News Archive
It is a great joy to be able to share with you the faces and names of the nine new men who have recently been selected to begin formation for the priesthood here in Westminster diocese. They are (from left to right in the photo): Rajiv Michael, Da...Read more
What is Pope Francis' vision for the priesthood - how are our priests and future priests to serve their people most faithfully and fruitfully? Here are seven key concerns which have emerged from both Pope Francis's spoken words and also the ...Read more
The delegation led by the Cardinal was hosted by Archbishop Bashar Warda, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil who visited Westminster recently.
The Cardinal described how 125,000 people had arrived in Erbil overnight in August last year after flee...Read more
The Lord calls all of us to vocation, for some the call is to follow a vocation to priestly or religious life. There are many ways to answer the call and serve Jesus; we need to spend time and prayer to identify what our response should be. My ini...Read more
During his visit to Erbil, Cardinal Vincent joined Archbishop Bashar Warda and the Chaldean community in the celebration of Mass in the Cathedral of St Joseph on Sunday 12 April, markedas the 'First Sunday' in the Chaldean calendar.
The Cardina...Read more
In solidarity with the tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians who have been driven out of their homes and lands, Cardinal Vincent is visiting these Erbil this weekend.
In his Easter Vigil Homily last week the Cardinal spoke of "the wretchednes...Read more
On a visit to Erbil on Divine Mercy Sunday, Cardinal Vincent has spoken to ITV about the plight of Iraqi Christians who have been displaced from their homes and lands.Â
During the trip, Cardinal Vincent visited Christians living in a refugee c...Read more
This year is the 150
Speakers include:
Jacqueline Clais-Girard (Université d'Angers) on Manning's years at Westminster.
Kenneth Parker (St Louis University) on Manning's conversion
Serenhedd James (St Stephen's House, Oxford) on t...Read more
The Cardinal went on to say, 'from that original fire has come a single light, inextinguishable even by death, a light that has spread among us, from one to another, filling this place, becoming the Church. The light is Christ risen from the dea...Read more
At 12pm, Cardinal Vincent took part in a Walk of Witness with other Christians along Victoria Street, from Methodist Central Hall and Westminster Abbey to Westminster Cathedral.
The procession was led by a man carrying a Cross, symbolising Chri...Read more
On 2 April, Maundy Thursday, Cardinal Vincent celebrated the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Cathedral. The Mass remembered Christ's institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper and the washing of His disciple's feet. In commemoration of...Read more
I came back to the Catholic faith at 9.37pm on 2 April 2005 after nearly 10 years. I'm precise about the time and date because it was at the moment of the announcement of the death of Pope St John Paul II that I had a profound experience whilst ...Read more
It was the year that England won the World Cup in 1966 that I was ordained a priest for the Diocese. The buzz that football victory caused throughout the country was nothing compared with the amazing experience it has been for me to serve these pa...Read more
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It seems like aeons ago that I was ordained to the Diaconate in Chiswick by Bishop John Sherrington. In reality it was just over a year ago, in January 2014. Life really has changed since then. This time last year I was a newly ordained deac...Read more
The theme of Cardinal Vincent's homily was the mercy of God. He began by speaking about the consecration of the three oils in the Mass: the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of Catechumens and the Oil of Chrism:
'These oils are consecrated for the h...Read more
Palm Sunday
" Ride on ride on in majesty" With a procession of palms waving we start our journey through Holy Week by joining the parish of Our Lady and St Frederick at Limehouse. This Palm Sunday we are in a place that is very special for the D...Read more