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Bishops Express Sadness and Shock at Death of Jo Cox
Bishops Express Sadness and Shock at Death of Jo Cox
Following the murder of MP Jo Cox on her way to a constituency surgery on 16 June, the Bishops of English and Wales issued this statement: 'We are profoundly saddened and shocked at the death of Jo Cox. Our society has lost a dedicated public ser...Read more
17/06/2016
Day for Life: The Wonder of Life
Day for Life: The Wonder of Life
The Day for Life is the day in the Church's calendar dedicated to celebrating the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. This year Day for Life, which takes place Sunday 19 June, focuses on the wonder of the gift of human life an...Read more
17/06/2016
The Caritas Volunteer Service: what is it?
At our Volunteer Evening on 7 June, we introduced our new volunteer service for the Catholic community in the Diocese of Westminster. Find out more about what we are offering for volunteers and organisations.Read more
17/06/2016
Four New Deacons Ordained
Four New Deacons Ordained
On the feast of St Barnabas, 11 June, Julio Albornoz, Michael Maguire, Joseph Okoro and Carlos Quito, who have been training at Allen Hall Seminary were ordained deacons by Bishop Nicholas at the Cathedral.  In the homily, directly ahead of th...Read more
16/06/2016
Introducing the Catholic Volunteer Service, 7 June 2016
We are delighted to announce that we are launching our new Catholic Volunteer Service in partnership with the Jewish Volunteer Network . We introduced the service at our Volunteer Evening on 7 June to an audience of 100 potential and current…Read more
16/06/2016
Praying for the Queen on Her 90th Birthday
Praying for the Queen on Her 90th Birthday
On 12 June, the Sunday closest to the Queen's official birthday, we are invited to pray for Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of her 90th birthday.  In addition to the intention for the Queen in the Bidding Prayers, the following prayer will...Read more
09/06/2016
Cardinal Vincent Gives Thanks for the Diocese of East Anglia
Cardinal Vincent Gives Thanks for the Diocese of East Anglia
At Mass at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich to celebrate the 40 Using the cathedral as the starting point of his reflection, the Cardinal spoke of the reasons to be thankful on this anniversary. Pointing to the images of Ss Felix...Read more
03/06/2016
Candidacy Celebrated at Allen Hall
Candidacy Celebrated at Allen Hall
On Saturday 28 May,six men in formation at Allen Hall Seminary were admitted as Candidates for Holy by Archbishop George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff, at a Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen and Mother of Mercy. The men admitted to Candidacy...Read more
03/06/2016
Vocations Blog: Canon Stuart
Vocations Blog: Canon Stuart
For this month's Vocations Blog, Canon Stuart writes about his former role as Chair of Caritas Westminster.Read more
03/06/2016
Cardinal Vincent celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Priests
Cardinal Vincent celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Priests
In his homily, the Cardinal looked to the example of the saints whose feast is celebrated today, explaining that 'their suffering and their faithfulness was in bearing witness to Christ, the one who in his divinity raises our humanity to its ful...Read more
02/06/2016
Called to Live the Gospel
Called to Live the Gospel
By Canon Stuart Wilson The phone call from the Cardinal usually comes in the afternoon. In the last two years I have had two of them. Each time Cardinal Vincent has asked me to come and see him so he can talk about something.  The first time wa...Read more
02/06/2016
Centenary of the Battle of Jutland
Centenary of the Battle of Jutland
On 31 May 2016, Bishop John Sherrington celebrated Mass at Westminster Cathedral on the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland and the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In his homily, Bishop John said, 'We mourn the death of ove...Read more
31/05/2016
 St Paul's Catholic College in final of Spelling Bee
St Paul's Catholic College in final of Spelling Bee
At the end of April, three students from Year 7 of St Paul's Catholic College, Alejandro Garcia Camacho, Lewis Shala and Shannon Moore, travelled to Brighton with their French teacher, Miss Dighton and Teaching Assistant, Miss Lee, to take part ...Read more
31/05/2016
'See, think, do'
'See, think, do'
St Benedict's Junior School in Ealing has a thriving Mini Vinnies group, led by Mrs Lynn Smith, Head of Religious Education. The Society of St Vincent de Paul has been engaging with young people and education since its earliest days and the Mini...Read more
31/05/2016
St Benedict's commemorates the 75th anniversary of the loss of HMS Hood
St Benedict's commemorates the 75th anniversary of the loss of HMS Hood
       On Tuesday 24th May some 150 pupils, former pupils, staff, parents and guests of St Benedict's School in Ealing gathered for a lecture by one of the foremost experts on HMS Hood,Mr Rob White, an award-winning producer, broadcaster a...Read more
31/05/2016
Douay Martyrs Schools at St. James' Palace
Douay Martyrs Schools at St. James' Palace
Students from The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School were recently guests at St. James' Palace courtesy of British Airways and The Air League. The reception was to celebrate a training programme developed with the specific purpose of encour...Read more
31/05/2016
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