Cardinal's News
Cardinal Vincent is taking part in the Synod on the Family in Rome as a Synod Father.
In this podcast recorded at the Venerable English College on 8 October, a few days into the Synod, he shares his insight into the proceedings so far.Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols spoke at a press briefing regarding the discussions that had taken place at the synod on the family so far. The briefing was led by Fr Lombardi, the Director of the Vatican Press Office, at Sala Stampa della Santa Sede wit...Read more
On 2 October 2014, Cardinal Vincent Nichols took possession of his titular church in Rome, Santissimo Redentore e Sant'Alfonso in Via Merulana. Sant'Alfonso is home to the famous icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (or Perpetual Help) which ...Read more
On the eve of the Synod of the Family which begins later this week in Rome, the Cardinal spoke about taking possession of his titular Church in Rome and the famous icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour which is stored there.Â
The full transcri...Read more
On Saturday 27 September, Pope Francis sent Cardinal Vincent greetings on the occasion of the Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul:
I am pleased to send warm greetings to you and the assurance of my prayers as you celebrate the feast of your heavenly ...Read more
On 23 September, Cardinal Vincent spoke to the media to outline some of the themes which he sees will be prominent at the forthcoming Synod on the Family.Â
The Cardinal will take a direct part in the proceedings of the Synod as President of th...Read more
On 20 September, Cardinal Vincent Nichols gave the following address to at the first Ordinariate Festival, which took place in Westminster Cathedral Hall, followed by Mass in the Cathedral.Â
On 4 November 2009, Pope Benedict issued his Apostol...Read more
In his homily at the Mass celebrating the centenary of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, Cardinal Vincent comments on the challenges to Catholic education today.
The Cardinal compares the challenges in the previous century and Cardinal Bour...Read more
It is with great sadness that we hear of the killing of David Haines in what can only be described as a repugnant and chilling attack on human life. In its destructive savagery, it is an act that expresses the worst and most misguided aspects of h...Read more
Cardinal Vincent spoke at the Annual Marriage Conference, which took place in Daventry on 13 September 2014. In his address, the Cardinal recognised the work of the charity since its inception at the end of the Second World War in helping couples ...Read more
On 11 September 2014, Cardinal Vincent addressed the Nikaean Club on the role of faith and reason in communicating the proclamation of the 'true image of God and the shape of our fundamental relationship with him.'
Founded in commemoration of the...Read more
In a letter sent to Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, on 12 August 2014, Cardinal Vincent has 'welcomed the humanitarian efforts' that the British government has made in Iraq over the past few days and has urged that the 'relief operation' an...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols was a guest on the Sunday programme on BBC4 on 10 August. He spoke about the plight of Iraqi Christians and other beleaguered minorities.Â
The Cardinal called for humanitarian aid and protection for these communities.
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Cardinal Vincent Nichols has issued a statement on 8 August 2014, asking for 'urgent help and protection' for the persecuted communities in northern Iraq.
The Cardinal has called on Her Majesty's Government to lead the efforts to 'provide urgen...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has issued a statement on the situation in Gaza. The statement reads:
Faced with the increasing violence that is engulfing the people of Gaza, my thoughts and prayers, and those of the Catholic community, are constantly with al...Read more
Cardinal Vincent led the catechesis on the first day of the Lourdes pilgrimage on the Joy of Conversion.  He began by talking about the three stories of Lourdes: the story of Bernadette and what happened in 1858; the story of living and sharing ...Read more
BBC Radio 2
Pause for thought
17 July 2014.
On Sunday I'm off to the south of France! Not on holiday - that comes later - but to Lourdes, the pilgrim shrine in the Pyrenees. We go at the invitation of Mary, the mother of Jesus, who appear...Read more
In a letter sent to the Members of the House of Lords today, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth and the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has been appointed the first Chancellor of St Mary's University, Twickenham in London. His appointment will take effect from 1st September 2014.
St Mary's Board of Governors was informed of the Cardinal's agreement to bec...Read more
His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass on the 400
In his homily, Cardinal Vincent recalled the origins of the College as 'a simple novitiate established in Louvain in 1607' and traced its history through successive changes to i...Read more