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In the pastoral letter Cardinal Vincent spoke about the Sacrament of Marriage being the work of the Holy Spirit:Â
"Today I invite you to see Pentecost as a feast of the family. In the eyes of faith, marriage and family life are essentially the...Read more
On 22 May, Cardinal Vincent was appointed to the Congregation for Clergy, the Congregation for Bishops, the Congregation for Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. This means he is now a member of four bodies o...Read more
When it was announced in January that the Archbishop Vincent Nichols was to be elevated to the College of Cardinals, the faithful of the three dioceses with which he had been most closely connected made a collection to honour the event. The Card...Read more
Following the news of the tragic death of Ann Maguire, a teacher at Corpus Christi College in Leeds, Cardinal Vincent expressed his shock and sorrow: Today I express my utter shock and sadness at the tragic killing of Mrs Ann Maguire at Corpus C.....Read more
At the Mass of the Easter Vigil on 19 April Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, called for Christians to rejoice in Christ’s resurrection and to take His message to the world: 'I bring you a message of great joy. Christ is r...Read more
Cardinal Vincent also gave the Good Friday ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio 4. In his reflection the Cardinal spoke about human trafficking, and the recent conference organised by the Bishops’ Conference in England and Wales, w...Read more
In his homily for the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion at Westminster Cathedral Cardinal Nichols reflected on the use of the words 'glory, grace and truth' in the day's Gospel reading and considered how beauty can be seen in the Cru...Read more
On 17 April - Maundy Thursday - Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Westminster Cathedral. The Mass remembers Christ’s washing of his disciple’s feet and his institutio...Read more
His Eminence Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated the Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Westminster at 12pm on Tuesday 15 April. The Mass was concelebrated by H.E. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Auxiliary Bishops Jo...Read more
On Thursday 10 April the 'Combating Human Trafficking' conference, attended by police chiefs and law enforcement officials from around the world made a declaration of commitment in the fight to bring an end to human trafficking. The Santa Marta Co...Read more
In his opening talk Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, introduces the Pilgrimage which he and the Archbishop of Canterbury are undertaking over the coming week: "Archbishop Justin and I invite you to join us in a pilgrimage...Read more
“We share the pride of the Church in England and Wales at welcoming your return to this city as Cardinal,” said Archbishop Bernard Longley at the beginning of a Mass of Welcome for Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated on Sunday at St Ch...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Justin Welby will jointly visit two projects as part of their initiative this Lent to encourage people to pray for the work churches do to support those in their parishes and beyond.Read more
This article was originally published on the Huffington Postwebsite on 19th March 2014. Pope Francis has been making an extraordinary impact within and beyond the Catholic Church. His direct and forceful challenge to reform and reinvigorate the Ch...Read more
On 18 March, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated Mass at Westminster Cathedral to mark the one year anniversary of the election and inauguration of Pope Francis.Read more
Cardinal Vincent talks to the BBC about the hidden problem of human traffickingRead more
Cardinal Nichols speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr show about welfare reforms and becoming a Cardinal:Read more
Thousands of Westminster parishioners, with 170 priests of the Diocese, gathered in the Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood on 28 February to welcome His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, at a Solemn Mass and Rite of R...Read more
On the morning he was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent delivered the Thought for the Day on the Today programme on Radio 4. The transcript is below: Later this morning Pope Francis will create 19 Cardinals. I ...Read more
The week before Cardinal Vincent received the red hat, he spoke to the Telegraph newspaper about the benefit cuts and the increasing number of people facing hunger and destitution. He also said the basic safety net that was put in place to protect...Read more