Cardinal's News
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...Read more
On 26 March, Royal Assent was given to the Modern Slavery Act 2015. In a statement issued on the day, Cardinal Vincent said:
'I welcome the Modern Slavery Act 2015 as the Bill receives Royal Assent today. While no Act can cover everything in th...Read more
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 ...Read more
On Sunday 22 March, Cardinal Vincent preached at a service of Compline for the reception of the remains of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral.
Cardinal Vincent joined Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as well as representatives of othe...Read more
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...Read more
Open prayer from the Pentecostal tradition was followed by a sung Orthodox liturgy. The Archbishop of Canterbury led the Litany for Reconciliation from Coventry Cathedral and the Cardinal led Midday Prayer. All the religious leaders in turn offere...Read more
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...Read more
Cardinal Vincent met with Archbishop Bashar during the latter's visit to the UK to ask for additional humanitarian help and protection for Iraqi Christians fleeing Isil attacks. The Archbishop was accompanied on this visit by a delegation that i...Read more
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'.Â
In his address, the Cardinal called the use of sexual vi...Read more
Cardinal Vincent joined the Maronite community at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in London for the celebration of their Eucharistic Liturgy on Sunday 8 February, the Feast of St Maroun.
It was the first time that a bishop of the Diocese has been pr...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has written to His Eminence Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, on 9 January expressing his condolences and offering his prayers for the French community following the attack on the offices of French sati...Read more
On the Feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Vincent has issued a pastoral letter to be read out in all parishes on 27th and 28th December 2014.
In the letter, Cardinal Vincent invites all the faithful to 'ponder and pray over all the challenges a...Read more
In an interview with Clare Balding on BBC2's Good Morning Christmas on Christmas Day said that he chose to focus on the vulnerable in his homily. He explained that his inspiration came from looking at the Crib, at the vulnerability of the Infant J...Read more
Cardinal Vincent celebrated Midnight Mass at Westminster Cathedral on Christmas Eve.
In his homily, the Cardinal spoke of the radical kingship of Jesus and His rule of love. He said, 'The rule of love is promulgated through vulnerability!'
H...Read more
Sitting by the Nativity scene in Archbishop's House, Cardinal Vincent delivers his Christmas message for 2014 about the opening arms of the Baby Jesus in the Manger.
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The Santa Marta Group, led by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and Cardinal Vincent, is an alliance of international police chiefs and bishops from around the world working together with civil society to eradicate human traf...Read more
Cardinal Vincent celebrated a Mass to inaugurate the Year of Consecrated Life on Saturday 29 November at Westminster Cathedral. Concelebrating were Bishop John Sherrington and priests from the Diocese.
Cardinal Vincent began his homily by refle...Read more
Cardinal Vincent took time out from the diocesan pilgrimage to the Holy Land on Sunday 23 November to visit the Catholic parish in Gaza. He celebrated Mass and met parishioners in Gaza City. Of the 1.8 million residents of Gaza, only 150 are Catho...Read more
The inaugural Catholic Medical Association Conference for Healthcare Students took place at Wesminster Cathedral Hall on 8 November. The opening address was given by Cardinal Vincent who spoke on the new evangelization, following the example set b...Read more
In his address, the Cardinal called on MPs and Lords to learn from the Church's hands-on approach to tackling the reality of poverty in the UK through its many charities, such as CSAN, the SVP and the Cardinal Hume Centre.
He said: 'A cruci...Read more