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On 24th August, Cardinal Vincent sent a message to Archbishop Edward Adams, Nuncio to Great Britain, with birthday greetings. In his message, Cardinal Vincent writes: 'Your Excellency, 'I learn that today is your birthday! So it gives me great p...Read more

Ahead of Cardinal Cormac's 85 Cardinal Vincent added: 'We assure you of our prayers and love at this time. May God fill you with the joy of knowing that you are held in his loving care, even as you were at the moment of your birth those 85 ...Read more

Cardinal Vincent wrote to the Bishops of England and Wales and to all priests in our diocese to ask for prayers for Cardinal Cormac, whose health 'has taken a defining turn' and who is now in hospital. Honouring Cardinal Cormac's wish to let the ...Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has condemned the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, and has offered prayers for the victims: 'I am profoundly shocked and dismayed at the terrorist attacks targeting innocent people in the Ramblas area of Bar...Read more

Cardinal Pole Catholic School community, building on their outstanding  Sixth Form OFSTED grading earlier  this year,  celebrated another set of outstanding A Level and vocational results on Thursday.  Students were delighted with their achiev...Read more

Tourists fill the hot, city streets in August, enjoying the fruits of their year's work: harvesting the money they have saved, to spend on a trip of a lifetime, or just a few days away to enjoy the sites.  Families with young, excited children ...Read more

A huge thank you to all the schools in the Diocese for their tremendous efforts in raising money for the Catholic Children's Society in aid of the Grenfell Tower victims. The children wanted to help their fellow students affected by the tragedy ...Read more

Some grief therapists say there is a common threefold acceptance of dying. The seeds are sown when we are children and, by the time we reach old age, we usually find that we have grown accustomed to the inevitable. At any rate that is the general ...Read more

Festivities to mark Canon Louis Thomas' centenary took place on 9 Ordained in 1943, Canon Louis served in several parishes, including St Agnes in Cricklewood, both Chelsea parishes of Holy Redeemer and St Mary's Cadogan Street, St Mary Moor...Read more

Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue celebrated his Golden Jubilee anniversary on 21st May 2017 in Cork, Ireland.  Bishop Pat served as Bishop of Westminster and then Lancaster before his retirement in 2009. He was joined by priests, family and friends…Read more

On Saturday 8th July, Cardinal Vincent ordained six new permanent deacons, following an ancient practice of the first Christian communities, which was revived in the 20th century, of ordaining deacons for life-long service. Pictured with the Cardi...Read more

On 14 June is always a busy month at the Beda, beginning with examinations and then a few days' relative quiet before the arrival of friends and guests for the diaconal ordinations, which themselves mark both the climax and the end of the colle...Read more

Pope Francis made history with Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) by tweeting for the first time about Sea Sunday on 9   The pontiff's tweet, which went out at 12:30pm read, 'I entrust sailors, fishermen, and all those in difficulty on the se...Read more

One month on after the disastrous fire that consumed Grenfell Tower, the tragedy continues to dominate the news media and the charred Tower looms over the skyline at Latimer Road. As the survivors face the loss of their loved ones and the effects ...Read more