Bishops congratulate Royals on birth of Prince George-CathNews NZ

Bishops congratulate Royals on birth of Prince George

Friday, July 26th, 2013

The Catholic bishops of the United Kingdom have congratulated Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, on the birth of their first son, Prince George Alexandra Louis of Cambridge.

“The birth of the new prince will be a source of joy not only for the royal family but for the peoples of the United Kingdom and beyond,” said Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

“I assure their royal highnesses of the prayers and best wishes of the Catholic Church in England and Wales for their new family.”

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