In a letter sent to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Gregorios III on 19 Writing on behalf of the Bishops of England and Wales, the Cardinal expresses support for the Patriarchs and heads of local Churches in Jerusalem in their stand against President ...

Cardinal Vincent and two leading Muslim imams have launched a new Muslim Certificate in Religious Studies at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. The new certificate aims to support the religious literacy of teachers and enhance the contribution t...

At this year’s annual parliamentary reception on 25th October, CSAN, the Catholic Social Action Network, chose to focus the spotlight on loneliness in all its forms. Addressing the gathering, Cardinal Vincent spoke of the paradox of loneliness ...

Following the terrorist act on a train at Parsons Green Underground Station this morning (15 ‘I am dismayed at yet another cowardly attack on innocent people, including young children, as they were commuting to work and school this morning.  I...

On 24th August, Cardinal Vincent sent a message to Archbishop Edward Adams, Nuncio to Great Britain, with birthday greetings. In his message, Cardinal Vincent writes: 'Your Excellency, 'I learn that today is your birthday! So it gives me great p...

Cardinal Vincent wrote to the Bishops of England and Wales and to all priests in our diocese to ask for prayers for Cardinal Cormac, whose health 'has taken a defining turn' and who is now in hospital. Honouring Cardinal Cormac's wish to let the ...

On 28th July, Cardinal Vincent has issued this statement following the death of Charlie Gard:   ' I am deeply saddened by the news that little Charlie Gard has now died.   I offer my sincere and profound condolences to his parents who have tr...

Cardinal Vincent  has issued the following statement on 3 In the statement, the Cardinal says:  ‘I am very pleased that Her Majesty’s Government has made this important extension to the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme with immed...

Cardinal Vincent held a special Mass for all of the Jubilarians within the Diocese, at the Chapel in Archbishop House on 14th June, in thanksgiving for the milestone completed in service of the Lord and the community at large. Seven Jubilarians, a...

Following the indiscriminate attack on people leaving Finsbury Mosque and the nearby Muslim Welfare Centre after prayers on the night of 18 In his statement, the Cardinal said: 'Together with people all over this country I am appalled at the...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has expressed his sorrow at the catastrophic fire that broke out in Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, in the early hours of 14 He also praised emergency response teams, particularly fire crews who have been working tire...

At the annual Mass in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral on 3 He invited the couples, ‘as you thank God for the years spent together, to open your hearts afresh to the Holy Spirit’, who is the “‘fountai...

Cardinal Vincent  led a group from the diocese on pilgrimage to Fatima from 24 Celebrating Mass with the pilgrims in the Chapel of Apparitions on the site where Our Lady appeared to the children a century ago, the Cardinal said Mary’s message ...

At the Easter Vigil of the Holy Night celebrated in Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent reflected on the meaning of the Paschal fire from which the Paschal candle is lit and light then radiates to every individual present. The fire is a sym...

At the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, commemorating the institution of the Eucharist, on Maundy Thursday, 13 In his homily, Cardinal Vincent explained the origin of the word ‘Maundy’, or ‘”Do this in memory of me.” Take bread and wine an...

Palm Sunday at Westmisnter Cathedral began with the reading of the Gospel narrative of the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem and Cardinal Vincent blessing the palms in Cathedral Hall followed by a procession along Ambrosden Avenue and into the...

Cardinal Vincent has led a delegation of four Muslim leaders to Rome for a private audience with Pope Francis on 5 The Pope told the delegation that listening to each other was essential for the common future of humanity as we walk together in ...

During a Mass offered for the victims of the London attacks, Cardinal Vincent spoke of the darkness experienced by those who suffer and mourn. ‘We know this experience,’ he said. ‘It’s very immediate and very painful for some today.’ He...

Cardinal Vincent has written to Pope Francis offering prayers and thanks on the fourth anniversary of the Holy Father's election as Bishop of Rome and 265th successor of St Peter on 13 In his letter, the Cardinal says: 'I write on behalf of the ...

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...

In a thanksgiving Mass for the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Antonio Mennini, celebrated at Westminster Cathedral on 6th February, Cardinal Vincent paid tribute to him as he comes to the end of his post in the UK. Speaking on behalf of the Bisho...

Cardinal Vincent has agreed to become Patron of St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney. St Joseph’s, one of the oldest hospices in the country, was founded by the Religious Sisters of Charity in 1900. They were invited to Hackney by the then Archbisho...

At the request of the Holy Father, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Monsignor Antonio Mennini, is being transferred from his current responsibilities to serve directly in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, assisting in ...

Writing in the Telegraph on 19 December, Cardinal Vincent 

In a homily given at the Metropolitan Police Carol Service in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 15 December 2015, Cardinal Nichols thanked the Metropolitan Police for their ‘vigilance’ and ‘courage’. Comparing them to St Joseph in his role a...

