News Archive
The staff and pupils of St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School, in Hatfield, have won a Diocese of Westminster Social Action award for their work setting up a foodbank during the pandemic. At a virtual awards ceremony hosted by Caritas…Read more
On 21 To mark the occasion, staff and pupils attended school wearing traditional cultural dress or clothes matching the colours of their flag. Speaking about the day of celebration, Miss Bass, Head of School, said: ‘The whole school community…Read more
We celebrate Day for Life on Sunday 20 The fragility of life and the reality of death has been brought into sharp focus during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the UK alone, more than 126,000 people have died from Covid-19. Yet in the face of such…Read more
On 12th June 2021, Bishop Paul McAleenan celebrated the diaconate ordination Mass of four seminarians in Westminster Cathedral: Daniel Daley, Matteo Di Giuseppe and Michael Guthrie for the Diocese of Westminster, and John Fitt Mbu Ashu CMRead more
Caritas St Joseph’s in Hendon has received funding from the Cardinal’s Appeal to expand its work programme. Part of Caritas Westminster, Caritas St Joseph’s is a lifelong learning centre for adults with intellectual disabilities. The work…Read more
To coincide with national Volunteers’ Week, Caritas Volunteer Service hosted a virtual awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the work of volunteers across the Diocese of Westminster. Since March 2020, the work of volunteers has become even…Read more
On Saturday 29 May, the wedding of Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson took place in Westminster Cathedral. The bride and groom are both parishioners of the Westminster Cathedral parish and baptized Catholic. It is not appropriate to comment on the…Read more
On Saturday 29 Five seminarians were instituted into the ministry of lector: John Casey, Marco Lazzaron, Domagoj Matokovic and Juan Sola Garcia from the Diocese of Westminster, and Moses Itene from the Diocese of Brentwood. Three seminarians were…Read more
Two parishes in the Diocese of Westminster have each been presented with a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis. On 21 The two parishes were presented with these relics because of their close association with Blessed Carlo Acutis. Carlo was born in…Read more
Unfortunately, this is not the first time and I fear not even the last in which we will have to deal with these explosions of violence and war in Holy Land. These outbreaks of violence will only leave more rubble, deaths, animosities and feelings…Read more
By reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Familiy Life Coordinator , Diocese of Westminster I like watching fireworks, whether in the domestic setting, or as part of an organised event. The myriad of colours, patterns and sounds add to the sense of…Read more
On Saturday 15th May, Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated the annual Mass in Thanksgiving for Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral. As well as being an occasion for thanksgiving, the Mass was also an opportunity for married couples to renew before…Read more
The River Does Not Divide Us: Pentecost Novena on the Care of Creation We invite all Catholics in England and Wales to respond in prayer and action to the urgent climate change issues that we all face. The God Who Speaks team offers this novena…Read more
Westminster Cathedral is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Johnson as Master of Music from 1st September Simon has been the Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral since 2008, during which time he has played…Read more
Caritas Bakhita House was among the winners of the IKWRO (Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation) True Honour Awards, announced on 5 IKWRO has a mission to protect Middle Eastern and Afghan women and girls who are at risk of…Read more
Once again this year, we are invited to join 'Thy Kingdom Come', the global prayer novena from Ascension to Pentecost, to pray for the spread of the Gospel so that more people may come to know Jesus. In his message inviting us to take part in the…Read more