News Archive
On Saturday 30 May three seminarians were admitted to Candidacy at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas at Allen Hall. Joseph Okoro, John Scott, and Michael Maguire were admitted as candidates for Ordination in the Diocese of Westminster and Julio...Read more
I have known from the age of 10 that I wanted to be a priest. I began the journey of formation when I was 21 in Ireland, but it was not meant to be. I qualified as a Secondary School teacher and at the age of 29 left Dublin to build a life in Lond...Read more
On the Feast Day of St Augustine of Canterbury, Cardinal Vincent Nichols adopted St Augustine as a 'fine patron' for the work of communications.
In his homily at the Communications Day Mass at St Patrick's in Soho, London, the Cardinal said...Read more
Cardinal Vincent was installed as the inaugural Chancellor of St Mary's University, Twickenham, on 27 May 2015 during a special service of Vespers at Westminster Cathedral.
During the Rite of Installation, Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of Governor...Read more
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On Saturday 23 May Cardinal Vincent celebrated a special Mass in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony in Westminster Cathedral at 3pm.
Over 500 couples were present who were celebrating significant anniversaries, of whom 132 were celebra...Read more
The Presidents of Churches Together in England, which includes Cardinal Vincent, have expressed their deep sorrow at the alarming increase in violence and murder against Christians in many parts of the world following their meeting on 13 May. Rece...Read more
In response to the report released on 20 April, which concluded that thousands of dying patients are being let down by poor end-of-life care provision, Bishop John said: 'As many people will have been, I was shocked by some of these stories in t...Read more
The football match consisted of a keen staff team and previous students against the current senior boy's football team. The game was played in good spirit, ending in a 2-2 draw.
Fifteen teams took part in the netball tournament. The JFK netball...Read more
What can bring us happiness? This question, which vexed Aristotle and the author of the Psalms, is the question being asked implicitly by the John Templeton Foundation, as it seeks answers to 'the Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate real...Read more
On Sunday 17 May, Cardinal Vincent preached the homily at the Mass of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord at Our Lady of the Assumption, Warwick Street.
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On 13 May Andrew Cole was invested with as a Knight of the Pontifical Order of St Gregory in the Chapel at St Mary's University Twickenham. The principal celebrant of the Mass was Bishop John Sherrington with Archbishop Peter Smith, Bishops Howa...Read more
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On Tuesday 12 May, Cardinal Vincent celebrated a Mass on the first ever Feast Day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo at Westminster Cathedral. In a few profoundly moving words of welcome, he thanked Opus Dei members for their discreet and under-stated...Read more
Cardinal Vincent set the theme by saying that, 'with great attentiveness to our Holy Father, we are all to think deeply about what is meant by the mercy of God and about how it enters our lives and about all that this mercy asks of us.'Â
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Following the result of Thursday's General Election, Cardinal Vincent sent his congratulations to Prime Minister David Cameron, saying: 'I send my congratulations to Prime Minister David Cameron on the result of yesterday's General Election. Hi...Read more