News Archive
This year was a very special visit to Lourdes for me.
The only way I have ever been able to leave Lourdes at the end of each pilgrimage has been with a promise to Mary that I will be back. The place has drawn me towards a deeper relationship with...Read more
The induction Mass of Mr Tony Corish, the new headteacher, took place on 10 September at the school. Â The Mass was celebrated by Bishop John and 10 of the Hillingdon deanery priests. Â Pupils, governors and staff represented the school with the H...Read more
Last week the headteachers of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School and Newman Catholic College shook hands on a new partnership agreement with the diocese, which will see the two London Catholic schools working closely together over a two-year per...Read more
On 17 September Cardinal Vincent celebrated Mass at St Francis de Sales School, Tottenham, to celebrate the start of the new academic year and blessed their new school building.
He also presented the new school leaders, who represent the views an...Read more
As we were preparing this edition of the Record, we learned that a fire had broken out at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Willesden on 22 September. Head teacher, Mrs Titus and her team ensured that all pupils and staff were evacuated swi...Read more
On 22 September, Cardinal Vincent gave a press conference to set the context for the forthcoming Synod on the Family and to reflect on the some of the responses he received to the consultation with the faithful. Â
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It was his fee...Read more
Will you brave sleeping out in the cold?
Are you prepared to give up your home comforts for a night? On West London Mission and supported by Caritas Westminster.Â
The sleep out gives you an opportunity to experience a little of what our ho...Read more
On 20 September, a Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated at
St Bernard's Church Northolt in thanksgiving for 50 years of sacramental life at the church. Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant, along with Parish Priest Fr James Neal, previous...Read more
On the evening of 3 September, Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia, formerly Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, celebrated Mass at Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, along with Bishop Robert Byrne, Auxiliary in Birmingham, and Bishop Michael Barber of Oaklan...Read more
It is a joy and a privilege to offer my greetings and good wishes to the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 80th birthday and, at the same time to congratulate the Buddhist Society on their 90th anniversary. I do this on behalf of the Catholic Chur...Read more
On 19 September, White City celebrated multiple anniversaries. It was the Diamond Jubilee of the parish, as well as the Golden Jubilee of Our Lady of Fatima Church and St John XXIII Primary School. Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant of a...Read more
The European bishops visited the Christian communities in Nazareth, Mil'ya (a town near the Israeli-Lebanese border) and Bethlehem, to hear first-hand the experiences, joys and sufferings of Christian families living there. They also met with Pale...Read more
In Galilee on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 14 September 2015, Cardinal Vincent gave a homily on the true glory of the Cross.
Speaking of Golgotha, the Cardinal said: 'It is from there that the Cross of Jesus shines forth across all...Read more
On Saturday 12 September, the Maltese community gathered at the Cathedral to commemorate 450 years since the Great Siege of Malta. The principle celebrant was Fr Richard Grech OFM, Minister Provincial of the Friars Minor in Malta.
The High Commis...Read more
'I welcome Parliament's recognition of the grave risks that this bill posed to the lives of our society's most vulnerable people. There is much excellent practice in palliative care which we need to celebrate and promote, and I hope now the de...Read more