England's newest Cardinal reflects on the Consistory

Cardinal Arthur Roche - Image Vatican Media

Source: CBCEW

The Catholic Church in England and Wales now has three cardinals. Traditionally, the Archbishop of Westminster can expect to receive a red hat - and so it came to pass when Cardinal Vincent Nichols was created cardinal in 2014. Five years later, in 2019, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald MAfr, who was President of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue from 2002 to 2006, became England's second living cardinal having returned to serve as a priest in Liverpool after half a century away. Now we have further cause for joy and celebration as our former Bishop of Leeds was created cardinal in an Ordinary Public Consistory on Saturday, 27 August 2022.

In this audio interview from the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, takes us through the occasion, explaining the role of cardinal and how he supports Pope Francis.

To listen to the interview and read the transcript see: www.cbcew.org.uk/englands-newest-cardinal-reflects-on-the-consistory-that-elevated-him-to-the-rank/