Cardinal Vincent Nichols has suggested that the title of Pope Francis’ forthcoming apostolic exhortation should be The Joy of the Family. The phrase gives an indication of his sense of the last three weeks’ deliberations and the prospects for his work as a member of the synod council looking to the future
After three weeks at the synod, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and the Bishop of Northampton, Peter Doyle, the two representatives of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, returned to London this week to face a press conference hungry for information. Below are a selection of their answers to the many questions posed.QUESTION: In Britain, we have such a multicultural population; how are the different understandings of marriage going to be reflected within the C
29 October 2015, The Tablet
Elation, but compromise too
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