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Emmaus Barnet are setting up shops to support their work to end homelessness, and Becky shares her story about how Emmaus were able to provide help for her and her boyfriend.
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Pope Francis has declared 2015 a year dedicated to the celebration and promotion of consecrated life in the Church.
Here in Westminster Diocese, we are marking The Year for Consecrated Life by dedicating our monthly Vocations Discernment Group ...Read more
'I was so conscious during the ordination of being carried in the prayers of friends and family. It was a real opportunity for me to give thanks to God for all of the graces He has given to me on what has been a long journey to this moment of or...Read more
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On 18 June, Pope Francis launched  Encyclical Letter on the environment and human ecology. Pope Francis challenges us to consider the kind of world we want to leave to those who come after us. It's not just an 'environment encyclical', it lea...Read more
Last week Pope Francis released the encyclical Laudato Si, in which he calls upon us all to change our attitude towards our treatment of our common home. He shows us that environmental destruction and the destruction of human lives are inextricabl...Read more
As he did this, some of the 22 crew members who had gathered to meet him took photos to send back to their families in the Philippines, Singapore and Myanmar. They had never had a Cardinal on board before.
Cardinal Vincent was in the port of Tilb...Read more
On 17 June 2015, Cardinal Vincent gave the opening address at the RSA (the Royal Society for the encouragements of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) on the topic of finding generative capacities of hope. Also speaking was Richard Sennett, Professor...Read more
The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Nicholas Hudson, a trustee of the Centre, and had the theme of 'mercy' ahead of the Holy Year of Mercy announced by Pope Francis which begins in December.
During the celebration, words of Cardinal Hume inspir...Read more
On Wednesday 10 June, pupils, parents and staff of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Camden, eagerly gathered in the school hall to view an art exhibition that featured artwork from every child in the school.
Pupils worked with Esther Adesi...Read more
Saturday 13th June, the Feast of St Anthony of Padua, saw the ordination of five men to the diaconate by Bishop John Sherrington. Christian de Lisle, Damian Ryan, Tony Thomas and Chinedu Udo were ordained for Westminster Diocese, while Daniel Palm...Read more
In his homily, Cardinal Vincent spoke of the image of the heart. He spoke in particular about four hearts which came to mind; the red one in the stained glassed window above the altar, the blue one on the uniform of the children, the heart used in...Read more
Young Catholics and supporters of Youth 2000 gathered at St Patrick's Church in Soho Square on Sunday 14 June to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Youth 2000. Cardinal Vincent celebrated the Mass and was joined by priests that support the work ...Read more
Saturday 13th June, the Feast of St Anthony of Padua, saw the ordination of five men to the diaconate by Bishop John Sherrington. Christian de Lisle, Damian Ryan, Tony Thomas and Chinedu Udo were ordained for Westminster Diocese, while Daniel Palm...Read more
This year marks the tenth year of the Festival which celebrates Catholic life and worship in the West End of the capital. It is situated around 4 Churches: St Patrick's in Soho, Corpus Christ in Covent Garden, Notre Dame de France off Leicester ...Read more
On 9 June, the Feast of St Columba, a Requiem Mass was celebrated in Westminster Cathedral for Cardinals Wiseman and Manning, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Cardinal Wiseman and the accession of Cardinal Manning. Cardinal Vin...Read more