Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
Addresses
- Being Witnesses of Faith
The topic of the Catholic understanding of evangelisation is vast, and I have only a little time in which to present some aspects of that understanding. I begin with two simple yet foundational statements. One comes from the document The secon...
read - Dialogue in action: The witness of St Francis of Assisi
I am pleased to have this opportunity to address you today here in Oxford. Thank you for this invitation. As the title suggests, I want to begin this talk with St Francis of Assisi. Specifically, I should like to reflect on the remarkable vis...
read - Annual Conference of Headteachers 2018
I am glad to have the opportunity of addressing you this evening as above all it gives me an occasion to thank you for your hard work. In our Diocesan Annual Report to the Charities Commission, we were able to state that of the schools in this Dio...
read - Address to Pope Francis at Santa Marta Conference 2018
Given to Pope Francis at the Papal Audience during the Santa Marta Conference on 9 Holy Father, we thank you for this gift of a meeting and for the privilege of greeting you, so as to express our respect and regard for you in your ministry at th...
read - Being a Missionary Priest Today
A few years ago now, as I was about to leave Birmingham to go back to Westminster, one good-natured and spirited priest said, in a voice loud enough for me to hear, that he was quite glad because now he would be hearing less about Bishop Ullathorn...
read - The Bishop and the Care of his Priests
My first word is one of thanks to His Eminence Cardinal Ouellet for the invitation to contribute to this course and to you, my brothers, for your generosity in serving the Church as bishops. One of the great characters of the English episcopate...
read - Address to Lithuanian Seimas on Combatting Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Honourable members of the Siemas, your Excellencies, Sisters, ladies and gentlemen, It is a privilege to address you today. Thank you for the invitation and for your commitment in the fight against the evil of slavery. I come here to repre...
read - ‘Sure And Certain Hope’: Rebuilding Hope in Times when People Fear
It is a joy to make my first visit (as patron) to St Ethelburga’s here in the heart of the City of London. I am looking forward to our conversations this evening. The idea for this centre, focused on conflict resolution and ‘makers of...
read - St Brigid's Day Annual Lecture
Good evening. Thank you for this invitation to be with you this evening. My thanks to Fr Eddie O'Donnell for his kind hospitality. Thank you all for coming. You have invited me to reflect on the Year of Mercy which ended in November. I am gla...
read - Pause for Thought
A few weeks ago, I was invited out to dinner by a small group of women, living together in London, but coming from seven different countries. They provided food that was varied and delicious, as each had contributed to the meal from their own trad...
read - The Secret of Christmas
Here’s the secret of Christmas in 20 words: in Jesus, God embraces our poverty, so that in Jesus, God can raise us up to share in his glory. It’s a simple as that and as complex as we are! We know our poverty: the shallowness of so many of ...
read - Religion, Identity and Conflict
Thanks to St Mary’s for this initiative, and its partnership with the Institut Catholique. Thanks to Dr Moran for his fascinating and first-hand experience in the work of reconciliation in Northern Ireland. We are privileged to have this pers...
read - Academy Strategy Meeting
Welcome to this historic event. Not often have so many from our schools come together and certainly not in this distinguished hall. It gives me the opportunity of thanking you all for your tremendous work in Catholic education, in the schools an...
read - CSAN Parliamentary Reception 2016
Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to be here once again in Parliament for the sixth annual Caritas Social Action Network reception. It is greatly encouraging, as it is every year, to see so many charities, supporters and parliamentarians gathered t...
read - Address to Pope Francis on Behalf of Santa Marta Group
Most Holy Father, Thank you for this privilege of meeting with you today. We recall with joy your presence, on the 10 April 2014, at the first meeting of this Santa Marta Group. On that day, with your encouragement, we gave our commitment to deve...
read - Building Trust
My dear friends, I welcome you and thank you most sincerely for your presence and participation in this meeting. Many words of welcome and thanks have already been expressed and I do not need to repeat them, although they are strongly present i...
read - Overview of Church's Teaching Regarding Vocations
In the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi there are three paintings by Caravaggio telling the story of St Matthew. I am sure you are familiar with them. The first is entitled theCalling of St Matthew and it is an excellent starting point for these r...
read - Launch of the Office of Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
Human trafficking and modern slavery are ‘grievous wounds in the flesh of humanity’. These words were spoken by Pope Francis in April 2014 at a meeting in Rome bringing together representatives of law enforcement agencies from around the ...
read - Priesthood in England and Wales
I started serious preparation for this talk at the time of the Feast of the Assumption and l begin with a quotation from that Office of Readings, from the Letter to the Ephesians: 'I have never stopped thanking God for you. I remember you in ...
read - Confinement Is not the Same Thing as Exclusion
The title of this talk, ‘Confinement is not the same thing as exclusion’, is taken from words of Pope Francis spoken in the penitentiary in Philadelphia earlier this year. It reminds us that prisoners are never to be forgotten, written off. Ra...
read - Conferment of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws
Vice-chancellor, Thank you very much for the honour you bestow on me today. I am truly grateful for the recognition that this honorary degree represents: recognition not just of some personal achievements, elegantly presented by the universit...
