News Archive
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
2017 is a very significant year for St Martha's School. Although the school was founded by the Sisters of St Martha in 1903, the senior school moved to its current location in Hadley Wood in 1947 and so this year marks the school's 70
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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.Â
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 Ãder, 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
Pield Heath House School, the school for children and young people with complex learning needs and associated speech, language and communication difficulties, has been chosen as one of four charities to be recipients of this year's Mayor of Hill...Read more
On Tuesday 24 January Hertfordshire SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education) hosted their annual Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration at The John Henry Newman Catholic School in Stevenage.
The guest speaker was Ivor Perl BEM wh...Read more
The Sixth Formers at Bishop Douglass School have been recognised once again for their sterling efforts in community work. They have been awarded a 'Get set for Community Action' plaque for their 'Outstanding work within the community'.
La...Read more
St Anthony's School for Girls held its official blessing ceremony on Tuesday 24 January. Bishop John Wilson joined pupils, staff and parents at the Golders Green based school to perform the blessing.
It was a special morning which saw the girls...Read more
Caritas Bakhita House, along with two other charites, has won the award for Best Social Action Project from the Christian Funders Forum. Bakhita House was nominated by the Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust, one of the major supporters of…Read more
Caritas Westminster is working with Mind to develop workshops which will be delivered across the diocese relating to mental health and how the church can support those with mental health issues.Read more