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Presiding at the International Mass in Lourdes on 24 homily.   He invited the congregation, consisting of pilgrims from all over the world, ‘to pray especially for Christians who are persecuted for their faith, in so many parts of the world’...Read more

At the St Mary's University graduation ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on 17 Born in County Clare, Ireland in 1930, Sr Berchmans joined the Convent of Jesus and Mary in 1951 in Willesden. She spent over 65 years teaching, mostly in Pakistan, ...Read more

On Monday 17 Sharing many memories of the Cardinal Hume, Cardinal Vincent said in his homily: ‘What I cherish most about Cardinal Hume is his stature as a man and teacher of prayer. He knew, I know, you know, that only prayer can answer the a...Read more

The Independent Inquiry - Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) Report into the Archdiocese of Birmingham covers a period of 70 years. One of its overall conclusions is that the response of the Archdiocese to the sexual abuse of children was to care more about ...Read more

On Friday 7th June, Mgr Nizar Semaan, until recently the Chaplain of the Syriac Catholic community in London, was ordained and installed as Coadjutor Archbishop for the Diocese of Mosul in Iraq. On this occasion, Cardinal Vincent to the Archbishop...Read more

On Saturday 8 In his homily Cardinal Vincent expressed his personal gratitude to the couples for their daily witness to the vocation for marriage. He highlighted how this celebration 'is also a witness, a powerful sign of the resilient faith and ...Read more

On Saturday 8 Each couple in their different ways is a quiet and unassuming expression, a living homily, to their families, friends and society of the ‘Good News’ of marriage. This Good News is newsworthy as their commitment in marriage is mu...Read more

Cardinal Vincent welcomed new Catholics who were received into the Church at Easter in parishes throughout the diocese at the Vigil Mass of the Seventh Sunday of Easter, 1 Addressing his homily to them, he said: 'As we come towards the end of t...Read more

In a statement released on 30th May, Cardinal Vincent Nichols said: ‘The need to reconstruct towns and villages [in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains] destroyed by Daesh (Isis) and rebuild trust in that region is pressing.’ Highlighting how the presenc...Read more

Easter Sunday is a day of peace. This affirmation   was shattered by the series of suicide bombs detonated in Sri Lanka on that very morning. Three of the bombs targeted Catholic churches where    crowds had gathered for Mass celebrating the Re...Read more

Following news of multiple explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which have claimed at least 137 lives and left many injured, Cardinal Vincent has written to Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lan...Read more

In a joint Catholic and Church of England response to the government-commissioned independent review of Foreign and Commonwealth Office support for persecuted Christians, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby argued th...Read more

Dear Archbishop Michel, We have watched with shock and deep dismay the tragic fire which has so utterly damaged the beloved Cathedral of Notre Dame. Our prayers and tears have mingled with those of your people, and of people all over the world ...Read more

Following news of the fire that devastated the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Cardinal Vincent said: 'The shock at the this fire is spreading round the world. It is an iconic building visited by millions but more importantly is a symbol of fai...Read more

In an interview with Vatican News, during a conference on human trafficking in April, Cardinal Vincent spoke about the possible use of technology to strengthen the global network of the Catholic Church in the fight against human trafficking. ‘On...Read more

Cardinal Vincent  joined other church leaders at the Standing Together rally in Trafalgar on Saturday 6 Reflecting afterwards, Cardinal Vincent spoke about the need to provide young people with alternatives to gangs: 'The only way of counte...Read more

Church leaders will stand alongside young people, families and communities affected by the scourge of violent crime at the Standing Together, an ecumenical public rally against knife crime and youth violence on Saturday 6   Church leaders beli...Read more

Following terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which left 49 people dead on 15 'I am writing to offer my sincere condolences following the terror attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch. These attacks have shock...Read more