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On Tuesday 31st January, pupils from St Thomas More Catholic School competed in the Haringey Regional Finals of Jack Petchey's 'Speak Out' Challenge, with Lin Ly, Year 10, scooping top prize! Lin Ly impressed the judges with her winning spee...Read more

Last week, St Thomas More Catholic School pupils took to the stage to perform this year's 'sell out' production of Annie. Pupils from across the year groups took on the challenging roles and performed five shows to staff, pupils, local prima...Read more

It has been rightly observed that, even though the Year of Mercy has ended, mercy never will: forever it will be an essential component of our Christian attitude and life. The Year of Mercy did however generate an enthusiasm and moved this virtue ...Read more

In a thanksgiving Mass for the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Antonio Mennini, celebrated at Westminster Cathedral on 6th February, Cardinal Vincent paid tribute to him as he comes to the end of his post in the UK. Speaking on behalf of the Bisho...Read more

On Sunday 5 February Cardinal Vincent spoke on the BBC Radio 4 Westminster Hour about the executive order issued by President Trump which suspends the refugee acceptance programme for 120 days, prioritises refugee claims of religious-based persecu...Read more

Cardinal Vincent has agreed to become Patron of St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney. St Joseph's, one of the oldest hospices in the country, was founded by the Religious Sisters of Charity in 1900. They were invited to Hackney by the then Archbisho...Read more

The Diocese of Westminster has become a member of the Churches Mutual Credit Union (CMCU). CMCU voted at their annual general meeting on 27 January to extend the common bond to include members of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and in Sco...Read more

Reacting to the recent travel ban imposed by US President Donald Trump on nationals from seven countries, Bishop Paul McAleenan said: 'What has President Trump's travel ban achieved? Initially amazement and confusion, now as it is enforced extr...Read more

St Benedict's School Ealing in west London celebrated the topping out ceremony of its new junior school building, attended by the architect, parents, pupils, staff and governors.  The new extension will house the Nursery and Pre-Prep classes, ...Read more

Sunday 17 December 2016 saw the consecration of the church of the Holy Hierarch Cyril, Bishop of TuraÅ­ and All the Patron Saints of the Belarusian People. The church was consecrated on the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 198...Read more

Lord Alton of Liverpool has been awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary by the Hungarian Ambassador, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, on behalf of Mr János Áder, President of Hungary. The award is in recognition of the su...Read more

By Canon Stuart Wilson It seems to me that the Diocesan Vocations Promoter has two tasks. Firstly he has to find new men who are willing to offer themselves to the priesthood. This is no easy task in a world which is dominated by a fear of taki...Read more

The Sunday Times has named St Dominic's Sixth Form College in Harrow on the Hill as its Sixth Form College of the Year. Headteacher Andrew Parkin has described it as a privilege to lead the school, saying: 'The kids are delightful, they are r...Read more