London, 14 February 2013. Following the news that the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, will resign on 28 February 2013 Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor gave this morning’s ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio 4. His Eminence said: “The thought has just struck me. The only Pope who has been on Thought for the Day is…
DetailsRome, 12 February 2013. In a move that shocked Christendom, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has announced his intention to step down from the Papacy at the end of this month. In his address, Pope Benedict cited ill health as the primary factor: “strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the…
DetailsDear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are…
DetailsLondon, 31 January 2013. A reception to celebrate the 80th birthday of His Eminence Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, Prior of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order, was held at the Hungarian Embassy in London on 31 January 2013. His Excellency János Csák, Ambassador of Hungary to the Court of St James’s, hosted the…
DetailsRome, 31 January 2013. The Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, in recognition of over twelve years of service as Prior of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order decreed His Eminence Cormac, Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor to the rank and dignity of Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I. The…
DetailsLondon, 30 January 2013. A meeting of the Council of the Delegation of Great Britain and Ireland of the Constantinian Order took place on 30 January 2013 at The Travellers’ Club in London. All matters related to the Delegation including its events and activities, spiritual needs, charitable, humanitarian, inter-religious activities and administration and staffing issues were…
DetailsEdinburgh, January 2013. The Chancery is pleased to announce the appointment of Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank as Vice-Delegate of Scotland of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George within the Delegation of Great Britain and Ireland. Lord Guthrie has been appointed to the Vice Delegate’s post for the period 2013-2016. Lord…
DetailsLondon, 30 January 2013. The Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe was invested at Speaker’s House at the House of Commons by His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor with the insignia of a Dame of the Order of St Gregory. A Mass was held prior to the investiture at the Chapel of Our Lady Undercroft. Lord Alton of…
DetailsDublin, 20 January 2013. The Vice Delegate of Ireland of the Constantinian Order, Professor Richard Conroy, accompanied by delegation dame Maureen Jones attended Choral Evensong at Saint Bartholomew’s Church of Ireland Church on Dublin’s Clyde Road. The service was one of the main events of the 22 other special services held in the Irish capital to mark Christian Unity Week.…
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Rome, January 2013. The Chancery wishes to congratulate the following members on their recent awards and appointments granted to them:
London, February 2013. HE The Delegate, Mr Anthony Bailey, during January 2013 undertook the following engagements on behalf of the British and Irish Delegation: 9 January 2013. Lunch with HE Mr Mal Berisha, Charge d’Affaires of Albania. 16 January 2013. Lunch with HE Mr Witold Sobkow, Ambassador of Poland. 16 January 2013. Launch of publication…
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Rome, January 2013. The official website of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies has relaunched its website.
Please visit the site at www.realcasadiborbone.it.
London, June 2013. Following the launch of the Constantinian YouTube Channel the following video has recently been published. Constantinian Order 2013 – Investiture of the President and First Lady of Colombia Constantinian Order 2013 – Speech of HRH The Duke of Castro at President of Colombia Investiture Constantinian Order 2013 – Delegate Anthony Bailey Speech…
DetailsLondon, 5 February 2013. The Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Justin Welby, has officially become the Archbishop of Canterbury at a ceremony which took place in St Paul’s Cathedral. It was presided over by the Archbishop of York with the assistance of the Bishops of London, Winchester, Salisbury, Worcester, Rochester, Lincoln, Leicester and Norwich.…
DetailsLazio / Sarajevo, December 2012. Knights and Dames and other volunteers of the Constantinian Order’s Vice Delegation in Lazio, Italy, have just concluded a humanitarian mission to numerous Catholic institutions in Bosnia including in the capital city of Sarajevo and Livno, a town in the West of the country. The aid mission set off by…
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