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In the interview he explained that 'Pope Francis from his very first words has wanted to draw our attention to that depth of God's love for us that becomes his mercy for us when he sees us make a mess of things'. Consequently, the Holy Fathe...Read more
In this Advent message for the Year of Mercy, Bishop Nicholas reflects on the value of embracing and supporting those in need. He points to Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, as an example of showing mercy to others. L'Arche communities are where pe...Read more
On Tuesday 8 December parishioners at Farm Street were joined by Cardinal Vincent to celebrate their 50th anniversary year. The church officially became a parish of the Diocese of Westminster on 8 December 1965.
The Mass also celebrated reaching ...Read more
The parish of Notre Dame de France, the French church in Leicester Square, has rounded out a year of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of its foundation with a Solemn Mass on Sunday 6 December.
Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebr...Read more
On Saturday 21 November Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth visited Allen Hall seminary to ordain two candidates to the Diaconate. John Scott was ordained for service here in Westminster, and alongside him was Ross Bullock, who will serve in Bishop P...Read more
The Ofsted publication of the initial Key Stage 4 'RAISEonline' report for 2015, released 1 December 2015, ranks the school in the first percentile of all schools in the country for the Value Added Progress Measure. This is the third consecut...Read more
St Benedict's School, Ealing presented a spectacular staging of Molière's 'Le Malade Imaginaire', in French. The Modern Foreign Languages and Drama departments combined their expertise and the play was jointly directed by Mrs Payne and Mr...Read more
On 14 November, representatives from parishes around the diocese attended Proclaim Westminster, a conference where they learned and shared ideas about how to evangelise effectively in their parishes.
Bishop Nicholas introduced the day and imparted...Read more
Holy Apostles in Pimlico has become the fourth livesimply parish in the diocese.
Baroness Shirley Williams recently presented the livesimply plaque to Parish Priest Canon Pat Browne, and parishioners. It recognises the parish's efforts to put in...Read more
The Westminster Youth Ministry invites all young people in the diocese to join them for a special Youth Mass at 7.00pm at the Centre for Youth Ministry in Somers Town
This is the first opportunity for young people of the diocese to celebrate th...Read more
The launch of a book on the dialogue between Catholic monks and Shi'ite Muslims took place on 10 November at Vaughan House during an evening full of joy, mutual respect and understanding. Among the guests were a good number of men and women from R...Read more
On Thursday 12 November, heads of RE from across the diocese gathered for a day conference with experts from the Jewish community to gain a deeper understanding of Judaism.
The experts included Sandra Teacher, who wrote the Judaism Annexe for the ...Read more
A group of Year 5 students from Westminster Cathedral School braved the cold to take part in a film for Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) on board HQS Wellington on the River Thames.
The six students went on board the former warship on 26 November. The...Read more
St Vincent de Paul Primary School, recently focused their learning for a week on Laudato Si' . Staff received training on Catholic Social Teaching and there was also discussion about how the Pope's message could best be shared with pupils
Key ...Read more
The Church has recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. At the heart of living out of this ground-breaking document have been th...Read more