para estudiantes en necesidad, pidió que se prohibieran las escuelas religiosas por usar las creencias religiosas como un criterio de selección de sus alumnos, informaba el 23 de enero el periódico Times.
Jan 21, 2006 Cardinal visits tsunami survivors
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor went to Sri Lanka to meet tsunami survivors and find out what CAFOD and its partners are doing to help
Jan 07, 2006 Archbishop viewing tsunami relief
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is in Sri Lanka to mark the first anniversary of the 26 December tsunami.
Jan 07, 2006 Outbreak of faith
Wherever disaster has struck this year, compassion has quickly followed. By Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor
Jan 07, 2006 Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor visits tsunami zones
The cardinal’s trip marks the anniversary of the seaquake. He is meeting victims and leaders of other religions and is praying for the tough peace process.
Dec 31, 2005 Archbishop viewing tsunami relief
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is in Sri Lanka to mark the first anniversary of the 26 December tsunami.
Dec 26, 2005 Cardinal marks tsunami anniversary
The leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales is flying to Sri Lanka to mark the tsunami anniversary.
Dec 26, 2005 Cardinal issues midnight SOS for Bethlehem
The Archbishop of Westminster has pleaded in his Christmas homily for the town of Bethlehem, saying he deplores the exodus of Christians from Bethlehem and the current condition of the town of Christ’s birth.
Dec 20, 2005 Remember Bethlehem
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has urged Christians to visit Bethlehem, despite the continuing difficulties in the region.
Dec 04, 2005 Non confondere la vera con la falsa religione
L’Arcivescovo di Westminster ha chiesto una nuova base di coesistenza nella società britannica fondata su autentici valori religiosi.
Dec 04, 2005 Primado inglés dice que Iglesia no excluye a homosexuales maduros
El cardenal primado de Inglaterra y Escocia, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, negó hoy que el nuevo documento vaticano sobre la homosexualidad descarte a los varones con esa tendencia como candidatos al sacerdocio.
Oct 15, 2005 Cardinal praises 'cosmopolitan' Confessor
Edward the Confessor would not have been surprised by the “spiritual humanism” proposed recently by the Archbishops of Westminster and Canterbury, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor told a gathering at Westminster Abbey last Friday evening.
Oct 07, 2005 Fears over Christians attending faith schools
Two senior Church leaders have risked reigniting the controversy over faith schools by voicing their reservations about Christian children going to Muslim faith schools.
Sept 28, 2005 Cardinal calls for religions to speak in defence of each other's freedoms
Address by the Archbishop of Westminster, H.E. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, at the interfaith gathering hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio at Lyon, 11-13 September: “Le courage d’un humanisme de paix”.
Sept 28, 2005 Cardinal affirms British Muslims and a plural society
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, has said that Christians should sympathise with oppressed Muslims in the face of extremist distortions of Islam. And he has called for reciprocal concern from British Muslims about the mistreatment of minorities in Muslim societies.
Aug 16, 2005 Welcomes Inquiry into Shooting of Brazilian
The Archbishop of Westminster has welcomed the promise of an inquiry into the shooting of Jean-Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian wrongly suspected of being a suicide bomber, at Stockwell Station on 22 July.
Aug 06, 2005 Arzobispo católico inglés asiste a misa por brasileño muerto
El principal jerarca católico de Inglaterra y Gales interrumpirá una peregrinación al exterior para asistir a la misa de difuntos en Londres por un brasileño a quien la policía mató al confundirlo con un terrorista.
Jul 23, 2005 The Challenges and the Opportunities of the Modern World
If you ask me what I think about the new Pope, I confess that I feel very content, very at peace. It’s strange, but when someone is elected Pope, there is a sense of completeness about what the cardinals have done, and what the Church has fulfilled under the action of the Holy Spirit. By Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminister
Jul 15, 2005 Il cardinale Murpy-O’Connor deplora la “falsa religione” dei terroristi
Il cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, Arcivescovo di Westminster, ha parlato l’8 luglio 2005 della necessità di rimanere saldi nella pace, per combattere il terrorismo, ed ha messo in guardia contro il pericolo di reagire con rabbia e di dare la colpa ad interi settori di popolazione.
Jul 09, 2005 Ecclesia Caritatis: Reasons for Living and Hoping.
Speech by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, at the 'Reasons for Living and Hoping: Gaudium et Spes 40 years on' conference, Worth Abbey, 4-7 July 2005
Jun 30, 2005 Cardinal to join poverty demonstration
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called for a new investment plan for Africa, similar to the US Marshall Plan that helped regenerate Europe after the Second World War.
