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By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator Lent for couples is less a season of individual sacrifice and more a shared journey of conversion. At its heart is the choice to make space together for grace, tenderness, and truth…Read more

On the day that countries in the Middle East celebrate Mother's Day, 21 March, a week after the UK marked the occasion, Bishop Jim Curry has reiterated Pope Leo's call that "paths of dialogue be reopened" and that the people of the Middle East…Read more

A pupil at a Catholic primary school in West London has raised more than ?7,000 to fund a new climbing frame for younger children, demonstrating the values of service and community encouraged within the school. Rather than simply raising the issue,…Read more

At an event celebrating the contribution of the Catholic Church to the field of interreligious dialogue, Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald M. Afr. OBE and Archbishop Kevin McDonald were awarded the St Mary’s Medal, for their outstanding contribution…Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator. Many years ago, following the death of my mother, I went on a pilgrimage to visit the church where I was baptised. Unusually for the time, this took place when I was seven months…Read more

The All Saints Catholic Academy Trust has announced the completion of the rebuilding of St John’s Catholic Primary School in Rickmansworth, the first school in the country to be fully rebuilt following the discovery of RAAC within the School…Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator Marriage Care was born from the Church’s pastoral instinct, with a dual identity. Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching, it is Catholic in origin, and compassionate in outlook. It is…Read more

Following his installation as Archbishop of Westminster, Archbishop Richard has written to the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese to express his gratitude for the warm welcome he has received and to ask for continued prayers as he…Read more

On Saturday 21 January, Archbishop Richard Moth presided at the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at Westminster Cathedral, the first such celebration since his installation as Archbishop of Westminster. While the Rite of…Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory may seem far removed from our theme of “carrying the cross with hope,” this Lent, yet they illuminate one another in surprising…Read more

The Most Reverend Richard Moth was today installed as the Twelfth Archbishop of Westminster during a Mass of Installation at Westminster Cathedral at 12 noon on Saturday 14 February 2026. The Mass of Installation followed a Service of Solemn…Read more

Francisca Yawson, a former employee of the Diocese of Westminster, was given a suspended sentence of two years in prison on 6 February at Southwark Crown Court, following a conviction for nine counts of theft totalling nearly ?100,000, committed…Read more

Caritas Westminster reflects on his incredible leadership of Catholic social action during his time as Archbishop of Westminster — in our diocese and beyond. Spurred by Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the UK in 2010, Cardinal Nichols led the…Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator Marriage Week is an annual celebration offering the opportunity to support and promote marriage and family life. It is celebrated from the 7-14th February. This year we are invited…Read more