 | Welcome to His Eminence Cardinal Lopez Trujillo: His Lordship Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue, Bishop in West London, Diocese of Westminster |
| For authentic sexual education: His Eminence Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council of the Family. Click here for text of talk. |
His Eminence Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo was born in Villahermosa (Tolima),Colombia on November 8, 1935. He was ordained a priest on November 13, 1960. He was appointed auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bogota on March 25, 1972. He was Archbishop of Medellin from 1979 to 1991; President of the Conference of Latin American Bishops from 1979 to 1983. He was elected a Cardinal in the consistory of February 2, 1983. He was President of the Columbian Episcopal Conference from 1987 to 1990. Since November 8 1990 he has been holding the office of the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family in Rome. At present he is a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Congregation for Bishops; Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; Congregation for the Causes of the Saints; Pontifical Commissio for Latin America. He is the author of 14 books including "The Family: Gift and Commitment, Hope for Humanity" (Citta Nuova, 1997) and he collaborates in numerous magazines.
| The role and responsibility of parents. Dr. Philip Howard MA MD FRCP, Consultant physician and senior lecturer of medicine, Member of the Council of the Guild of Catholic Doctors and Board Member of the Linacre Foundation, a Bioethics Advisory Group established by the Bishops Conference of England and Wales in 1974. Click here for text of talk. |
| Practical reflections on Church teaching: Ms
Roseanne Reddy, organizer of His Eminence Cardinal Winning's pro-life initiative in the
Achdiocese of Glasgow, and formerly full-time development officer in Scotland for the
Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. |