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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 Friday, 5 May 2017, a group of Year 10s and Sixth Formers from Our Lady's Convent embarked on a pilgrimage to the historically rich Aylesford Priory in Kent. It was a welcome retreat from the stress of upcoming exams and gave the students muc...Read more
St Martha's School in Hadley Wood recently received an interesting email from a gentleman called Andrew Topple. Whilst sailing on Ray Island, a nature reserve in the Blackwater Estuary, just off the coast of West Mersea, Nr Colchester, Essex he...Read more
At the annual Mass in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral on 3
He invited the couples, 'as you thank God for the years spent together, to open your hearts afresh to the Holy Spirit', who is the "'fountai...Read more
By Deacon Adrian Cullen
This year 'Flaming June' opens appropriately with the flames of the Solemnity of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles in tongues of fire. Although June isn't always as hot as we might like, the...Read more
Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka, the most senior Catholic leader in Bangladesh, was in London in May, where he met with various Bishops, including Bishops Paul McAleenan, who leads the Migration subcommittee, and Declan Lang, cha...Read more
As part of the first pastoral visit of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, an official vespers service was held in his honour at the Coptic Cathedral of Saint George in Hertfordshire o...Read more
On Sunday, 14
The festival featured music and dance from around the world, a football tournament, and stalls and kids' activities. The highlight of the event occurred when many faith leaders stood together to recite the Barnet Pledge, a commi...Read more
On 1st June The Catholic Union Charitable Trust invited two experts to speak to a group of over 100 about the current situation for Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East at an event entitled 'Martyrs and Exiles'
Gerard ...Read more
On Friday, 5
Many of the alumnae did so in uniform and all had a chance to meet students from Bishop Challoner Boys' School (male pupils did not join the school until 2001). Current students loved the chance to hear first-hand about the histo...Read more
On 31st May, the Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady, Bishop Nicholas officiated the Solemn Profession of Sr Maria of the Resurrection. Sr Maria, who joined the Carmelite order in Notting Hill, was surrounded by family who had come over from the P...Read more
On Sunday 28
The Mass was part of a weekend of celebrations which were attended by current and former residents from all over the world. During the Mass Cardinal Vincent talked about the importance of mission and finding one's purpose. He began...Read more
Following the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena following a concert on 22
The Cardinal has also offered his prayers for those who have died, the bereaved, and all who are working so hard to respond to the tragedy.Â
The Cardinal's full st...Read more
Following the attack at Manchester Arena on 22nd May, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Sercretary of State, has written to Cardinal Vincent on behalf of the Holy Father who expresses his 'heartfelt solidarity' with the victims. Cardinal Parolin wr...Read more
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The Bishops of England and Wales have issued a letter to Catholics on the forthcoming general election, which will be distributed in parishes across all dioceses this weekend.
The letter is an encouragement to all Catholics to play ...Read more
As we move from Easter to Pentecost, let us pause for a while at the feast of the Ascension. It is at the Ascension that Jesus hands over to his Apostles, and to us, his mission to bring all people closer to God the Father, through knowing and fol...Read more