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From Ash Wednesday, and throughout Lent, the Bishops throughout Europe will celebrate a series of Masses and invite us to join them in prayer for the victims of the more than 770,000 people throughout Europe who have died of Covid-19. The…Read more
Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, has written to Cardinal Vincent Nichols to thank him for his letter expressing prayerful solidarity with the people of Myanmar as the country faces intense challenges. The military carried out a coup on…Read more
In this time of lock down it is good to hear and be inspired by the work of those who work to sustain and nurture marriage and family life. Our thanks to Paul Mannu for this great overview on the charism and work of CANA In this time of continued…Read more
The Implementation Project, initiated to implement the recommendations of the Elliott Review, has announced that it will be providing two-weekly updates on its work. The work began in earnest on 12th January 2021. As this first update states:…Read more
Celebrating Mass at Westminster Cathedral for the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, 8 homily that the COVID-19 pandemic has created an order of people in distress, poverty, isolation and anxiety, something that ruthless traffickers are quick to…Read more
I come from Prudnik, Poland. I have two sisters younger than me. I started my formation for the Diocese of Westminster in 2010 at the age of 19. Along the years of discernment and growth at Redemptoris Mater and Allen Hall, I also spent four…Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has expressed his prayerful support for Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, and the people of Myanmar after military leaders seized control of the country. The military carried out a coup on 1 Cardinal Vincent said:…Read more
My diaconal ordination has been a passage of the Lord in my life. In fact, although it took place in a very unusual form due to the pandemic restrictions, it has nonetheless been very intimate and personal. In the given homily, Bishop John…Read more
On Saturday 30 Concelebrating the ordination Mass were Mgr Roger Taylor, Rector of Allen Hall Seminary; Fr Lorenzo Andreini, Rector of Redemptoris Mater House of Formation; and Fr David Lucuy, Parish Priest of Tottenham. Despite the Covid…Read more
With sadness we announce the death yesterday evening, Sunday 31st January, of Fr Kidane Lebasi. Fr Kidane died peacefully at Queen’s Hospital, Romford, Read more
On Monday 1 'Today I wish to send you my personal greetings and assure you of a special place in my prayers and in those of the entire Catholic community. 'Read more
Catholic Church - Cardinal on bereavement as Covid deaths pass 100,000 in the UK Cardinal Vincent spoke to LBC Radio’s Matt Frei on Saturday 30 Cardinal Vincent talks about isolation, poverty, sickness, death and mourning in this time of…Read more
Across the Diocese of Westminster, Christmas was marked by volunteers giving up their time to deliver essential supplies to those who are struggling financially or with isolation. One example of this was seen in Hitchin, where a major…Read more
On Tuesday 26 'A day of great sadness all over the land. So many people, families, communities, remembering those who have died in these terrible months of the pandemic. Each one is mourned. Each one is to be prayed for. This is our instinct, our…Read more
With sadness we announce the death, on 23 of Fr Bernard McCumiskey . Fr Bernard died at Redesdale Court Care Home in North Shields close to where he had been living in retirement in Whitley Bay until his needs required more care. Fr Bernard was…Read more
With sadness we announce the death, on 24 Sympathy is extended to Bishop Patrick's family and friends, to those with whom he lived in retirement and the clergy, religious and parishioners of his former parishes in the Diocese of Westminster and…Read more