News Archive
This November, the London Jesuit Centre in Mayfair will open doors to a landmark exhibition of artwork created by guests of Caritas Bakhita House, a London-based safe house for survivors of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery run by Caritas…Read more
Tuesday 28 October marked the 60th Anniversary of the ground-breaking Second Vatican Council document on interreligious dialogue, Nostra Aetate. To celebrate this occasion, over 100 people of faith from parishes, local interfaith forums and…Read more
On Saturday 11 October the Diocese of Westminster’s 2025 PSR Conference was held at Cathedral Hall, bringing together expertise and knowledge to explore response and support within parishes for those impacted by abuse. With over 70 volunteer…Read more
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