News Archive
During October, GCSE Business studies pupils from St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green, took part in a new initiative run through Teach First and Goldman Sachs called 'Goldman Sachs' Next Steps'. During the day pupils engaged in a rang...Read more
Mr Coyle, Mrs Boulter and students from Newman Catholic College attended a memorial service on 10 November to remember those buried in the Willesden New Cemetery, who gave their lives for their country.
They were honoured to meet Prince William, ...Read more
On Monday the 28th of November at 5:30pm, Caritas St Joseph's will be running a Symbols of Faith course. This course covers topics such as faith formation and sacramental preparation for people with learning disabilities. Contact mikeboggis@rcdow....Read more
On Sunday 6 November, Cardinal Vincent took a brief detour from the diocesan pilgrimage to the Holy Land to pay a visit to small Christian community in Gaza, where he celebrated Mass at the Catholic Parish of the Holy Family and met with parishion...Read more
To conclude the Year of Mercy the relics of St Claude de la Colombière SJ and St Margaret Mary Alacoque will visit London from 9 to 13 November 2016 for a Sacred Heart of Mercy Mission.
The mission will begin with the reception of the relics ...Read more
On Friday the 2nd of December the RBKC refugees welcome committee is hosting a fundraiser to help move syrian families into the Kensington and Chelsea community.Read more
On Thursday the 1st of December, Caritas Westminster will be launching Love in Action, an engagement programme designed to introduce your parish, school, or faith-sharing group to the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, and enable you to start...Read more
The Bishops' Conference has launched its latest document on prison reform as Justice Minister Liz Truss is set to unveil her strategy for improving prisons, including an additional £14million for more than 400 extra staff.
Cardinal Vincent l...Read more
On the occasion of Colombia's first-ever state visit to the UK, where Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos de Calderon comes as an official guest of Her Majesty the Queen, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, said:
'Throughout five decades of violence...Read more
On the feast of the Blessed Martyrs of Douai College, 29 October, Bishop John Wilson celebrated Mass at Allen Hall and instituted six men as Acolytes. At a Mass attended by friends and family, Laurence Bryce, Ian Conford, Mark Dunglinson, Chinedu ...Read more
The Santa Marta Group, a partnership between the Catholic Church, governments and law enforcement agencies around the world, met on 26 and 27 October to report on their progress and continue their collaboration in the fight against human trafficki...Read more
On Saturday 22 October, members and friends of the Dominican Order, parishioners, and clergy of the diocese gathered to witness the inauguration of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary at St Dominic's Church, Haverstock Hill.
The principal cele...Read more
The newly-completed decorative scheme in the Chapel of St George and the English Martyrs and the new glass doors in the west porch of Westminster Cathedral were blessed by Cardinal Vincent after the celebration of the capitular Mass on the feast o...Read more
On 5 October Deacon Anthony Curran was commissioned as the Catholic chaplain at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, by Bishop Paul McAleenan for the diocese and Carolyn Fowler, Deputy Director of Nursing, for the Trust. The lead chaplain, Rev Rachel Allan...Read more
On 20 October 2016 the Cardinal addressed the International Congress on the Pastoral Care of Vocations in Rome on the Church's teaching on vocations. He explained that 'God is the source of every vocation'. 'In this Year of Mercy,' he sa...Read more
Permanent deacons from across England and Wales and their families gathered at Westminster Cathedral on 24 September for a Jubilee of Mercy Mass. The Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Vincent, was an opportunity to give thanks for our deacons and the v...Read more