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Following consultation with the Council of Priests in accordance with Canon 515 $2, and conscious of the views expressed by the priests of the local Deanery and the lay faithful of the above named parishes, I, Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of…Read more
Following consultation with the Council of Priests in accordance with Canon 515 $2, and conscious of the views expressed by the priests of the local Deanery and the lay faithful of the above-named parishes, I, Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of…Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, a President of Churches Together in England (CTE), has welcomed Pope Leo’s Apostolic Letter It was released just days before his visit to Turkey, the first overseas visit of his pontificate. Cardinal Nichols said:…Read more
Your Eminence, dear Cardinal Stephen It was with deep sorrow that I learned of the devastating fire in Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, and of the tragic loss of life and injury it has caused. On behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and…Read more
Following the announcement of the Government’s 2025 Budget, Caritas Westminster has released a statement welcoming the elimination of the two-child limit on Universal Credit payments. Richard Harries, Director of Caritas Westminster, commented:…Read more
Mairead Waugh, Headteacher of St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School, Hatfield, joined the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, the Catholic Education Service and the Caritas Social Action Network at a roundtable discussion in…Read more
By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator Hope in the shadows is a contemporary phrase used in Ignatian Spirituality. Ignatius speaks of finding God in difficult times: in this month of the Holy Souls has themes of loss,…Read more
By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator It is said that music has the capacity to express our emotions more easily than words, as it bypasses language and communicates directly through sound, rhythm, tone and on occasion,…Read more
On 18 October catechists from parishes in East and Central London, gathered with Bishop Nicholas Hudson for the third Jubilee Day for Catechists to be held this year. (The first was co-led by Cardinal Vincent in July at St Gregory the Great parish…Read more
Last month, we shared the exciting news about Lucy McAuley’s hike to Everest Base Camp to raise funds for Caritas Bakhita House. Having reached the summit, Lucy reflects on her experience and what it meant to her to go to #BaseCamp4Bakhita. The…Read more
By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator Just like cake-making, scripture comes in a variety of forms. This image of cakes serves as a useful analogy for conveying the complex, varied and often fulsome flavours of…Read more
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
On 30 October, Caritas Westminster was pleased to convene 'A Call to Deeper Social Engagement: 15 Years On,' a conference bringing together Catholic charities from across the Diocese of Westminster to share insights from their work and discuss…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