Cardinal Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cardinal/ England and Wales Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:06:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Cardinal Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cardinal/ 32 32 174395915 Cardinal Nichols returns from Consistory with clear message: Violence should never have the last word https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-returns-from-consistory-with-clear-message-violence-should-never-have-the-last-word/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-returns-from-consistory-with-clear-message-violence-should-never-have-the-last-word/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:07:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118831 Cardinals from all over the world gathered for an Extraordinary Consistory of the in the Vatican from 26-27 June 2026, at which themes of conflict, peace, community and synodality took centre-stage. In an interview with the Bishops’ Conference after the Consistory, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who attended the “demanding meeting”, which began at 07.30 each morning, […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-returns-from-consistory-with-clear-message-violence-should-never-have-the-last-word/feed/ 0 118831 PHOTOS: Divine Liturgy at Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London https://www.cbcew.org.uk/divine-liturgy-at-holy-family-ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-in-london/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/divine-liturgy-at-holy-family-ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-in-london/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:21:31 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118631 The recently installed Most Reverend Richard Moth, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Westminster and President of the Catholic Conference of Bishops of England and Wales was welcomed by Bishop Kenneth at the Divine Liturgy at Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London. Flickr You can browse or download high-resolution photographs from our Flickr Photostream. More images from […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/divine-liturgy-at-holy-family-ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-in-london/feed/ 0 118631 Cardinal’s homily for the service of thanksgiving for the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinals-homily-for-the-service-of-thanksgiving-for-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinals-homily-for-the-service-of-thanksgiving-for-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:07:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114287 Given on 17 January 2026 at Methodist Central Hall for a Service of Thanksgiving on the 80th Anniversary of the Inaugural Meeting of the United Nations. Your Royal Highness, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,  dear friends, It is a great privilege to stand before you today in this Hall, where exactly eighty years […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinals-homily-for-the-service-of-thanksgiving-for-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations/feed/ 0 114287 Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ November 2025 Plenary Reflection https://www.cbcew.org.uk/autumn-plenary-reflection-cardinal-nichols/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/autumn-plenary-reflection-cardinal-nichols/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:08:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=112310 The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales gathered at Hinsley Hall in the Diocese of Leeds for their autumn plenary meeting from 10-13 November 2025. As the meeting drew to a close, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference offered a reflection on the discussions held over the week, describing […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/autumn-plenary-reflection-cardinal-nichols/feed/ 0 112310 Plenary Reflection – Cardinal Nichols   https://www.cbcew.org.uk/plenary-2025-reflection-cardinal-nichols/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:06:07 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=112278 The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales gathered at Hinsley Hall in the Diocese of Leeds for their autumn plenary meeting from 10-13 November 2025. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference, offered a reflection on the discussions held over the week, describing the meeting as “a time of encouragement […]

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]]> 112278 Pope Leo XIV praises Newman’s lasting legacy: “Education helps everyone become saints” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-and-newmans-lasting-legacy-education-helps-everyone-become-saints/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-and-newmans-lasting-legacy-education-helps-everyone-become-saints/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:15:15 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=112012 On Saturday 1 November, Catholics celebrated the declaration of St John Henry Newman as the 38th Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. In addition to this historic honour, St John Henry Newman was also made co-patron of Catholic education, alongside St Thomas Aquinas, and on 3 November 2025, it was announced that Newman […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xiv-and-newmans-lasting-legacy-education-helps-everyone-become-saints/feed/ 0 112012 Bishop Davies: Catholics should be inspired by Newman’s “fearless love of the truth” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mark-davies-catholics-should-be-inspired-by-newmans-fearless-love-of-the-truth/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mark-davies-catholics-should-be-inspired-by-newmans-fearless-love-of-the-truth/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:19:34 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111974 In a pastoral letter read out in the churches of the Diocese of Shrewsbury over the weekend of 1-2 November, the Feast of All Saints, the Rt Rev. Mark Davies told the faithful that St John Henry Newman made his journey into the Catholic faith by allowing himself to be guided by love of the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mark-davies-catholics-should-be-inspired-by-newmans-fearless-love-of-the-truth/feed/ 0 111974 Cardinal expresses profound sorrow at Minneapolis Catholic school killings https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-expresses-profound-sorrow-at-minneapolis-catholic-school-killings/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-expresses-profound-sorrow-at-minneapolis-catholic-school-killings/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:37:12 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=109526 Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to the Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, to express his deepest sympathy and prayerful solidarity in the aftermath of the “tragic and senseless”‘ shooting at the Annunciation Church in the US city. Two young pupils were killed and 18 others injured in the attack […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-expresses-profound-sorrow-at-minneapolis-catholic-school-killings/feed/ 0 109526 Archbishop Wilson welcomes Newman announcement https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-welcomes-newman-announcement/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-welcomes-newman-announcement/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:03:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=108450 The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV will declare St John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Catholic Church. Responding to the news, Archbishop John Wilson, Archbishop of Southwark, said:  The announcement that St John Henry Newman will become a Doctor of the Catholic Church will fill the hearts of English Catholics with so much […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-welcomes-newman-announcement/feed/ 0 108450 Education: Moral and intellectual ‘under one roof’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/newman-education-moral-and-intellectual/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:33:24 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=108392 I would like to pay particular tribute to his vision for education, which has done so much to shape the ethos that is the driving force behind Catholic schools and colleges today. Firmly opposed to any reductive or utilitarian approach, he sought to achieve an educational environment in which intellectual training, moral discipline and religious […]

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