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On 13th June 1917 at 11:40 am, Upper North Street School was hit by a bomb in the first daylight air-raid by a Gotha bomber and 18 children, aged between 5 and 12 years old were killed. The terrible tragedy had long lasting effects on the British ...Read more
The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network has grown in many innovative ways over the past two years. The ministry itself continues the work of the Apostleship of Prayer, founded in 1844; but there's now a new name, a new energy and new methods of pr...Read more
By Fr Dominic Robinson SJ
It was a wonderful joy and privilege to be at St Francis Xavier, Gardiner St, the Jesuit church in the centre of Dublin on Saturday 13
Bl John Sullivan, however, already has a much wider reach than Dublin or Ireland o...Read more
In preparation for Day for Life celebrated in England and Wales on 18
'Pope Francis invokes the protection of Our Lady, and entrusts to her, the Mother of the Living, the cause of life. He begs her intercession that those who believe in her S...Read more
As part of the first pastoral visit of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, 118
In his welcome address, Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, thankedPope Tawadros for his resilience and witness to '...Read more
This year we are celebrating the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. Cardinal Vincent recently welcomed the National Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to London and led a diocesan pilgrimage to the shrine at Fatima.
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This month, British voters will make another trip to the polling station to cast their ballots in a General Election. Deciding who deserves your vote is never an easy matter and many people are finding it more difficult than ever to decide which p...Read more
As we approach the General Election on 8
As Catholics and citizens of the UK, our lives are shaped by the vision inspired by our faith. Pope Francis says: 'An authentic faith . . . always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmi...Read more
The Diocese of Westminster is hosting an evening for Catholic teachers and leaders currently working in schools outside of Catholic education on 22
Director of Education, JP Morrison explains: 'We wish to reach out the very best in education an...Read more
Thirty-five older residents from across the local community in Haringey recently visited Our Lady' Convent High School, Hackney to enjoy the school's annual Spring Community Lunch, kindly put on by the school's catering staff and RE team and...Read more
This year the May procession of Our Lady of Willesden took place a day after the official celebration of the centenary of the first Apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, marked by the canonisation by the Holy Father of two of the young seers, Francisc...Read more
On Saturday 10
Patrick Allsop, Allan Alvarado Gil, Mark Dunglinson, Daniel Herrero, Rajiv Michael and Jon Stogdon were ordained for the Diocese of Westminster with Robert James being ordained for Cardiff and Jonathan Whitby-Smith for Nottingham....Read more
The new Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Edward Joseph Adams and titular Archbishop of Scala presented his credentials to Her Majesty The Queen on 8
According to diplomatic protocol, ambassadors may not represent their governmen...Read more
To celebrate start on the site of a new four-storey addition to St Richard Reynolds Catholic College in Twickenham, Bishop John Sherrington joined the school community in April to bless the foundation stone. The existing College site, west of Twic...Read more
Bishop John Sherrington, representing Cardinal Vincent Nichols, joined 100 imams for a vigil by London Bridge today to remember those who died in the terrorist atrocity last weekend and to stand in solidarity with Muslims, Christians and Jews as t...Read more
During his first visit as patron to St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation on 10
Speaking of his experience of the three cities of Liverpool, Birmingham and London, which have all faced conflict and violence he said: 'It is pre...Read more