News Archive

Bishop John Sherrington conferred the Ministry of Lector on three men in formation for the permanent diaconate at a Mass at Our Lady and St Michael's, Garston, on 12 July. The three men are Paul Quinn from Garston, a school governor, Liam Lynch,...Read more

Cardinal Vincent led the National Evangelisation Conference in Birmingham on the Feast of St Benedict, 11 July 2015. In his capacity as the leader of the Church in England and Wales, he gave a rousing keynote speech to an enthusiastic audience gat...Read more

Reflecting on his own experience on the day of the 7/7 bombings, Bishop Nicholas recalled being in Rome with Cardinal Cormac where they heard the news of the "atrocity" and the Cardinal's instant decision to return to London. He then went on...Read more

On Saturday 27 June Hemel Hempstead parishioners came together in the Church of St Mary and St Joseph to celebrate the work of the local Dominican Sisters through 60 years of their presence in the Convent in Boxmoor. Parishioners were joined by m...Read more

An estimated 850 delegates will attend the Conference representing each diocese in England and Wales. The Cardinal called this a 'historic meeting' taking place after two years of preparation, which aims to build missionary parishes across Eng...Read more

Sr Mary Jo was appointed in 2009 by the Education Commission to review and strengthen the inspection of religious education across the diocese. In this role, she was supported by a Diocesan Inspection Committee, appointed by the then-Bishop George...Read more

On Wednesday 8 July Bishop John celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Cathedral for Salvatorian College, Harrow, in their first visit to the Cathedral as a school since their opening 89 years ago. In his homily, Bishop John spoke about the S...Read more

Cardinal Vincent attended the Service of Remembrance at St Paul's Cathedral on 7 July. Speaking about the day, he said: 'Today is a day of sadness for many as we remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in London 10 years ago. It is also...Read more

Together with Magic Breakfast, we have been supporting breakfast clubs in five primary schools in the Diocese of Westminster since 2012.  Magic Breakfast was set up to address the growing problem of children arriving at school too hungry to lear...Read more

On 4 July 2015, Cardinal Vincent ordained Dom Ambrose McCambridge OSB to the priesthood at Ealing Abbey. In his homily, Cardinal Vincent said to Dom Ambrose that he is 'called to continue this great tradition of monastic evangelisation, to cont...Read more

On Sunday 5 July Cardinal Vincent visited Our Lady of the Rosary Church at Staines to celebrate Mass for the 125 On arrival he was greeted by the brownies who processed in with him, alongside children who had recently received their First Holy ...Read more

Pupils, staff and parents gathered in the playground of Larmenier and Sacred Heart on 2 July for a Mass of Thanksgiving to commemorate the opening of their new building 'the Curve'. Bishop John celebrated the Mass and was joined by Fr Richard ...Read more

Students, staff and past students from St Augustine's Priory gathered for Mass celebrated by Cardinal Vincent on Tuesday 30 June to mark the school's centenary. On 21 September 1915 a community of Augustinian Canonesses Regular of the Lateran ...Read more