News Archive

In his new book published in September, Cardinal Vincent explores the contribution of faith to society. The book is based on a series of talks and lectures he had given, mainly during the Year of Mercy. As he explains in the preface, the Cardinal...Read more

Fr Gian Matteo Serra OP, Rector of the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva writes to Cardinal Vincent: It is with sincere emotion that I write to Your Eminence upon hearing that our beloved Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, whose Titular Basil...Read more

From Athanasius Toma Dawod, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop in the United Kingdom: I have received with sadness the news about the passing away of the late Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor to the loving mercy of God. I have known the late Cardinal f...Read more

From Downing Street, Prime Minister Theresa May writes: Like so many people, I was sorry to hear the news of the death of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. The Cardinal's contribution to the nation as the tenth Archbishop of Westminster has, r...Read more

8th June 2017 Cardinal Cormac gave this Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2 on the day of the General Election. I am now 40 years a bishop and the first 23 years were spent in the South of England where I lived in a house with a large garden. I use...Read more

It was in 2002 that I was summoned to the presence of our then-Cardinal. I had been a parish priest for four years. That was all about to change. He told me he wanted me to head up a project for parish renewal. After 30 years working in parishes, ...Read more

by Paul Moynihan It is not easy to write about Cardinal Cormac: just where do you start with this giant of the Church in all senses of the word? While he may have only been Archbishop of Westminster from 2000 to 2009, he has been a visible pres...Read more

by Bishop Mark Santer I remember Cormac Murphy-O'Connor as above all a wonderful friend. On the evening of the day of his death one of my daughters rang and said how sorry she had been when she heard the news of the death of my 'friend'. Sh...Read more

A brand new, eco-friendly, award nominated junior school building has opened at St Benedict's, Ealing. It is super-sustainable - one of only a handful of 'Passivhaus' schools in the UK. The youngest pupils at Benedict's School, Ealing h...Read more

Wednesday 6th September saw the launch of the 'St Augustine's Priory Association' at St Augustine's Priory, Ealing. In the school Hall packed with parents, pupils and staff the Interim Headteacher, Marie-Helene Collins, introduced this ne...Read more

The Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College in Willesden has been awarded the British Council's prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The school's international work include...Read more

Earlier in September, the Evening Standard and its sister website The Independent launched a special investigation into modern slavery in the UK in partnership with Anti-Slavery Commissioner Kevin Hyland. The campaign gathers together a panel of e...Read more

On 3rd September, the feast of St Gregory the Great, Cardinal Vincent officially re-opened and consecrated the new altar of the Church of Mary Immaculate and St Gregory the Great in High Barnet. The afternoon began with a short procession, led by ...Read more