News Archive

622 people from 123 parishes gathered at Westminster Cathedral on 13 and 14 February to celebrate the Rite of Election and call to continuing conversion, a key milestone in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). The liturgies were pres...Read more

On Ash Wednesday, 10 February, Bishop Nicholas celebrated Mass for the Catholic community at Canary Wharf. Read more

Mical Nelken, a specialist teacher of English as an additional language, started the course last October in response to a growing need for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes following cuts in local provision. She has been overw...Read more

We were saddened to hear of the death of Louise Zanré, the former Director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK. She was a passionate defender of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and an inspirational speaker at our Refugee Volunteer Evening la...Read more

On 31 January, Bishop Nicholas celebrated Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians in Kentish Town to the bless the new gate and doors to the church.  Bishop Nicholas took the opportunity  Bishop Nicholas took the opportunity Read more

On 11 February, Bishop Nicholas celebrated Mass for Our Lady's Convent High School community at St Ignatius Church in Stamford Hill, on the occasion of the Patronal Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In his homily, Bishop Nicholas related the story ...Read more

Following the publication of proposals for devolving the rules on Sunday Trading by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills yesterday, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales have published their submission to the Governme...Read more

On Tuesday 9 February, Cardinal Vincent visited Divine Saviour Catholic Primary School in Abbots Langley to celebrate Mass as part of their commemorations of their 50th Jubilee year. The school was opened in 1966 by the Congregation of the Siste...Read more

Cardinal Vincent was joined by the four Auxiliary Bishops of Westminster to celebrate Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes at Westminster Cathedral on 6 February 2016. This was the first Mass celebrated by all five bishops since the Episcopal Ord...Read more

On 9 February Cardinal Vincent celebrated Vespers in the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court. This was the first Catholic ceremony held there in 450 years, since the reign of Queen Mary I. The Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapel Royal, Bishop Richard ...Read more

Borehamwood Foodbank is looking for volunteers for a range of roles. Share your gifts and talents and get involved with this exciting community project.Read more

Read hub worker Edward de Quay's new blog post on the Year of Mercy and what it means to him.Read more

Borehamwood Foodbank helps tackle holiday hunger by holding family lunches during the school holidays. The family lunch is a really fun event for all those involved, with arts and crafts followed by a hot two-course lunch. We need volunteers fro...Read more

On 8 February, the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, Cardinal Vincent visited Cardinal Pole School in Hackney for a special prayer service. Listen to the Cardinal's speak from the assembly here:  In the audio clip below, Year 7 students from Card...Read more