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The light shining out from the face of the Christ-child illuminates the faces of Mary and Joseph who gaze upon him with love. His light touches the hearts of the shepherds whose lives are warmed and feel the welcome of the Saviour into their messy...Read more
Churches Together in Westminster has secured the agreement and encouragement of Westminster City Council to resettle 50 Syrian refugees in central London. The announcement was made by Fr Dominic Robinson SJ at the end of a Carol Service at Farm St...Read more
The local Hemel Hempstead Caritas group, which operates independently of Caritas Westminster, have been awarded a certificate of appreciation for the important work they are doing in the community. Deacon Simon explained why:
That the work of Car...Read more
Loreto College in St Albans marked its 90th anniversary, and, as part of the celebrations, the chapel underwent extensive refurbishment which were completed recently.
Cardinal Vincent paid the school a visit to celebrate Mass and to bless the r...Read more
Reception children dazzled with their production of 'Humph the Camel' about a grumpy camel whose heart instantly melts when he meets the baby Jesus for the first time. An extra special vitality and energy was saved for the grand finale when pu...Read more
As Bishop with oversight of the National Catholic Evangelisation Conference, Bishop Nicholas explained PROCLAIM '15, a new initiative being launched by the Bishops' Conference to support, enthuse and equip parish evangelisation for 2015. The i...Read more
Opened in 1934, the school is one of two Catholic primary schools in Hoddesdon, the other being St Cross. St Augustine's was built using the money raised by parents paying to send their children to St Cross, which was a private, fee-paying schoo...Read more
The event was hosted by Aid to the Church in Need UK, a charity which supports the Catholic faithful and other Christians where they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need.
In his speech, the Prince described how he felt 'extraordinari...Read more
Pray-as-you-Go has been a successful project for Jesuit Ministries for many years. For the first time a version of Pray-as-you-Go has been produced in BSL so that members of the Deaf community can also benefit from this online resource.Â
To see ...Read more
The Santa Marta Group, led by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and Cardinal Vincent, is an alliance of international police chiefs and bishops from around the world working together with civil society to eradicate human traf...Read more
The congregation of Daughters of Divine Love was founded in 1969 by Bishop Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye CSsp during the agonizing Nigeria - Biafra war. War is an outcome of lack of love and Bishop Okoye was even more dismayed by lack of love among th...Read more
Principal celebrant for the Mass was Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Holy See responsible for its political and diplomatic functions, who described the occasion as 'a very important anniversary'. The Queen was represente...Read more
The Cathedral was full to the rafters twice over on Wednesday 3 December 2014 as nearly 3,000 children from across the Diocese celebrated the Nativity story at the annual Catholic Children's Society Carol Service. Two services were held on the d...Read more
In his last engagement as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, Bishop John Arnold celebrated a Mass for Cafod on Saturday 29 November in Westminster Cathedral. Concelebrating was Bishop Nicholas Hudson.
Bishop John spoke of new beginnings during hi...Read more
Ranked first place in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Guide, Cardinal Vaughan's impressive results at both GCSE and A-Level are the highest they've been in the School's one hundred year history, with ten pupils obtaining a place at...Read more
On Saturday 15 November fifty Religious from various Congregations and from Westminster and Northampton Dioceses assembled at the Niland Centre to prepare for the celebration of the 'Year of Consecrated Life'.
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