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Ethnic minorities have suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating a systemic problem with racial injustice in our society. This was dramatically brought home with the brutal killing of George Floyd and the reaction it…Read more

With sadness we announce the news of the death today, 15 Mgr Mark was born in London on 28 Sympathy is extended to Mgr Mark’s family and friends, and to the clergy and parishioners of the parishes and Cambridge University chaplaincy, and in the…Read more

With sadness we announce the death of Fr Fintan Crotty SS.CC. Fr Fintan died on 6 Fr Fintan's requiem Mass will take place at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Acton on Thursday 21 2pm. The online access details for this will be posted in due course.…Read more

Following the announcement of the death of Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow, Cardinal Vincent Nichols expressed his sorrow and offered prayers. In a statement issued on Wednesday 13 'I have learned with great sadness of the sudden death of…Read more

We are aware that questions are being asked as to why churches remain open during this National Lockdown. We are also aware that many local authorities are calling for places of worship to close. We wish to respond to these concerns. Churches are…Read more

With the announcement on 4 'The regular practice of our faith in God is a well-established source of both personal resilience and dedicated service of those in need. Such resilience and enduring service are vital in these difficult circumstances.…Read more

By Cardinal Vincent Nichols The coming of the Magi adds a thrilling dimension to the crib and to our appreciation of the Nativity of our Blessed Lord. How well I remember a Carol Service in the Cathedral when a beautifully attired camel came up…Read more

With sadness we announce the death of Fr James Anthony Duffy. Fr Jim died peacefully on 28 Sympathy is extended to Fr Jim’s family and friends and to the clergy and parishioners of his former parishes in the diocese, and all those who knew him…Read more

By Cardinal Vincent Nichols Today, as we mark the 850th anniversary of the death of St Thomas Becket, I recall the moment when the four knights who came to do him great harm actually made him a saint. What does this martyrdom mean for us today?…Read more

The wonder of Christmas is a wonder that is echoed in so many different ways: in the carols we might sing at home, because we can’t sing them in church; in the decorations we might put up in our homes; to catch the joy that spreads through the…Read more

Fr David Henry Palmer died peacefully on 22 Fr David was born in Kettering in February 1933 and ordained as a Catholic priest on 1 Sympathy is extended to Fr David’s family and friends, and to the clergy and parishioners of the parishes where…Read more

Students at St Benedict’s School have made a special Christmas collection for Ealing Foodbank, donating over 50 Christmas hampers. The hampers were created by each of the school’s form groups, from Year 7 to the Sixth Form, filling the school…Read more

By Deacon Anthony Clark, Director for the Permanent Diaconate, Diocese of Westminster In normal times, the ministries of lector and acolyte are conferred on men in formation for the permanent diaconate during the summer months. In this…Read more

This December, students at Caritas St Joseph’s have proudly sold the vegetables harvested from the centre’s own allotment. Horticulture is just one of many activities that take place at Caritas St Joseph’s in Hendon, a lifelong learning…Read more