Cardinal's News
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Santa Marta Group (an international alliance of the Catholic Church and law enforcement officials, set up at the behest of Pope Francis), thanked Kevin Hyland for his dedication and leadership following h...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols is keen that the Catholic community of Gaza should not be forgotten at this desperate time.
In a statement issued on 16th May, he said:Â
'Today I have had a phone conversation with Fr Mario da Silva, the Catholic pari...Read more
by Cardinal Vincent Nichols
What is your picture of holiness? In your eyes, what does a saint look like?
Pope Francis' recent Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate ('Rejoice and be Glad') offers us his answers to these questions. He says that...Read more
On 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...Read more
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...Read more
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...Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Cardinal Vincent Nichols have called on the Israeli Government to protect the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem.
In a joint letter to the Israeli Ambassador to London, Mark Regev, the two ...Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols have called on the Israeli Government to protect the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem.
In a joint letter to the Israeli Ambassador to London, Mark Regev, the two fa...Read more
Cardinal Vincent met with a group of young people from around the diocese on Tuesday, 27 February to listen to their hopes and desires for their own lives and for the Church.Read more
As part of the The Evening Standard's special investigation into the issue of modern slavery in autumn 2017, Cardinal Vincent convened a round table of experts from business, media, law, finance, philanthropy, and law enforcement and victim supp...Read more
A Mass of dedication of the new altar was celebrated by Cardinal Vincent at St Augustine's Church, Hammersmith on Sunday 4th February. Among the concelebrants were Bishop Michael Campbell OSA, Parish Priest Fr Gianni Notarianni OSA, and Fr Provi...Read more
In the opening address to the annual diocesan headteachers' conference, Cardinal Vincent told heads: 'Your task is to give a powerful witness in our society today.'Â
Exploring the nature of leadership in a Catholic institution, he remind...Read more
Senior law enforcement officers, bishops, and religious women from over 30 countries, as well as representatives from key international organisations are meeting together for the fifth Santa Marta Group conference this week in the Vatican to updat...Read more
On Wednesday 17th January, Cardinal Vincent Nichols visited St Joseph's Hospice, Hackney to bless the newly-built Heritage Space, which commemorates those who have served, were cared for or have been a part of the hospice since its founding 113 ...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has offered his 'heartfelt condolences' to Archbishop José H Gomez of Los Angeles for 'all those who died or who were caught up with the devastating after-effects' of last week's mudslides in Santa Barbara County.Â
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Following the death of Peter Sutherland, Irish businessman, politician and international public figure, on 7
'Peter Sutherland was an immensely gifted and principled man who, in an extraordinarily wide ranging career, made an outstanding cont...Read more
In his homily at Midnight Mass of Christmas at Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent said that 'faith helps us to construct the pathway of dialogue, in which we genuinely listen to each other, in which sincere disagreement is not made out to b...Read more
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 ...Read more
Following the announcement of Rt Rev Sarah Mullally as Bishop of London, in a statement offering his congratulations on 18
'Today I congratulate the Rt Rev Sarah Mullally DBE on her appointment as the Bishop of London. I assure her of my pray...Read more
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...Read more