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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

At the annual Friends of the Holy Land (FHL) garden party in Kensington, His Grace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, the Armenian Primate of Great Britain, made a plea for more pilgrims to travel to the Holy Land, to see the places where Jesus was born, pr...Read more

Once a month members of the Ealing Abbey Lay Plainchant Choir sing the Mass at Chestnut Lodge, a residential home giving nursing care for older people suffering from dementia. The staff prepare an altar and seating in the communal lounge for the m...Read more

On Sunday 18th June a number of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, leaders and parents from 3rd Pinner (St Luke's) Scout Group attached to St Luke's Church, Pinner took part in a sponsored bike ride in the grounds of Merchant Taylors School, Northwood in ...Read more

Pupils of the London Oratory School explored the world of shipping and seafarers thanks to a presentation from Apostleship of the Sea on 26th June. Shipping, the lives of seafarers and the work of the Church in this area were almost completely unk...Read more

On 28th July, Cardinal Vincent has issued this statement following the death of Charlie Gard:   ' I am deeply saddened by the news that little Charlie Gard has now died.   I offer my sincere and profound condolences to his parents who have tr...Read more

The third day of the pilgrim began with the the International Mass which bought together people of different nations speaking different languages together echoing their faith in Mary, which put together depicted a marvellous scene of love and harm...Read more

The fourth day of the pilgrimage began with Mass being celebrated at what is called the 'Cathedral of the Trees' Cité Saint-Pierre. It is a beautiful set-up of a Cathedral high up in the mountains, soothing to the soul with lush green scener...Read more