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  Westminster Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westminster Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Westminster and the metropolitan church of the Westminster Province, located at 42 Francis Street SW1 in the City of Westminster in London, England.
Not to be confused with Westminster Abbey of the Church of England, Westminster Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, shepherd of the Archdiocese of Westminster.
Westminster Abbey, an Anglican church in Westminster that was briefly a cathedral
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Westminster, Statutes of Westminster, Statutes of, in medieval English history, legislative promulgations made by Edward I in Parliament at Westminster.
Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London.
Westminster Conference Westminster Conference, 1866-67, held in London to settle the plan for confederation of the Canadian provinces.
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 Archbishop of Westminster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With the gradual abolition of the legal restrictions on the activities of Catholics in England and Wales in the early 19th century, Rome decided to proceed to bridge the gap of the centuries from Queen Elizabeth I by instituting Catholic dioceses on the regular historical pattern.
However, under Pope Paul VI, on 28 May 1965, a new Province of Southwark was erected, with as its suffragans Portsmouth, detached from Westminster, Plymouth, detached from Birmingham, and a new diocese of Arundel and Brighton erected in the Counties of Sussex and Surrey with territory taken from the diocese of Southwark.
The see is in the City of Westminster, the Archbishop's cathedra or seat is located at the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of the Most Precious Holy Blood, Saint Mary, Saint Joseph and Saint Peter.
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 ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER CREATED CARDINAL
Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor is among 37 new cardinals being created at a special ceremony (consistory) in Rome on 21 February, the Eve of the Feast of the Chair of St Peter.
Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor was installed as tenth Archbishop of Westminster on 22 March 2000.
In November 2000, Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor was elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
www.catholic-ew.org.uk /cn/01/010121.htm   (239 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Westminster
In 1911 the Province of Westminster, which included the whole of England and Wales, was divided into three; but certain privileges of pre-eminence over the new provinces were granted "for the safeguarding of unity, to the already historic Church of Westminster".
Archbishop Manning was made a cardinal in 1875, with the title of Sts.
Westminster retains the Churches of Northampton, Nottingham, Portsmouth, and Southwark, as suffragan.
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 National Catholic Reporter: `Humane' archbishop for Westminster.(Bishop... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The successor to the late Cardinal Basil Hume as archbishop of Westminster, England, is an ecumenist with a commitment to collaborative ministry.
Anglican Archbishop George Carey is genuinely enthusiastic about the appointment of the man to whom he had awarded the first Lambeth doctorate in divinity given to a Roman Catholic bishop since the Reformation, in view of his work for the commission.
Archbishops of Westminster have, to date, all been made cardinals within a few years.
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 Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > Archbishop of Westminster Calls for True Religion
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, has spoken in an article this week of the need for discernment between true and false religion in the wake of the London terrorist attacks.
The Archbishop of Westminster has spoken of the need to distinguish between true and false religion in the wake of the 7 July attacks in London.
The Archbishop of Westminster recently commended the pledge by the Catholic Church forty years ago to work with other churches and religions by establishing closer dialogue and collaboration in a joint letter with Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, and President of the Council of Mosques and Imams, Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi.
www.christiantoday.com /news/society/archbishop.of.westminster.calls.for.true.religion/580.htm   (470 words)