On Tuesday 8 December parishioners at Farm Street were joined by Cardinal Vincent to celebrate their 50th anniversary year. The church officially became a parish of the Diocese of Westminster on 8 December 1965. The Mass also celebrated reaching ...

Cardinal Vincent has issued a statement on the same day that Parliament is expected to vote on strikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. In his statement, the Cardinal said: 'Effective action is necessary to stop the grave harm being inflicted by I...

On Friday 13 November, Cardinal Vincent joined the community at St Edmund's College Cambridge at Solemn Vespers to open the centenary celebrations of the college's Chapel, which is unique among contemporary Cambridge college chapels in being the o...

On the 50th anniversary of In the address, he explained that  Speaking of the document he said: 'Revelation comes through Scripture and Tradition. This was the real storm centre in the preparation of this constitution.' Asking which takes p...

Cardinal Vincent has written a pastoral letter reflecting on the synod and the importance of the family to be read out in parishes this Sunday, the Solemnity of All Saints.   In the letter Cardinal Vincent spoke of the work of the synod which c...

As the Synod on the Family nears an end, Cardinal Vincent has said that ‘the pieces of the synod are now coming together’ in an update from Rome. On Tuesday 20 October, the small groups finished their discussions on the third section of the w...

On 14 October Cardinal Vincent spoke at the midday Vatican press briefing on the synod on the family. He spoke initially about the interplay between the plenary sessions of the synod and the small group discussions which he feels gives the syno...

In an update after the second day of the Synod, clip Cardinal Vincent reflects on how important the work of the small groups is. He has been elected moderator of an English group of 27 to 28 members. He stresses that this Ordinary Synod, compared ...

Taking as his starting point the sending of the Holy Spirit, the Cardinal explained that the Holy Spirit ‘manifests God’s justice’ and ‘also testifies to God’s mercy, and continues to make present that mercy in our lives’. He went o...

On 20 September, a Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated at St Bernard’s Church Northolt in thanksgiving for 50 years of sacramental life at the church. Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant, along with Parish Priest Fr James Neal, previous...

On 19 September, White City celebrated multiple anniversaries. It was the Diamond Jubilee of the parish, as well as the Golden Jubilee of Our Lady of Fatima Church and St John XXIII Primary School. Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant of a...

In Galilee on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 14 September 2015, Cardinal Vincent gave a homily on the true glory of the Cross. Speaking of Golgotha, the Cardinal said: 'It is from there that the Cross of Jesus shines forth across all...

Cardinal Vincent has joined with other faith leaders to express concern about the assisted suicide bill that is due to be debated before Parliament on 11 September. The letter, which has Cardinal Vincent and Church of England Archbishop Jusin W...

As the human tragedy of the asylum seekers arriving at Europe's borders continued to unfold, Cardinal Vicent spoke to ITV news on 2 September about the crisis. During the interview, the Cardinal shared that members of the British public had tol...

The Cardinal warns that the intrinsic value of each human life will be undermined if assisted suicide were to be legalised by this Bill, with some lives being seen as worth less than others. It would also fundamentally change the “do no harm” ...

In a homily delivered in Lourdes on the Day for Life, the day on which the Church celebrates and affirms life from conception to its natural end, Cardinal Vincent said that we should both cherish life and embrace natural death.   Affirming that...

Cardinal Vincent gave gave thanks for 600 years of Bridgittine witness in an ecumenical service to commemorate the anniversary of the foundation of Syon Abbey on 19 July 2015 at Syon Park. Joined by the Christian communities in Isleworth and Br...

Cardinal Vincent attended the Service of Remembrance at St Paul’s Cathedral on 7 July. Speaking about the day, he said: 'Today is a day of sadness for many as we remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in London 10 years ago. It is also...

Cardinal Vincent joined Jeremy Vine on 1 July to speak about what makes us human. Prior to the conversation about his early family life, he began by reflecting on the power of tears to express so much.  The full broadcast of the programme can ...

On 18 June, Cardinal Vincent

On 17 June 2015, Cardinal Vincent gave the opening address at the RSA (the Royal Society for the encouragements of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) on the topic of finding generative capacities of hope. Also speaking was Richard Sennett, Professor...

On the Feast Day of St Augustine of Canterbury, Cardinal Vincent Nichols adopted St Augustine as a ‘fine patron’ for the work of communications. In his homily at the Communications Day Mass at St Patrick’s in Soho, London, the Cardinal said...

On Saturday 23 May Cardinal Vincent celebrated a special Mass in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony in Westminster Cathedral at 3pm. Over 500 couples were present who were celebrating significant anniversaries, of whom 132 were celebra...

On Sunday 17 May, Cardinal Vincent preached the homily at the Mass of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord at Our Lady of the Assumption, Warwick Street.  

Following the result of Thursday's General Election, Cardinal Vincent sent his congratulations to Prime Minister David Cameron, saying: 'I send my congratulations to Prime Minister David Cameron on the result of yesterday’s General Election. Hi...

