Roman Catholic Vespers at Henry VIII’s Chapel Royal

Posted on February 11, 2016 
Filed under Church of England

cardinal-vincent“The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, last night led a service of Solemn Vespers in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace in what was the first Roman Catholic act of worship for 450 years in Henry VIII’s chapel, which was the backdrop to much of the English Reformation.

The service, sung mainly in Latin, was a unique event held to mark the 500th anniversary of Hampton Court and was in recognition of the growing relationship between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic church…”

– This report from The Anglican Communion News Service.

Photo: Cardinal Vincent, Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster.