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Chaplain encourages Chinese Catholic community to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
Chaplain encourages Chinese Catholic community to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
Hello everyone! I am the Chinese Catholic Chaplain for the Diocese of Westminster. As we all know, since January 2020 the entire world has been gradually affected by Covid-19. The virus has spread so fast and the number of deaths is so very high.…Read more
04/03/2021
Reflecting on love through Lent
Reflecting on love through Lent
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster Praying scripture through art is a practice that allows the text to be explored through the medium of a painting or photograph. This Lent we would like to…Read more
02/03/2021
Cardinal welcomes investigation into garment-making industry
Cardinal welcomes investigation into garment-making industry
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Santa Marta Group, has welcomed a US investigation into allegations of labour exploitation in the garment-making industry in factories in Leicester. Cardinal Vincent said: 'I welcome these important…Read more
01/03/2021
Cardinal calls for prayers ahead of Pope's visit to Iraq
Cardinal calls for prayers ahead of Pope's visit to Iraq
Ahead of Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq, the first of any Pope to the country, from 5th to 8th March, Cardinal Vincent has called for prayers for the Holy Father and for the people of Iraq, that these may be days of great joy and…Read more
27/02/2021
Teams of Our Lady: a recipe for married love
Teams of Our Lady: a recipe for married love
If like me, you enjoy cooking, you will know that, when the recipe asks you to spend time marinading the food, should you then decide to cut corners the overall flavour is affected. Whilst the meal remains edible, the complexity of flavour may be…Read more
23/02/2021
Westminster becomes the first Catholic Fairtrade Diocese
Westminster becomes the first Catholic Fairtrade Diocese
Cardinal Vincent announces the award for becoming the first Catholic Fairtrade Diocese This Fairtrade Fortnight, the Diocese of Westminster is celebrating being recognised as the first Catholic Fairtrade Diocese. The diocese first began to work…Read more
22/02/2021
Cardinal Bo calls for 'fasting from anger'
Cardinal Bo calls for 'fasting from anger'
In his homily for the First Sunday of Lent, Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, has preached about the need for peace in the country and hope for the future, in which he calls for a 'fasting from anger': 'The contemporary events…Read more
22/02/2021
Cardinal welcomes report's 'positive vision' of housing
Cardinal welcomes report's 'positive vision' of housing
Cardinal Vincent welcomed the publication of Commenting on the report, he said: ‘The provision of secure, decent housing for all is a hallmark of a good society. The fact that some 8 million of our fellow citizens are today living in…Read more
21/02/2021
Enfield parishioner joins CAFOD in walking for water
Enfield parishioner joins CAFOD in walking for water
Louise Weaver, a parishioner from Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St George parish in Enfield will be walking 10,000 steps every day for 40 days to raise money for vulnerable families overseas. From 17th February to 3rd April, Louise will be joining…Read more
19/02/2021
Prayer chain for victims of pandemic
Prayer chain for victims of pandemic
From Ash Wednesday, and throughout Lent, the Bishops throughout Europe will celebrate a series of Masses and invite us to join them in prayer for the victims of the more than 770,000 people throughout Europe who have died of Covid-19. The…Read more
17/02/2021
Cardinal Bo welcomes solidarity of global Catholic family
Cardinal Bo welcomes solidarity of global Catholic family
Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, has written to Cardinal Vincent Nichols to thank him for his letter expressing prayerful solidarity with the people of Myanmar as the country faces intense challenges. The military carried out a coup on…Read more
10/02/2021
CANA – Taking time for yourselves as a couple
CANA – Taking time for yourselves as a couple
In this time of lock down it is good to hear and be inspired by the work of those who work to sustain and nurture marriage and family life. Our thanks to Paul Mannu for this great overview on the charism and work of CANA In this time of continued…Read more
09/02/2021
Update on Elliott Review Implementation Project
Update on Elliott Review Implementation Project
The Implementation Project, initiated to implement the recommendations of the Elliott Review, has announced that it will be providing two-weekly updates on its work. The work began in earnest on 12th January 2021. As this first update states:…Read more
08/02/2021
Remembering victims of human trafficking and modern slavery on feast of St Josephine Bakhita
Remembering victims of human trafficking and modern slavery on feast of St Josephine Bakhita
Celebrating Mass at Westminster Cathedral for the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, 8 homily that the COVID-19 pandemic has created an order of people in distress, poverty, isolation and anxiety, something that ruthless traffickers are quick to…Read more
08/02/2021
Relying on God's Love: Deacon Jakub Joszko
Relying on God's Love: Deacon Jakub Joszko
I come from Prudnik, Poland. I have two sisters younger than me. I started my formation for the Diocese of Westminster in 2010 at the age of 19. Along the years of discernment and growth at Redemptoris Mater and Allen Hall, I also spent four…Read more
05/02/2021
Prayerful support for Cardinal Bo's call for nonviolence, democracy and dialogue
Prayerful support for Cardinal Bo's call for nonviolence, democracy and dialogue
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has expressed his prayerful support for Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, and the people of Myanmar after military leaders seized control of the country. The military carried out a coup on 1 Cardinal Vincent said:…Read more
04/02/2021
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