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As a supplement to the three series of Faith Matters series talks we are hosting a panel discussion on matters of faith and life, bringing together Catholics and others from different walks of life and inviting them to respond to questions from th...Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and the Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Revd Tony Robinson lit candles and prayed in St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds for the couple and their unborn daughter wh...Read more

Parishioners of St Joseph, Grove Park celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the foundation of their church on 8 November. Festivities began with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Vincent. In his homily, the Cardinal said that it was fitting that Fr John S...Read more

On Remembrance Sunday, 9 November, parishes throughout the Diocese held Requiem Masses to remember all those who have died in war. At Westminster Cathedral, Canon Christopher Tuckwell was the principal celebrant at the Requiem Mass. He was joined ...Read more

The inaugural Catholic Medical Association Conference for Healthcare Students took place at Wesminster Cathedral Hall on 8 November. The opening address was given by Cardinal Vincent who spoke on the new evangelization, following the example set b...Read more

Members of the Catholic Police Guild gathered for the 92nd Annual Solemn Requiem Mass for deceased police officers on 5 November at Westminster Cathedral. The principal celebrant was the Rt Rev Richard Moth, Bishop of the Armed Forces, along with ...Read more

Over 100 priests from across the Diocese gathered on 6 November at Weestminster Cathedral to celebrate the annual Mass for deceased clergy. Bishop John Arnold was the principal celebrant and was joined by Cardinal Cormac and Bishop John Sherringto...Read more

In his address, the Cardinal called on MPs and Lords to learn from the Church's hands-on approach to tackling the reality of poverty in the UK through its many charities, such as CSAN, the SVP and the Cardinal Hume Centre. He said: 'A cruci...Read more

The discussions on the day followed the findings of a new research paper conducted by Dr Ann Casson at the request of the Bishops' Conference Department for Evangelisation and Catechesis. The research has as its focus non-churchgoing Catholic pa...Read more

"The Divine Service is the chief duty of every monastic family. It is the principal work prescribed by the Rule of St Benedict, and nothing is to be preferred to it. It is our raison d'être. It includes the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and Ado...Read more

The Deacons promised again to be faithful in their service to the Church and to the priests and bishops to help them in their parish communities. In his homily, Cardinal Vincent reflected on the psalm of the Mass, which spoke of the soul yearni...Read more

INTERVENTION TEXT III Extraordinary General Synod of Bishops: Pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization 5 to 19 October 2014 A fruitful context for the discussions of this Synod is provided by three parables in Ch...Read more