Rome | Middlesbrough Diocese

Cardinal assures Pope of ‘fervent and heartfelt’ prayers

Michael McG — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:37:04 +0000

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference, has written to Pope Francis to assure the Holy Father of the prayerful support of Catholics in England and Wales.The Holy Father remains in Gemelli Hospital in Rome with pneumonia and a respiratory tract infection.Cardinal Nichols wrote: “[I] assure you of the prayers of so many here […]

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Pope Francis to preside at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral

Michael McG — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:50:37 +0000

Pope Francis will preside at the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, which takes place in St Peter’s Square on Thursday (January 5) at 8am UK time.The body of the Pope Emeritus has been lying in St Peter’s Basilica so the faithful can pay their respects.Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England […]

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New Rector For Rome’s English College

Michael McG — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:01:17 +0000

Father Stephen Wang has been appointed as the new rector of the Venerable English College (VEC) in Rome. Father Stephen will replace Monsignor Philip Whitmore, who has been rector since 2013. The VEC was founded in 1579 and since then has prepared priests to serve mainly in England and Wales, as well as being a […]

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