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If someone had said to me in March 2013 ‘This is what the Church will look like in twelve months’ time’, I would likely have laughed. No event or person could surely change the mood of the universal Church in such a short period....Read more
As Pope Francis celebrates the first year of his pontificate today, we look back at some of his most memorable quotes of the last 12 months. March 2013 – “Brothers and sisters, good evening” – Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio...Read more
Cardinal Vincent talks to the BBC about the hidden problem of human traffickingRead more
In two services at Westminster Cathedral over the weekend 712 people from 119 parishes were welcomed by Cardinal VincentRead more
Throughout Lent, Bishop John Sherrington will be leading weekly podcasts reflecting on the Sunday readings and the journey towards Lent.Read more
When a priest marks your forehead with the Sign of the Cross on Ash Wednesday,Read more
Edmund Adamus discusses initial feedback from the recent questionnaire on the family which came from Rome ahead of two Synods on the family called by Pope Francis.Read more
Cardinal Nichols speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr show about welfare reforms and becoming a Cardinal:Read more
Thousands of Westminster parishioners, with 170 priests of the Diocese, gathered in the Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood on 28 February to welcome His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, at a Solemn Mass and Rite of R...Read more
On the morning he was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent delivered the Thought for the Day on the Today programme on Radio 4. The transcript is below: Later this morning Pope Francis will create 19 Cardinals. I ...Read more
The week before Cardinal Vincent received the red hat, he spoke to the Telegraph newspaper about the benefit cuts and the increasing number of people facing hunger and destitution. He also said the basic safety net that was put in place to protect...Read more
A lecture series run by Faith Movement is restarting in the crypt of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Warwick Street. The talks listed below all begin at 7.30pm and should last no longer than an hour. All are welcome and admittance is free for a...Read more
Following his elevation to the Sacred College of Cardinals at the weekend, a Mass with Solemn Rite of Welcome will be held this Friday, 28th February, at 5.30pm to welcome His Eminence, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, back to Westminster. The Mass will ...Read more
The Consistory of Saturday 22nd February and Mass with new Cardinals celebrated in St Peter's Basilica on Sunday 23rd February were both streamed live on Vatican TV over the weekend. It was the first collection of cardinals created under Pope Fran...Read more
By Fr Nicholas Schofield, Diocesan Archivist Whenever I am in Rome I always pop into Cardinal Cormac's beautiful titularchurch of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. So I was interested to hear which church had been assigned to Cardinal Nichols (a cu...Read more
Archbishop Vincent Nichols has been created Cardinal by Pope Francis.Read more