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Our Catholic schools are justifiably proud of their outreach to the community. This takes many forms both locally, nationally and internationally. We know how important our faith is to us and so understand how important belief is to people of oth...Read more
On 11 February 1858, in the French village of Lourdes, the Virgin Mary appeared to an asthmatic girl called Bernadette. As February led into March, the frail Bernadette, accompanied by the sick and infirm, received more visions of Our Lady. The Bl...Read more
Pope St John Paul II taught that: 'the purpose of the Catholic school is the advancement of the human person; each individual in their material and spiritual needs is personally at the centre of Jesus' teaching.' A Catholic school is a very ...Read more
In truth the word 'concert' does not do the event justice - it was more a sublime musical experience which showed the enthralled audience exactly why Voces 8 has reached its top position in the world of classical music. Pupils from St Benedi...Read more
The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St Ignatius of Loyola and his companions. There are now 18,000 Jesuit priests and brothers present in over 100 countries.
The Jesuits seek to 'find God in all things' and reach out into the world, des...Read more
Saturday 17 January was a day of celebration at Allen Hall, the diocesan seminary, as three new deacons in formation were ordained by Bishop Nicholas. William Bowder and Daniel Humphreys were ordained for service in the Diocese and Laurence Mduduz...Read more
This year marks the 500th anniversary of that great Spanish mystic and Doctor of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila. What strikes me about Teresa's wonderfully simple take on prayer is that it's ultimately a conversation with a Friend - Jesus Chr...Read more
They were even more amazed when Hannah, originally from Bath, got all the four singing mentors to turn because they wanted her in their team (as part of the auditions, the four mentors sit in chairs facing away from the singer so they judge them p...Read more
The students from St Joseph's are all people with intellectual disabilities and members of the Book Club which uses Books Beyond Words picture stories in order to understand their world. The publishing house, which is headed by the Baroness, is ce...Read more
Westminster Justice and Peace began the year with not so much a bang as a clarion call for the Climate. We held a Service and a Midnight Mass for the Climate, then after an Auld Lang Syne and a mince pie or two, we watched films such as The .....Read more
Cardinal Vincent has written to His Eminence Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, on 9 January expressing his condolences and offering his prayers for the French community following the attack on the offices of French sati...Read more
On the Feast of the Holy Family, Cardinal Vincent has issued a pastoral letter to be read out in all parishes on 27th and 28th December 2014.
In the letter, Cardinal Vincent invites all the faithful to 'ponder and pray over all the challenges a...Read more
In an interview with Clare Balding on BBC2's Good Morning Christmas on Christmas Day said that he chose to focus on the vulnerable in his homily. He explained that his inspiration came from looking at the Crib, at the vulnerability of the Infant J...Read more
This Christmas as is customary both Auxiliary Bishops of Westminster went out to celebrate Mass with those who could not come to church.
On Christmas Eve, Bishop Nicholas celebrated Midnight Mass at St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney and on Christm...Read more
Cardinal Vincent celebrated Midnight Mass at Westminster Cathedral on Christmas Eve.
In his homily, the Cardinal spoke of the radical kingship of Jesus and His rule of love. He said, 'The rule of love is promulgated through vulnerability!'
H...Read more
Sitting by the Nativity scene in Archbishop's House, Cardinal Vincent delivers his Christmas message for 2014 about the opening arms of the Baby Jesus in the Manger.
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