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His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson as the new Bishop of Plymouth. Ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Southwark in 1986, Bishop Hudson has been an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Titular Bishop…Read more
On Wednesday 15 October, Cardinal Nichols visited Newman Catholic College in Brent to officially open a new 'St Carlo Acutis Block'. The new facility is an Aditionally Resourced Provision (ARP), which is a specialist unit within a mainstream…Read more
On 11 October, more than 50 catechists, mostly from parishes in North London, gathered with Canon Shaun Lennard for the second Jubilee Day for Catechists to be held this year. (The first Jubilee Day for Catechists was co-led by Cardinal Vincent and…Read more
At the end of September, the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden hosted a community health check day in their parish hall, in partnership with the Brent Health Matters programme: a Brent Council and NHS initiative focused on improving access to…Read more
Westminster Cathedral was filled with worshippers on Saturday, 11 October, for the Westminster Eucharistic Festival, a celebration of the gift of the Blessed Sacrament. This year’s event formed part of a series marking the canonisation of St…Read more
Catholic schools and colleges across our Diocese are not only places where students are encouraged to reach their academic potential, but also where they are inspired to become active, caring members of their communities. At Newman Catholic…Read more
This year, 2025, the annual World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on the 4 and 5 October. In Rome, in this year of Jubilee, Pope Leo will preside over two days of celebrations and festivities. Closer to home in England and Wales,…Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has welcomed the announcement that the Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury.…Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has released a statement expressing his shock and assuring the Jewish community of his prayers after the terror attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew…Read more
Over 140 pupils and staff from eight Catholic primary schools joined together for a Jubilee of Hope, Mission Together Mass, at St Theodore’s Parish, Westminster Diocese. Celebrated by Bishop Jim Curry, and joined by the priests and deacons of…Read more
Catholics across the globe will unite to pray the Rosary for peace in war-torn lands, especially during the month of October, which the Church dedicates to the Holy Rosary. Pope Leo XIV made the announcement at the Wednesday General Audience,…Read more
On Saturday 27 September, Pope Leo sent Cardinal Nichols the Apostolic Blessing for the Diocese of Westminster on the occasion of the Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul PLEASE BE ASSURED OF MY SPIRITUAL CLOSENESS, DEAR BROTHER, ON THIS FEAST DAY OF…Read more
Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Bishops’ Conference, has described the UK government’s recognition of the State of Palestine as a “right and not a reward”. Bishop Curry said: “As the Lead Bishop for the Holy Land,…Read more
On Saturday 20 September, around two thousand pilgrims from the Diocese of Westminster travelled to Walsingham for the annual pilgrimage. Many came with their parish groups. In Walsingham, we spoke with parishioners from the Parish of Stevenage,…Read more
Survivors of trafficking and modern slavery supported by Medaille Trust have been meeting with Bishop Paul McAleenan, the lead bishop for migrants and refugees. Bishop Paul met with survivors and heard firsthand of the difficulties facing them in…Read more
On Saturday 20 September, more than 2,000 pilgrims from parishes across the diocese journeyed to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham for the Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage. This gathering, one of the largest in recent years, saw the faithful sharing…Read more