Cardinal's Homilies

Just outside this oasis of prayer and peace, there are some of the most complicated road junctions in London. They are littered with signs: some giving information about directions to be taken, some telling you what you must do, some telling you w...Read more

Today we gather for this celebration of Mass for deacons in the great Jubilee Year of Mercy.  Let us listen again to the words of Pope Francis as he invited the Church is observe this year: 'How much I desire that this year will be steeped in m...Read more

Given at the International Mass at Westminster Cathedral on Sunday 18 September  The Scriptures we have heard this evening are very down to earth. The first reading (Amos 8.4-7) is all about a corrupt economy. Some would say that all economies ...Read more

Given at St Mary's Church, Hampstead, at the Mass celebrating the 200th anniversary of the church on 11 September 2016.  During August, I visited two places which left a lasting impression on me. The first was Krakow, where World Youth Day too...Read more

 Given at the Mass for volunteer workers of charity for the Year of Mercy at Westminster Cathedral on 10 September 2016.   I thank you all for coming together this afternoon to celebrate this Holy Mass and to renew your dedication to the work...Read more

8 September 2016.  A powerful prayer stands at the heart of this ceremony of the ordination of Mgr Carmelo Zammit to the Order of Bishops.  We pray to God as 'Father of mercies and God of all consolations' to 'pour out upon this chosen one th...Read more

We have just heard from St Paul some words that I would really like you to keep in mind and that I would really like to explore with you this evening in quite a serious way. St Paul invites us to understand the depths he sees in the mystery of Ch...Read more

In a few minutes, in the Eucharistic Prayer of our Mass today, we shall say 'You are indeed Holy, O Lord and you never cease to gather a people to yourself'.  Well the Lord has certainly done so today! What a gathering we are! What a joyful gathe...Read more

The Jubilee Year of Mercy has been a great blessing for the Church. We are coming to know afresh the mercy of God, to know again that God reaches out to us with a caress of mercy and forgiveness, always welcoming us as we strive to walk in his way...Read more

    Pope Francis has a great gift for using a memorable phrase. One such phrase, in   Now the very stones of this cathedral bear witness to the truth of that expression. It was built, starting in 1882, in thanksgiving to God for a h...Read more

Given at the Jubilee of Priests in Rome on 2 June 2016. 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David' (2 Tim 2.8).  These twelve words, one of the earliest proclamations of our faith in the divinity and humanity of Chris...Read more

A few days ago two charming young women, university students, came to interview me as part of their course in media studies. They had their questions ready. One caught me by surprise. They asked: what does the exhortation of Pope Francis, about lo...Read more

Given at the migrants' Mass in honour of St Joseph the Worker on 2 May 2016 at Westminster Cathedral.  Today we come together to pray. Prayer is our key activity. We pray for courage and compassion, especially for refugees fleeing for their li...Read more

My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ Just three weeks ago, Pope Francis made public his Apostolic Exhortation on love in the family, entitled This exhortation embraces many topics; it also embraces the reality of our lives. Pope Francis talks...Read more