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As part of an academic congress to commemorate the centenary of the Malines Conversations, Archbishop Stephen delivered an address in Saint Rumbold’s cathedral in Mechelen on Sunday 21 September. This ...

Archbishop Stephen spoke today as part of the debate in the House of Lords on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. His speech follows in full. My lords, it's an honour ...

Archbishop of York challenges sponsor of 'Assisted Dying Bill' over plans to deny hospices the right to opt out of providing assisted suicide on grounds of conscience Legalising assisted suicide in ...

President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, and other Church leaders in calling for an ...

Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in 1958, Stephen Cottrell was educated at Belfairs High School, Leigh-on-Sea, and the Polytechnic of Central London. He found faith as a teenager through the work of youth ...

During the 1680's and following his ordination, Lancelot went to the West Indies and obtained a position as a ship's chaplain. He received a payment of £20 for discharging his duties diligently. The ...