News Archive
In a Requiem Mass was celebrated by Bishop John at Westminster Cathedral on 28 April to remember the Fallen at Gallipoli.Â
Bishop John explained that 'the celebration of a Requiem Mass for those who died at Gallipoli is a profound act of char...Read more
One of the key activities of the Diocesan Education Service is to provide resources to Catholic Primary schools to assist them in providing  Religious Education to their pupils and help them achieve Attainment Levels set by the Bishops. Pupils le...Read more
This week sees the Feast of St Louis Marie Grignion de Monfort (28 April), who is founder of three Congregations: the Monfort Fathers, the Brothers of St Gabriel and the Sisters of La Sagesse, which he founded with Blessed Marie Louise Trichet in…Read more
On the same weekend as we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, Cardinal Vincent spoke about hearing the Lord's call in each of our lives.
On Saturday 25 April, at a Confirmation Mass at St Mary and St Michael's Church in Commercial Road in East Lond...Read more
In time for Good Shepherd Sunday, three new vocations videos have been released.
In this video, Cardinal Vincent talks about his call to missionary discipleship and priesthood.Â
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In the following video, Cardinal Vincent, Vocations Dire...Read more
'God has created me to do Him a definite service' is perhaps Blessed John Henry Newman's best known quote. On 26 April we celebrate World Day of Prayer for Vocations and will collect for the Priest Training Fund in the diocese to contribute ...Read more
Read the Easter edition of Allen Hall Seminary News.Read more
Private Dwyer joined the Army aged 16 lying about his age to gain entry. In April 1915 he was involved in an action at Hill Sixty, Belgium, a key strategic location over which the Germans and British fought ferociously with a serious loss of life ...Read more
A message from Fr Roger Taylor, Rector of Allen Hall Seminary, originally published in the Easter 2015 edition ofÂ
Sometimes people ask us what our seminarians do during their six years of formation. 'Surely it cannot take six years to learn...Read more
For the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will be celebrated on 13 April 2008, I have chosen the theme: Vocations to the service of the Church-mission.Read more
Jesus then said, "Feed my sheep. Truly, I say to you, when you were young you put on your own belt and walked where you liked. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and another will put a belt around you and lead you where you d...Read more
The Lord does send signs, but we have to be careful! When we use the word 'sign' it may make us think of visions and voices. It is true that sometimes something clear and dramatic helps us, but usually God speaks to us in ordinary ways, guidin...Read more
It is a great joy to be able to share with you the faces and names of the nine new men who have recently been selected to begin formation for the priesthood here in Westminster diocese. They are (from left to right in the photo): Rajiv Michael, Da...Read more
What is Pope Francis' vision for the priesthood - how are our priests and future priests to serve their people most faithfully and fruitfully? Here are seven key concerns which have emerged from both Pope Francis's spoken words and also the ...Read more
The delegation led by the Cardinal was hosted by Archbishop Bashar Warda, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil who visited Westminster recently.
The Cardinal described how 125,000 people had arrived in Erbil overnight in August last year after flee...Read more
The Lord calls all of us to vocation, for some the call is to follow a vocation to priestly or religious life. There are many ways to answer the call and serve Jesus; we need to spend time and prayer to identify what our response should be. My ini...Read more