News Archive
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:Â
In the audio clip below, Year 7 students from Card...Read more
The historic church of St Mary's in Hampstead in North West London celebrates its bicentenary this year. The church was founded by Abbé Jean Morel, a French émigré, who came to Hampstead in 1796 following the French Revolution. A series of le...Read more
Come and hear more about how JRS is supporting refugees in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon as well as here in the UK and find out what you can do to help.Read more
The Westminster Churches Winter Night Shelter, which is supported by Caritas Westminster, is now in its fourth month and has been going from strength to strength.Read more
On 30 January, Cardinal Vincent addressed the second international coordinating meeting of Talitha Kum, the international network of consecrated life against trafficking in human persons. The Cardinal expressed his 'admiration for the witness' whi...Read more
Cardinal Vincent paid tribute to the Catholic Philanthropist Arthur Gubay who died on 5 January 2016 on the day that the Arthur Gubay Charitable Foundation announced it expected to make £10 million in donations to charities annually.Â
Accordi...Read more
Students from Catholic sixth forms from across West London convened at City Hall on 2February for the first ever meet of the London Catholic Sixth Form Debating Association. The debating competition was a quick-fire battle with teams given just mi...Read more
On 26 January we held our first event of the year, the hugely popular Refugee Volunteer Evening. We welcomed over a hundred people from all over London and Hertfordshire, all keen to hear how local organisations are responding to the migrant crisi...Read more
The Hungarian pilgrimage dedicated to St Thomas Becket takes place in May. The saint's relics from the Diocese of Esztergom will be reunited with his relics from the Cathedral and become the focus of a week-long celebration. Ahead of the pilgrim...Read more