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Lourdes Pilgrimage 2015Read more
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
Walsingham 2015Read more
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
On 1 May, an interfaith gathering took place at the London Muslim Centre in support of Islamic Relief's DEC Nepal Earthquake Appeal. Those present at the meeting shared pertinent words of hope and generosity from the British community at a time ...Read more
Following the birth of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Cardinal Vincent sent a letter of congratulations to Kensington Palace:
Your Royal Highnesses,
On behalf of the Catholic Bishops' Conference o...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has made a statement condemning the murder of 300 Yazidis by Islamic State militants near Mosul in Iraq:
"I am deeply shocked by the brutal murder of these peace-loving people. The Yazidis I met in our recent visit to Erbil imp...Read more
"We don't call them 'refugees' but 'relatives'."
That was the first thing we learnt on being welcomed to a camp in Erbil, northern Iraq.
"And we welcome them into 'centres' rather than 'camps' - so that they feel less like victims."
So ...Read more