Cardinal's News
Following the terrorist attack on Istanbul's Attaturk international airport on Tuesday, 28 June, Cardinal Vincent has writtent to the Archbishop of Istanbul and to the Turkish Ambassador to the UK expressing his shock and offering his condolences....Read more
Cardinal Vincent has released the following statement calling for renewed purpose after the EU referendum vote:
'We all need to reflect on what has been a tumultuous few days and ponder what is needed now.
'Firstly, I am very conscious of th...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has given the following statement after the announcement of the EU referendum result to leave the European Union:
'A great tradition of the United Kingdom is to respect the will of the people, expressed at the ballot box. Today...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has sent a message to the annual Anglophone Safeguarding Conference currently underway in Rome.
He stresses that although much has been done, there's much more to do 'in both the prevention and response to this crime'.
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In a letter sent to parishes in the diocese on Friday 17 June, Cardinal Vincent has asked that they 'include prayers for the forthcoming EU Referendum' in the celebration of Mass.
Re-iterating the call of the Bishops of England and Wales in April...Read more
At Mass at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich to celebrate the 40
Using the cathedral as the starting point of his reflection, the Cardinal spoke of the reasons to be thankful on this anniversary. Pointing to the images of Ss Felix...Read more
In his homily, the Cardinal looked to the example of the saints whose feast is celebrated today, explaining that 'their suffering and their faithfulness was in bearing witness to Christ, the one who in his divinity raises our humanity to its ful...Read more
Cardinal Vincent called for a broadening of a constructive dialogue between secular authorities and communities of faith to meet today's challenges, at a symposium on Thomas Becket at Lambeth Palace on the feast of St Augustine of Canterbury, 27...Read more
On the feast of St Augustine, 27 May 2016, Cardinal Vincent and Archbishop Justin Welby took part in a live Facebook Q&A from Lambeth Palace. The brief session began with a conversation about unity in a nine-day prayer vigil ahead of Pentecost as ...Read more
On 13 May, Cardinal Vincent and the Duke of Cambridge visited The Passage to launch their newly refurbished building. The Cardinal, who is patron of the charity, thanked all those that support the work of The Passage, particularly the Sisters of C...Read more
On Saturday 14 May, Cardinal Vincent welcomed 700 couples, celebrating over 25,000 years of marriage, to the ninth annual Mass of thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral at 3pm.
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In his homily, the Cardinal reflect...Read more
Following on from the announcement that Sadiq Khan was the winner in the London Mayoral Election on Saturday 7 May, Cardinal Vincent issued the following statement:
'I welcome Sadiq Khan as the new Mayor of London. I assure him of my prayers fo...Read more
Following the announcement yesterday by David Cameron that the UK will accept an unspecified number of unaccompanied children who arrives in the EU from Syria, Cardinal Vincent has made the following statement welcoming the decision:Â
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On Friday 29 April, the feast of St Catherine of Siena, Cardinal Vincent celebrated Vespers in Westminster Cathedral for the culmination of the celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the Order of Preachers. Also in attendance were the Master o...Read more
On the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 1 May 2016, 1050 years of Christianity in Poland were celebrated with Mass at Ealing Abbey. Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant at this joyful and proud occasion for Polish people.
During this year, the b...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has issued a Pastoral Letter that was due to be read in all parishes on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 1 May 2016, on the Pope's Aspotolic ExhortationÂ
In the letter, the Cardinal thanks God that 'this great exhortation has come ...Read more
On Tuesday 26 April Cardinal Vincent visited his titular church in Rome, Sant' Alfonso, for the 150th anniversary of the return of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour to public veneration. The celebration began with a procession of the ic...Read more
MPs in the House of Commons have voted overwhelmingly, 278-0, to recognise that Christians, Yazidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria are suffering genocide at the hands of Daesh (also known as ISIS or the so-called Isla...Read more
In a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Bishops of England and Wales, a statement has been released on the Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation,Â
The Bishops of England and Wales welcome the Pope's Exhortation
This Exhort...Read more
Following the plenary meeting of the Bishops of England and Wales, they have released a statement on the EU referendum:Â
Reflecting on the forthcoming vote, we recognise the historic nature of this referendum and its implications for future gene...Read more