News Archive

On 22 November, the Solemnity of Christ the King, Cardinal Vincent celebrated Mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Kilburn, to close the celebrations of its 150th anniversary. The parish originally began as a mission centre run by the Mission...Read more

Bishop Nicholas celebrated Mass to mark the 150th anniversary of English Martyrs, Tower Hill, on 1 November. During the past year, the Communities of the English Martyrs, Tower Hill, Sacred Heart in Quex Road and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, West...Read more

by Robert Ewan Bishop Nicholas joined the Iraqi Catholic Chaldean community at the Holy Family Church in west London for the celebration of their Eucharistic Liturgy on Sunday 25 October. Bishop Hudson said: 'I was deeply moved to be able to ce...Read more

The Church of St Mary and St Joseph in Poplar, which is Grade II listed, was designed by Adrian Gilbert Scott at the time of the Festival of Britain in the 1950s. As it is now 60 years old, it requires urgent maintenance work to prevent water pene...Read more

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, Holland Park School and Thomas Jones Primary School, all recognised as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, have formed a multi-school alliance and been awarded Teaching School status by the Department for Education. ...Read more

At the Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College (CJM), the support of other schools is an ongoing process that occurs both within the Catholic community and beyond. The school uses its expertise across the curriculum to support and develop teach...Read more

The theme of this year's anti-bulling week was 'Make a noise about bullying' and every opportunity was taken to reinforce the message at St Benedict's School, Ealing. There have been several special assemblies where pupils have been able t...Read more

On Sunday 6 December, the Second Sunday of Advent, we celebrate Catholic Bible Sunday, which provides an opportunity for everyone to give thanks for the gift of the Bible, and also invites us to deepen our understanding of its message. The celebra...Read more

In this Advent Message for the Year of Mercy, Bishop John shares a story about a young Chinese woman who had grown up in rural China and the surprising discover she made when she was finally allowed to open the door to a locked cupboard. It transf...Read more

Cardinal Vincent has issued a statement on the same day that Parliament is expected to vote on strikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. In his statement, the Cardinal said: 'Effective action is necessary to stop the grave harm being inflicted by I...Read more

We are excited to announce that we are teaming up with Upbeat Communities to bring you Welcome Boxes! This befriending project has been running successfully in Derby for a number of years. It's based on a simple concept which the whole parish c...Read more

Cardinal Vincent has recorded an Advent reflection with the Year of Mercy at its heart.   In the reflection, Cardinal Vincent speaks about Pope Francis' calling of the Year of Mercy as a 'wonderful gift, a marvellous inspiration to get us t...Read more

We are holding a Refugee Volunteer Evening on 26 January 2016. This event is for anyone who wants to work with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. We have all seen the suffering of people who have been affected by the refugee crisis, and man...Read more

Last month, volunteers packed over 5,000 SVP Vinnie Packs for the homeless. As the weather is gets colder and more people hear about Vinnie Packs, they are in more demand than ever. We have enough stock to make another 3,500 packs, and we need you...Read more