read - St Mary's Degree Ceremony 2016
I am delighted to be here today to share with you in the satisfaction and pride of this moment. Receiving your degrees is a special moment, one which marks a huge step in your lives and one which is rightly shared by family and friends. Congr...
read - Message for Anglophone Safeguarding Conference 2016
I am grateful to have this opportunity of expressing my greetings to you all as you gather for this Anglophone Safeguarding Conference at the invitation of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and the Bishops' Conference of Kenya. I regret...
read - St Thomas Becket on Dialogue between Faith and the State
Given at the Symposium on St Thomas Becket at Lambeth Palace on 27 May 2016.
read - UN Conference on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Given at the Special Conference held at the United Nations on 7 April 2016 on the combatting of human trafficking and modern slavery. Mr President, Your Excellencies, Sisters, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to address you this after...
read - Living as a Creative Minority in the UK
A few weeks ago, I entered the Chapel Royal in Hampton Court to celebrate Vespers. For the first time since the 1550s a Cardinal was to lead such prayer. It was another step in the ‘healing of an ancient wound’, to quote a phrase used at the f...
read - Second International Coordination Meeting of Talitha Kum
It is a pleasure to be with you this morning and I am grateful to Sr Patricia for her invitation to attend your second international coordination meeting. Thank you also to Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, our host who has shown such vision in carr...
read - CATSC/CES Secondary Leaders' Conference
In recent months I have met and talked with two people directly involved in the drama of the recruitment by ISIS of young people in this country. From their different perspectives, one in the context of a charity and the other in formal work...
read - Christians of the Middle East Meeting with the Prince of Wales
Your Royal Highness, It is my great pleasure, on behalf of all present today, to welcome you and to thank you for this initiative, calling much needed attention to the plight of Christians suffering death and persecution in many countries in the ...
read - Proclaim Westminster Conference
Last Sunday I celebrated my 70th birthday. It is supposed to be quite a landmark. I thoroughly enjoyed the moment except for the realisation that this marks the halfway mark in my allotted years here as Archbishop, God willing. That bothered me, b...
read - CSAN Parliamentary Reception 2015
Good afternoon; it is a pleasure to be back in Parliament for the fifth annual Caritas Social Action Network reception. I am delighted once again to see so many charities, supporters and parliamentarians gathered here for this special and importan...
read - Commemoration of the Creation of the Synod of Bishops
Importance and influence of the Synod of Bishops in the life and mission of the Church in Europe
read - Proclaim '15
The question before us today is straightforward: ‘How is the Church measuring up to the Master’s command: Go, therefore to all nations. Baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teach them to observe all ...
read - What Makes Us Human
Recently I visited one of the centres in Erbil where thousands of Christian refugees are living. One woman told me of their frightening and rapid flight from their home in the city of Mosul as ISIS terrorists advanced. She told me that her Muslim ...
read - Second International Conference on Inclusive Capitalism
It is my honour and privilege to convey to you a message from His Holiness Pope Francis, with his prayers for today’s conference. In doing so, I would like first of all to express my appreciation of the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury ...
read - RSA Lecture 2015: Where do we find the generative capacities for hope?
In the long, rather exhausting run up to the General Election, I was told of a researcher, in Essex, testing views and opinions. He had a hard time from the group he was interviewing. Everything he asked received a negative reaction. Eventually, s...
read - Barclay Lecture 2015
It is an honour and a privilege to have been invited here today, at this important event marking 50 years of management studies in Oxford. You may have been wondering why I was asked to give this lecture. I have been wondering why I accepted! But...
read - Mobilising Faith Communities in Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict
Thank you for this opportunity to have a part in this important Conference - indeed a most enjoyable part. The stated aim of the Conference is to mobilise the faith communities in the fight against sexual violence especially in conflict situati...
read - Christmas Celebration 2014
This evening we have heard many beautiful voices. This vast Cathedral has resonated with the glorious sound of the voices of this choir, with the sonorous tones of our readers and with the rich variety of voices of the instruments of the orchestra...
read - The New Evangelization: The Role of the Healthcare Student
Given at the CMA Conference for Healthcare Students at Westminster Cathedral Hall on 8 November 2014. A. JOY “The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free...
read - CSAN Parliamentary Reception
Given at the Houses of Parliament on 5 November 2014 on the occasion of the Catholic Social Action Network parliamentary reception. Good afternoon; firstly let me say thank you for inviting me to speak, once again, at the Caritas Social Action Ne...
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Cardinal offers prayers as Commonwealth Heads of Government meetOn Monday 16th April, at the start of the week of Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings, Cardinal Vincent sent a message to Her Majesty The Queen on behalf of the Bishops of England and Wales, offering prayers and good wishes. In the letter, t...
more- Cardinal to be Pope’s Special Envoy
Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Vincent to act as a Papal Legate for the first time. The Cardinal will represent the Pope at the celebration of the 600th anniversary of the Ecclesiastical Primacy of Poland on 29th April 2018. The celebrations w...
more - Dialogue of Experience
A thirteenth century spiritual master, and a twentieth century monk, exemplify the prayerful encounter between Christianity and Islam, said Cardinal Vincent in an address at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies on 27th February. St Francis of Ass...
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