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Sir, Over the last few days we have watched in horror as a small minority has brought hatred, violence and vandalism to towns and cities across the country. We have seen anti-Muslim hatred and the targeting of mosques; asylum seekers and refugees…Read more
Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has condemned the riots that have taken place across the UK, saying such violence threatens the values of our society: “I condemn the appalling violence over the past week,…Read more
Farm Street Church has celebrated its 175th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass on the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola. Hundreds of parishioners and well-wishers joined in the celebration at the Jesuit church in the heart of central London.…Read more
Westminster’s 700-strong party of pilgrims has returned from Lourdes, with hearts overflowing after six extraordinary days filled with a closeness to Our Lady and through her, to her Son. Among the many unforgettable moments, a highlight was…Read more
On Tuesday 16 Jul 2024, St James' Catholic High School, joined by Bishop John Sherrington, celebrated a whole school Mass to mark both the Feast of St James and this special 90th anniversary of the school. Special guests also included past…Read more
This September a new generation of Catholic teachers will be trained through three ground-breaking new schemes across the country. Led by the Formatio partnership of dioceses, Catholic multi-academy trusts (CMATs) and the four Catholic…Read more
On Sunday 21 July a special Mass and party was held to celebrate 60 years of service by Sr Angela Moroney and Sr Margarita Cunningham to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and Our Lady of the Holy Souls Parish, Kensal New Town. The concelebrated…Read more
By Deacon Roger Carr-JOnes, Marriage and family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster Pope Francis has chosen a line from Psalm 71 - "Do not cast me off in my old age" - as the theme for the 2024 celebration of the World Day for…Read more
Georgia Bell, a former pupil at St Mary’s Primary School, Chiswick; Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith; and Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School will be competing in the 1500m event for Team GB at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Her talent…Read more
Our final day in Lourdes began with a Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace; a grace that has been given to many of us over the course of the week, and which we hope to bring home with us to a world in ever greater need of it. In…Read more
Awake, my soul; Awake, lyre and harp, I will awake the dawn. (Psalm 108:2) And awaken the dawn we did, for this morning it was finally time for our long-anticipated Mass in the Grotto, the very place where Our Lady appeared to St Bernadette! The…Read more
Having passed the half-way point of the pilgrimage, the graces received over the last few days have made our hearts a fertile ground to receive still greater healing. So it is fitting that, at today’s Votive Mass of Our Lady, Health of the…Read more
‘O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting.’ (Psalm 63:1) What Morning Prayer asks, the rest of the day answers – and in our case rather quickly, seeing as just a few hours later many of us headed to a Water…Read more
‘I myself will gather [them] from all the countries where I have dispersed them, and will bring them back to their pastures’ (Jeremiah 23:3). The words from today’s first reading hold a particular significance for our pilgrims today, many…Read more
‘I call with all my heart; Lord, hear me,’ began the first psalm of today’s Morning Prayer; the perfect start to a week spent holding our intentions before the Lord. The Westminster pilgrims made these words their own this morning when they…Read more
There was a palpable sense of joy as the Diocese of Westminster’s 700-strong pilgrims descended on Lourdes this year, having travelled by coach, plane and train to reach the small town in the foothills of the Pyrénées. For some of us…Read more