Cardinal Vincent Nichols

Cardinal remembers Prince Philip as example of ‘duty cheerfully given’
- Apr 9, 2021
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has offered his prayers for the repose of the soul of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Friday at the age of 99.

By Charles Collins
Top Catholic, Anglican prelates tell UK govt: ‘Do the right thing’ on international aid
- Apr 8, 2021
England’s top Catholic and Anglican prelates have condemned the UK government’s plan to cut its international development aid budget to save money during the COVID-19 crisis.

By Charles Collins
UK Church leaders call on Parliament to save foreign aid budget
- Mar 3, 2021
Church leaders in Britain and Ireland are calling on the UK government to keep its pledge to spend 0.7 percent of its Gross National Income on international aid and development.

By Charles Collins

English cardinal supports investigation into slave-like conditions at UK factories
- Mar 2, 2021
England’s top Catholic prelate has welcomed reports of an investigation by the U.S. government into the labor practices at Boohoo, a UK online fashion retailer which sources from factories in Leicester.

By Charles Collins

English cardinal calls for legislation tackling ‘extremism’
- Feb 24, 2021
A new government-commissioned report calling for new laws to tackle extremism has received support from the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

By Charles Collins
Cardinal urges prayer as UK reaches 100,000 COVID deaths
- Jan 27, 2021
Tuesday was a “day of great sadness” after the UK government officially recorded 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

By Charles Collins
Catholic leaders insist worship safe as London mayor calls for closure of churches
- Jan 9, 2021
A spokesman for the Diocese of Westminster insists Catholic churches are safe in the British capital after the Mayor of London called for the closure of places of worship in the city.

By Charles Collins
UK lockdown: Churches remain open in England, are closed in Scotland
- Jan 5, 2021
Saying that worship is a “well-established source of both personal resilience and dedicated service to those in need,” Cardinal Vincent Nichols expressed his happiness that churches will remain open for service during the latest lockdown announced Jan. 4.

By Charles Collins