News Archive
As the refugee crisis continues to unfold, an interfaith prayer vigil took place outside Westminster Cathedral on 8 September. Organised by CitizensUK, the vigil featured testimonies from refugees from past crises, prayers offered up by Christian,...Read more
This conference is a collaborative project of St Mary's University, Twickenham, Tearfund and Caritas Westminster.
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Poverty is a major issue in today's world, and its alleviation and elimination are rightly high on the agenda of governm...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has joined with other faith leaders to express concern about the assisted suicide bill that is due to be debated before Parliament on 11 September.
The letter, which has Cardinal Vincent and Church of England Archbishop Jusin W...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has issued a statement on the refugee crisis today, in which he says:
'The Catholic Church in England and Wales will respond to Pope Francis' challenge to be generous in supporting people who have been forced to flee their home...Read more
On 6 September, the Abbey Church at the new site ot Stanbrook Abbey in Wass was dedicated, on the same day as Bishop Ullathorne consecrated the original abbey church in Worcestershire in 1871.
Bishop Terence Drainey of Middlesbrough blessed the...Read more
On 4 September, seminarians and deacons from the diocese broke their long eastward journey to Walsingham at Cambridge, where they walked in the steps of St John Fisher.
At Fisher House, the Catholic Chaplaincy, they heard during Mass how Jo...Read more
As the human tragedy of the asylum seekers arriving at Europe's borders continued to unfold, Cardinal Vicent spoke to ITV news on 2 September about the crisis.
During the interview, the Cardinal shared that members of the British public had tol...Read more
On 4 September, Cardinal Vincent and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visited the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Francis to discuss faith relations ahead of the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the seminal declaration of how the Catholic Chu...Read more
Housing
This event will show you how you can be part of the solution to the housing crisis, providing you with inspiration, encouragement, information, and networking opportunities. You will also hear about the great work that is already goin...Read more
The Cardinal warns that the intrinsic value of each human life will be undermined if assisted suicide were to be legalised by this Bill, with some lives being seen as worth less than others. It would also fundamentally change the "do no harm" ...Read more
At Caritas Westminster, we support social action in the Diocese of Westminster and currently do not have links with any Caritas organisations in Europe which are assisting with migrant crisis.
If you or your parish would like to raise funds or ...Read more
Upon hearing of the sudden death of Fr Raymond Legge on 25 August in South Africa, Cardinal Vincent has written to Cardinal Wilfred Napier to thank him for the pastoral care shown. At the same time he has sent a message of greeting and condolence ...Read more
The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor with three bishops and 14 other priests. The Cardinal wore the red chasuble brought back from the Beatification in San Salvador, which had been specially designed for that occasion.
Du...Read more
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The second day was the first full day of walking. Our 17km walk to Portomarin was the first real taste of the difficulties of the Camino, but we embraced the walk and arrived in the early afternoon. Our next hostel was different from the first, wi...Read more
On Friday 24
After Mass, and a hastily rearranged picnic thanks to the pouring rain that accompanied our summer day trip, we had a guided tour of the Cathedral. St Albans is a fascinating place, and is home to the shrines of St Alban and St A...Read more