  
 RTE News - Cormac Murphy O'Connor installed as Archbishop of Westminster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has been installed as Archbishop of Westminster.
Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor is a charismatic and popular figure in the Church, who has campaigned strongly for Christian unity and he is regarded as a progressive.
Under the current church rules he can serve as Archbishop of Westminster for eight years before retirement at 75.
www.rte.ie /news/2000/0322/westminster.html   (240 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | First black Church of England archbishop appointed
The 56-year-old archbishop fled Uganda for Britain in 1974 after becoming an outspoken critic of dictator Amin.
The sixth of 13 children, Archbishop Sentamu trained as a barrister and went on to become a high court judge.
He said he would not be leaving the city immediately, and wanted to continue that work "to ensure that they [Rover workers] are not forgotten, and have real opportunities to rebuild their working lives".
www.guardian.co.uk /Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1508879,00.html   (461 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Archbishop urges reform of parish system
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, yesterday called for an overhaul of the traditional parish system of the Church of England to meet the needs of modern society.
The call came during the archbishop's address at a service in Westminster Abbey to mark the 300th anniversary of the original national model for funding parishes - known as Queen Anne's Bounty - which in some ways still persists today.
The archbishop told the congregation of church worthies and diocesan represen tatives: "We know that our much-loved and treasured parochial system is not equipped to meet all the challenges of young, mobile populations, whose patterns of life and work are not those of their parents' and grandparents' generations.
www.guardian.co.uk /religion/Story/0,2763,1344179,00.html   (399 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Archbishop becomes a cardinal
The Archbishop of Westminster is the spiritual leader of the four million Catholics in England and Wales.
Senior Vatican officials, the archbishops of a number of major cities, and some distinguished theologians have been selected to join the College of Cardinals, which advises the Pope and will elect his eventual successor.
The creation of new cardinals takes place about once every three years at a meeting with the pope known as a consistory, during which they receive the red hats that are the symbol of their rank.
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 Anglican Communion News Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster was announced at a press conferences on 15 February 2000.
Historically, the Diocese of Westminster was considered the primary Roman Catholic diocese in England and Wales.
This status is not official, although in recent years Archbishops of Westminster have been elected as President of the Bishops' Conference.
www.anglicancommunion.org /acns/acnsarchive/acns2050/acns2051.html   (394 words)

  
 Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > Archbishop of Westminster: Iraq Constitution Draft a Threat to ...
Archbishop of Westminster: Iraq Constitution Draft a Threat to Religious Freedom
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, the Archbishop of Westminster exprssed his concerns over the current draft of the new Iraqi constitution.
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, the Archbishop of Westminster and the Head of the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales, wrote a letter to the British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw last Friday.
www.christiantoday.com /news/church/archbishop.of.westminster.iraq.constitution.draft.a.threat.to.religious.freedom/781.htm   (786 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Henry Edward Cardinal Manning
Andrew and Gregory on the Coelian Hill and second Archbishop of Westminster, b.
Though this struggle was certainly not of his seeking, and though he clearly had no thought of securing the succession for himself; it is none the less true that this controversy with the chapter and the coadjutor did lead in the event to his own elevation.
The new archbishop was consecrated at St. Mary Moorfields, on 8 June, 1865, by Bishop Ullathorne of Birmingham.
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 National Catholic Reporter: Westminster archbishop has good sense of Hume. ... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
OXFORD, Enland -- Cardinal Basil Hume, archbishop of Westminster, and Rembert Weakland, archbishop of Milwaukee, have something in common besides the fact they are Benedictine monks: They both narrowly escaped being given inappropriate names.
They met during World War I. His appointment to Westminster in 1976 -- the first Benedictine archbishop since the restoration of the hierarchy in 1851 -- was a surprise.
His pre-Reformation predecessors as archbishops of Canterbury were routinely Benedictine monks, including the Saints Thomas Becket and Anselm (famous for the ontological argument).
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 Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome
LONDON, JULY 7, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The Catholic Church organized prayers and a Mass for the victims of the transit bombings in London, while the archbishop of Westminster prepared to rush home from Rome.
Archbishop Kelly added: "May those who have died know the welcome of God into life beyond all terror and pain.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Birmingham said: "I offer my prayers for all those who have been killed and my condolences to their families and friends."
www.zenit.org /english/visualizza.phtml?sid=73860   (434 words)