Cardinal Vincent has made a statement condemning the murder of 300 Yazidis by Islamic State militants near Mosul in Iraq: "I am deeply shocked by the brutal murder of these peace-loving people. The Yazidis I met in our recent visit to Erbil imp...

The delegation led by the Cardinal was hosted by Archbishop Bashar Warda, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil who visited Westminster recently. The Cardinal described how 125,000 people had arrived in Erbil overnight in August last year after flee...

In solidarity with the tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians who have been driven out of their homes and lands, Cardinal Vincent is visiting these Erbil this weekend. In his Easter Vigil Homily last week the Cardinal spoke of “the wretchednes...

The Cardinal went on to say, ‘from that original fire has come a single light, inextinguishable even by death, a light that has spread among us, from one to another, filling this place, becoming the Church. The light is Christ risen from the dea...

On 2 April, Maundy Thursday, Cardinal Vincent celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral. The Mass remembered Christ’s institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper and the washing of His disciple’s feet. In commemoration of...

On Monday 23 March, Cardinal Vincent celebrated a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of King Richard III at Holy Cross Priory in Leicester. Coming three days ahead of the King's re-interment at Leicester Cathedral, the Mass was concelebrated ...

On 21 March, Cardinal Vincent delivered the homily at an ecumenical service at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, to mark the 35 Cardinal Vincent attributed the strength of love and devotion for Archbishop Romero to his dedication to he...

On 19 March, pupils, staff and guests from the Diocese and local area gathered to celebrate the opening of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School and the St Francis Family Centre in Poplar. Cardinal Vincent celebrated Mass in the school ha...

Cardinal Vincent addressed the Inter-faith Consultation Conference at Lancaster House on 9 February on the theme of 'mobilising faith communities in ending sexual violence in conflict'.  In his address, the Cardinal called the use of sexual vi...

The Archbishop of Westminster was at Providence Row on Tuesday 10 December to join a Celebration of the work and huge contribution of the Sisters of Mercy to the charity. The Sisters founded Providence Row in 1860 with Father Daniel Gilbert and co...

On 10 December the Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, spoke on ‘Pause for Thought’, hosted by Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2.

The Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated Mass for the Closing of the Year of Faith on the Feast of Christ the King at Westminster Cathedral on 24 November. In his homily Archbishop Nichols reflected on the passion and c...

My brothers and sisters, this evening we gather to pray for all who have lost their lives or been caught up in the horrific devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan, or Yolanda as Filipinos call it.

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, opened the Blueprint for Better Business Conference on 24 October at Prince Phillip House in London. The Conference was set up in 2011 by business leaders concerned about the extent of ...

We reflect today upon the horrific accounts of human suffering and call upon a redoubling of efforts towards humanitarian assistance. We must respond effectively to this need.

On Sunday afternoon I was at the most delightful tea party. The hosts were three generations of a young family.

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act has changed the legal definition of marriage in this land.

I stand before you as a man who has dedicated his life, and continues to do so, to one of the world’s great religions.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols and the Chief Rabbi Designate Ephraim Mirvis took part in their first official joint engagement on Tuesday, 18 June

The first thing I want to say is thank you. Your efforts to address the rising levels of poverty in our communities make a genuine difference every day.

On Tuesday 14 May the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, officially opened and blessed the new Centre for Youth Ministry based at St Aloysius, Somers Town

In an article published in The Times on 30 March 2013, Archbishop Vincent Nichols calls us to respond with solidarity, compassion and mercy to the challenges of poverty, hardship and economic inequality.

Following the mass of inauguration for Pope Francis in Rome and the enthronement of Archbishop Welby in Canterbury, The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, wrote in the Sunday Telegraph on bringing the Word of God to the worl...

Archbishop Vincent Nichols has visited the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe, based at the Zoroastrian Centre in Harrow on Friday 18 November.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols has given the address at the annual Judges Service held at Westminster Abbey. This was the first time since the Reformation that the address was given by a Catholic Archbishop

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster has received the Freedom of the City of London in a ceremony at the historic Guildhall, London EC2 on Wednesday 7 September 2011.

In a Pastoral Letter to Catholics in the Diocese of Westminster The Most Revd Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster is to ask every parish and community to refresh its reverence and love for the Blessed Sacrament and its practice of receiving Holy Communion.

Three Westminster diocesan seminarians have been ordained Deacons, the penultimate stage in their journey to priesthood.

In an video interview with The Times, Archbishop Vincent Nichols meditates on four different crosses from around the world and their meaning.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols was interview on Sky News by Dermot Murnaghan on 17 April 2011.

I welcome the news of the appointment by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Keith Newton as the First Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate in England and Wales. I am confident that Keith will prove to be a valued member of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and will be warmly welcomed by clergy and faithful throughout the Catholic Church in England and Wales.