Cardinal's News

On Tuesday 10 November I received the IICSA Report. It has brought together a picture of abuse inflicted in the Catholic Church over a period of 50 years, together with detailed accounts of that abuse. It is a terrible picture. I remain shocked...Read more

The Catholic Church in England and Wales welcomes the Report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse relating to the institutional response of the Church in its duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. We...Read more

I mourn the death of Jonathan Sacks. I express my sorrow to the world wide Jewish community on the loss of this great figure. I assure them of my prayers and condolences. Chief Rabbi Sacks was a most eloquent proponent of some of the greatest...Read more

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, As we enter this second 'lockdown' and loss of communal celebration of Mass, I wish to add these few words. This is a time for us to show our strength. And by that I do not mean strength in defiance....Read more

Today, Parliament passed into law the Regulations governing many aspects of activity in the whole of England until 2 Churches remain open and in use for activities other than communal worship, including personal prayer and support for those in...Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has joined UK faith leaders in writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to express the view that there is no scientific justification for the wholesale suspension of public worship from Thursday, 5 November. The letter...Read more

On Thursday 29th October, three people were killed in a knife attack in Notre Dame Basilica in Nice. Reacting to the news, Cardinal Vincent said: 'I am horrified to hear of the fatal attacks in the Cathedral of Nice. People have been killed in a...Read more

Cardinal Vincent has received a letter of thanks from Pope Emeritus Benedict for the gift of reflections and meditations of St John Henry Newman. The Cardinal had written to the Pope Emeritus last month to thank him for his remarkable visit to...Read more

This year's Red Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols in Westminster Cathedral on 1st October to mark the start of the legal year, and was attended by members of the legal profession. Observing the restrictions imposed by the current...Read more

THANKS Cardinal Vincent Nichols Archbishop of Westminster 25 September 2020Read more

In his homily for the Mass of Holy Chrism, celebrated this year on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 14 It is a bond that gives us 'access to the very life of God' and 'to the mercy and forgiveness of God when we repent'. It also gives us...Read more

Following the devastating industrial blast in Beirut on Tuesday 4 'I watched with deepening horror the unfolding news of the dreadful industrial explosion in the centre of your beloved Beirut. The widespread devastation it has caused has…Read more

Cardinal Vincent welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement on 23 'As Catholics we now look forward to being able to celebrate Mass together again from 4 'It is important that we continue to abide by the guidance, given by the Government, on app...Read more

On Monday 15th June, to mark the reopening of churches for individual prayer, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby prayed together in Westminster Cathedral and Abbey to mark this 'moment of grace,' as the Cardinal…Read more

As we approach the Solemnity of Corpus Christi during this unusual time of pandemic, the Cardinal has recorded the following message about the meaning of this 'most wonderful feast' which 'takes us right to the heart of God's gift of himself…Read more

A few days before churches re-open for private, individual prayer on 15 In an interview recorded in Westminster Cathedral, the Cardinal said that re-opening churches safely is an important first step as society continues to recover from the COVID...Read more

Cardinal Vincent has welcomed the  decision that Catholic churches, that can safely do so, will re-open for individual prayer on 15th June. In his statement, he said: 'I am grateful to the Prime Minister for his decision that our churches may ...Read more

In his homily for Pentecost Sunday, Cardinal Vincent questions why churches are not being allowed to reopen.  Comparing the faithful to the disciples who waited in the Upper Room for the coming of the Holy Spirit, he says: 'We, too, are waiting ...Read more