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On Wednesday, the pilgrims attende
d Mass at the Grotto.Â
Prior to the Mass, Fr Roger Reader undertook a very special commission on behalf of the young offenders in his care at Feltham Young Offenders Prison.
As Cardinal Vincent explaine...Read more
Today is the final day of the pilgrimage. Cardinal Vincent introduces the day and asks pilgrims to think about what they will take home with them and what they will leave behind in Lourdes.
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On Wednesday, the International Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of St Pius X, also known as the underground Cathedral.Â
Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant, along with bishops and priests from several countries. The Mass was att...Read more
On day 2, the pilgrims attended a Mass with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick at the chapel of St Bernadette Cote Grotte. Cardinal Vincent Nichols was the principal celebrant, and he was joined by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Bishop John ...Read more
Cardinal Vincent led the catechesis on the first day of the Lourdes pilgrimage on the Joy of Conversion.  He began by talking about the three stories of Lourdes: the story of Bernadette and what happened in 1858; the story of living and sharing ...Read more
On Saturday 19 July Cardinal Vincent Nichols ordained three new permanent deacons for the Diocese of Westminster: Justin Cross, Ian Edwards, Stephen Khokhar.
In his Homily the Cardinal said to be a deacon 'is to be called to a ministry in the...Read more
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Cardinal Vincent led the catechesis on the first day of the Lourdes pilgrimage on the Joy of Conversion. He began by talking about the three stories of Lourdes: the story of Bernadette and what happened in 1858; the story of living and sharing tog...Read more
BBC Radio 2
Pause for thought
17 July 2014.
On Sunday I'm off to the south of France! Not on holiday - that comes later - but to Lourdes, the pilgrim shrine in the Pyrenees. We go at the invitation of Mary, the mother of Jesus, who appear...Read more
In a letter sent to the Members of the House of Lords today, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth and the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of...Read more
In the light of the vote of the General Synod of the Church of England on Monday 14 July, regarding the ordination of women as bishops, the Most Rev. Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham and head of the Department of Christian Dialogue and Un...Read more
Bishop John Sherrington celebrated a Mass of thankgiving for the many years of service of Sr Hannah Dwyer as head teacher at Larmenier and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Brook Green.
In his homily, Bishop John reflected on Sr Hannah's vo...Read more