  
 Address by the Archbishop of Westminster, H.E. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, at the interfaith gathering
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”.
I stood with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi, and British Muslim leaders to pledge ourselves to remain true to this goal in word and deed and to work together to make of it an enduring reality.
Very close to Westminster Cathedral, where I live, is Victoria Coach Station, one of the main points of entry for people arriving in London in search of a new life.
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 Archbishop welcomes Blair apology over IRA bomb jailings - news from ekklesia
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has welcomed an apology made today by the prime minister for the wrongful jailing of 11 people for IRA bomb attacks.
The Court of Appeal quashed the sentences of the Guildford Four in 1989 following a tireless campaign by the former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Basil Hume.
The Deputation insisted on the innocence of the Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven in the face of considerable opposition from political and legal authorities.
www.ekklesia.co.uk /content/news_syndication/article_05029apology.shtml   (444 words)

  
 INSTALLATIONS OF NEW ARCHBISHOPS OF WESTMINSTER AND BIRMINGHAM
The Most Rev Cormac Murphy-O'Connor will be installed as Archbishop of Westminster during a Mass at Westminster Cathedral at 11am on Wednesday 22 March 2000.
At the invitation of Westminster Abbey, the Archbishop-elect will also be attending Evensong in the Abbey at 3pm on Saturday 25 March.
The Most Rev Vincent Nichols will be installed as Archbishop of Birmingham during a Mass at St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham, at 12 noon on Wednesday 29 March 2000.
www.catholic-ew.org.uk /cn/00/000221a.htm   (205 words)

  
 The Bishops Respond
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor have, following a recent private meeting, issued the following statement about the crisis involving
As I said in my private correspondence to you today, this letter is intended to serve as a public response to your comments in a recent televised interview.
My comments were taken out of a larger context and had to do with my international travels as Presiding Bishop and my opportunities to meet with bishops and archbishops in other part of our worldwide Anglican Communion many in countries overwhelmed by poverty and disease.
www.ladiocese.org /episcopalnews/bishops_respond.htm   (1637 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Archbishop Of Westminster Says Priests Better Than They Think
LONDON (CWNews.com) - The new Archbishop of Westminster has called on his priests to set aside more time for personal prayer.
Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor also reassured his priests that their work was appreciated by lay people and that there was "no need for any identity crisis of priests."
The archbishop encouraged his priests to dwell on the positive rather than negative aspects of their priesthood.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=12761   (271 words)

  
 Archbishop of Westminster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Archbishop of Westminster is the Roman Catholic primate of England and Wales.
The office was created in 1850, when the Catholic Hierarchy was restored in England.
The Diocese of Westminster includes London north of the Thames and east of Newham and Waltham Forest, as well as Hertfordshire.
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 Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999), Archbishop of Westminster, R.I.P.
Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999), Archbishop of Westminster, R.I.P. - Christopher Quinn
Undoubtedly things could be have been better in the Archdiocese of Westminster: the continually declining rates of practice suggest that at least.
Priests causing astonishment and scandal with their heterodox views or irregular liturgical behaviour were left to carry on alienating the faithful.
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 Church in England Pays Hush Money to Sex Abuse Victims
The disclosure will come as a further embarrassment to the Catholic Church in England and Wales and to its spiritual leader, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, the Archbishop of Westminster, who has been accused of turning a blind eye to paedophile priests when he was Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.
The Archbishop of Cardiff, the Most Rev Peter Smith, said that Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor had acknowledged his regret about Hill’s activities and set up an independent inquiry that modernised church procedures.
New allegations uncovered by a BBC investigation point to indecent behaviour by eight other priests in the diocese, three of whom continued in their pastoral duties in spite of the allegations.
www.snapnetwork.org /news/international/England_hush_money.htm   (791 words)

  
 Catholic World News : New Archbishop Of Westminster Speaks Out For Family
LONDON (CWNews.com) - The new Archbishop of Westminster has denounced the breakdown of family life as "one of the great evils of our society."
"Every bit of social legislation must be evaluated first of all by its effect on the family," said Archbishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor in an interview with The Catholic Times.
Archbishop Cormac said it was the Church's mission to speak about the reality of family life, but he said he did not want to get involved with party politics on the matter.
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 Search Tuna Report for Canterbury Cathedral building   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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