Jun 11, 2005 All of Europe will fall into anguish if we forget God
Europe is filled with angst and the Roman Catholic Church is in crisis, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, said last night.
Jun 11, 2005 'The Church in Europe': 25 May 2005
'Faith in Europe?' The Cardinal's Lectures: A series of six public lectures on 'Faith in Europe?' at Westminster Cathedral, Spring 2005.
Apr 26, 2005 The new Pope will be different from the old Cardinal Ratzinger
It is not an everyday experience to gather in the Sistine Chapel with 114 other cardinals from throughout the world to choose, in the sight of God, the successor of St Peter.
Apr 24, 2005 Pope stance may alter
The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said the new Pope may temper some of his views in public. The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, said: "The Pope now has a platform and a place he didn't have before.
Apr 19, 2005 More tea, Cardinal?
What happens when you've lost your religion, and the most senior figure in Britain's Roman Catholic Church invites you round for a chat? In a rare and candid conversation, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor defends the faith to one of the unfaithful. By John Walsh.
Apr 14, 2005 Mourning the pope
Finally, the cardinal added one further insight into his conclave preparations. He said he's planning on bringing several books into the Casa Santa Marta, including a couple of a pious nature, and then maybe some Bronte or Jane Austen.
Apr 08, 2005 UK cardinal may hold key to papal election
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the cardinal who leads the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales, was emerging last night as a potential kingmaker in the Vatican conclave which will choose the next pope.
Apr 01, 2005 Abortion copies the National Socialists
Abortion leads to Nation Socialist-style birth control and lets the strong decide the fate of the weak, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor has warned.
Apr 01, 2005 If God died for all of us, it is not ours to decide who is fit to live
What difference does Easter make? It is a question which, not least for professional reasons, I must ask myself each year. It helps to put the question like this: What difference would it make if Jesus had not risen? Without the Resurrection, St Paul said, "Our preaching would be in vain". By Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
Mar 21, 2005 Abortion is a Key Issue
“I am very pleased that abortion has been brought out on to the public agenda and that there is going to be a debate about it, both in the lead-up to and after the next election. It is a key issue. The position is that we are totally opposed to abortion.”
Feb 10, 2005 Was Kardinal Murphy-O'Connor den Katholiken in der Fastenzeit rät
Der Erzbischof von Westminster, ruft die Katholiken dazu auf, in der Fastenzeit nicht nur Irgendetwas aufzugeben, sondern etwas Zusätzliches zu tun – und zwar so, als hänge davon ihr Heil ab.
Feb 05, 2005 Address to the National Continuity Conference: “The Keys to the Future”
The following is the text of the address by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor to the National Continuity Conference as recorded by an Australian observer and reported in the British monthly magazine „Christian Order“ of May 2004. As the observer writes: „If there is a local award for stand-up comedy, this speech, delivered with a - fake? - Irish brogue, will surely help His Eminence qualify. Beyond parody, I report it word for word.” Westminster Cathedral Hall, 20th September 2003.
Dec 13, 2004 Nativity Scene with Posh and Becks is tasteless
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has condemned as "tasteless" a nativity scene with David and Victoria Beckham as Joseph and Mary.
Oct 21, 2004 The Pope is the First Among Equals
In an address to the extraordinary (sixth) Consistory of cardinals in Rome, Cardinal Murphy- O’Connor, 68, observed that the Pope — who presided over the meeting — was the first among equals. He recalled that the early Church at the time of the Twelve Apostles had not been dominated by one man — St Peter, the predecessor of all Popes — but had been collegiate.
Sept 18, 2004 Cardinal Preaching at Queen’s Sunday Morning Service
The British Queen has made an unprecedented gesture of goodwill towards the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales by inviting its leader to stay at Sandringham and to preach to the Royal Family.
Sept 18, 2004 Christianity "Nearly Vanquished" in Britain
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor made front-page news in September 6 2001 when he told priests that Christianity was "nearly vanquished" in Britain. The Christian backdrop to social, economic and political decisions had disappeared, he said.
Sept 16, 2004 Warning Against War with Iraq
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor warned in a newspaper article that a war against Iraq would have grave consequences, possibly setting the Arab world against the West.
Sept 15, 2004 About the Synod of Bishops
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, said it was clear to him that it was 'time for serious re-examination about the manner in which the synod operates'.
Sept 12, 2004 On the Power of the Media
"The media are very powerful and very important. In a way too important. Suppose for example they switched over and proclaimed that Britain should join the euro zone. People would be swayed."
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