| Description | This edition includes the following news and articles:
Cathedral Life: Past and Present
Cathedral History: ' Eric Gill - The Final Years' by Patrick Rogers and Fr John Scott. An article about the life of Cathedral mosaicist Eric Gill who was also involved in various other Cathedral projects before his death in 1940.
Cathedral History in Pictures - 'The Episcopal Ordination of Mgr Vincent Nichols' by Paul Tobin. An article about the Ordination of Mgr Vincent Nichols as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, which took place on Friday 24 January 1992. The ceremony was held on the Feast of St Francis de Sales and the Principal Consecrator was Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Basil Hume, along with Consecrators Archbishop Derek Worlock of Liverpool and Bishop Alan Clark of East Anglia.
Features:
'On Vaccination by the Bishops' Conference' An article in relation to the development of vaccines against Covid-19 and the debate surrounding the development of Astra Zeneca which is believed to have been developed from cell-lines originating from the cells of an aborted foetus from 1983. These issues were raised by the Bishop's Conference.
'The Life of BI Charles de Foucauld, Part 2' by Philip A Smyth. An article about the priest's experiences in Algeria where he hoped to live a life of poverty, contemplation, and adoration as well as hospitality to every person he came into contact with regardless of their character or religious faith.
'On Slavery and Statues' by Dr Stuart Blackie. An article about the origins of slavery, the Christian revoultion and modern day slavery. The article also addresses the futility of the destruction of statues of historical figures linked to slavery, which took place during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests.
'The Vaughans of Courtfield - An Appreciation' by Archbishop George Stack and Fr Peter Wilson. An article about the significance of the Vaughan family name. This article was written after the death of Patrick Vaughan, the great-nephew of the late Cardinal Herbert Vaughan (1822-1903).
'With a Father's Heart (Part 1) ' by Pope Francis. An Apostolic Letter on St Joseph written by Pope Francis to mark the 150th Anniversary of his being declared a Patron of the Universal Church.
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