Cardinal: We pray for healthcare workers – ‘quiet heroes’ of today’s epic struggle

Recorded 23 April 2020 Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has this evening heralded the NHS and social care staff who are on the front line looking after the sick during the ‘epic struggle’ of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preaching at the first of a series of special Masses for the sick, their families, healthcare workers and carers, Cardinal Nichols said the bishops wanted the Thursday evening displays of appreciation and applause for the NHS to be underpinned by public prayer. The Masses are celebrated by a Catholic Bishop at 7pm every Thursday in one of our cathedrals.