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It was an important meeting, attended by every president of a bishops' conference from around the world, together with Religious leaders. There was something like 140-plus countries represented, considering this drama, this terrible tragedy of c...Read more

As he prepares to travel to Rome to take part in the meeting on the protection of minors in the Church, Cardinal Vincent has written to priests in his diocese on 19th February asking for prayers. In the letter, the Cardinal    'Dear Father...Read more

On Tuesday 12 The Pope received Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorised him to promulgate the  decree confirming a miracle through the intercession of Blessed John Henry Newman. ...Read more

In the keynote address at the Santa Marta Latin American conference in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Vincent emphasised the centrality of upholding human dignity in the fight against human trafficking.  'Our commitment to the struggle against human t...Read more

On the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita, Cardinal Vincent celebrated the Mass opening the Latin American regional conference of the Santa Marta Group in Buenos Aires. In his homily, he reminded those gathered in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buen...Read more

Cardinal Vincent welcomed the launch of the independent inquiry into Christian persecution around the world, ordered by the government, at a meeting today in London with the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the Bishop of Truro Rt Rev Philip Mount...Read more

Following the bomb blasts targeting the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Phlippines on Sunday 27th January, Cardinal Vincent has written to the Apostolic Administrator of Jolo, the Filipino Ambassador, and to Chaplain of the Filipino...Read more

In his homily at Midnight Mass at Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent likened the countless Christmas lights to the 'countless acts of kindness that so characterise our society'. He said that, despite difficult times and an absence of cons...Read more

  I write to thank you for your prayers for me over these last three weeks. I have been able to take the rest that I needed and now feel much recovered. I have been blessed to have been able to do this at such short notice.   As Advent ...Read more

At the Mass celebrating the centenary of Polish Independence at Westminster Cathedral on 10 Following the greetings at the end of Mass, including one from the Cardinal, Senator Anna Maria Anders, daughter of General Władysław Anders, also ad...Read more

On Remembrance Sunday, Cardinal Vincent was taken ill while celebrating the Solemn Requiem Mass of the Fallen in Westminster Cathedral and had to leave the sanctuary. Read more

On Tuesday 30 The gathering was opened by Diocesan Youth Chaplain Fr Mark Walker, who thanked the nearly 90 young people for coming to hear the reflections of the Cardinal and to discuss them with their peers. He led the audience in The Car...Read more

by Cardinal Vincent Nichols My memories of sunshine in August may now have faded, but the sense of shock and shame that marked that month have not. In many ways it has been the most disturbing of times in the life of the Church for 50 years. Th...Read more

In his intervention at the Synod on Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment, Cardinal Vincent chose to address the 'crushing poverty faced by young people in the world and the consequent dangerous journeys they undertake in search of prosperity ...Read more

At the end of the third week of the Synod on Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment, Cardinal Vincent reflects on 'the richness of the experience' in this latest podcast. Throughout this synod with young people and bishops talking together...Read more

In this part, we've been trying to look more deeply at the reality in front of us and to discuss the Church's response to it. There have been some marvellous debates, full of energy and actually full of fun. Some of the key words that have ...Read more

The synod of bishops on young people, faith and discernment is now two and a half days old and it's becoming very obvious that a pattern is emerging. These two days we've heard some wonderful contributions full of energy, full of life, s...Read more

On Saturday 6 On Saturday evening, we had a very remarkable festival of youth where we heard quite astonishing testimonies from young people, coming out of the most awful circumstances, and finding their way, often with the help of a priest bac...Read more