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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
John Coleby, Director of Caritas Westminster, attended the reception along with 25 other Catholic charities in the CSAN network, of which Caritas Westminster is a member.
Highlighting the issue of poverty in working households, the Cardinal stres...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
Speaking to Independent Catholic News, Louise Zanré, the Director of JRS-UK, said: 'The decision is unconscionable. It puts peoples' lives at risk - and purely because of a nonsensical idea that rescuing people at sea is in some way a pul...Read more
The Martyrs of Douai were a group of men who trained for the priesthood at Douai College during the English Reformation and were executed on their return to England for preaching the Catholic faith. Operating as a Roman Catholic priest during the ...Read more
On 26 October, Cardinal Vincent celebrated a Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians in Kentish Town to conclude a week-long commemoration to mark the 150
During Mass, a table with the parish registers and symbols of the sacraments was placed at the ...Read more
Each House Feast Day is an opportunity to raise money for a chosen charity and the day finishes with a House Mass in Ealing Abbey. Roberts House chose Meadow House Hospice, which is the centre for the Ealing and Hounslow Specialist Palliative Care...Read more
When I was 14 I was very struck by the witness of the very committed Franciscan lay people in the Maltfriscan community in my native Yorkshire with their love for Francis and Clare. I travelled to prayer meetings with them on Friday evenings run b...Read more
The year 2011 marked the 950th anniversary of the foundation of the national Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. I had the privilege of sharing in this celebration in a very personal way. After arriving in England from my native Poland in 1999, I co...Read more
I was already at high school in my native Scotland when I realised that God really loved me, and this lead me to think about Religious Life for the first time. I just wanted to tell people that a real relationship with God was possible. After cons...Read more
It is a powerful moment for me to be here on this sanctuary in this Cathedral speaking about my own call to priesth o od, because it was here that I was ordained priest by Cardinal Cormac - nearly 10 years ago now.
My story maybe is not typical...Read more
Very early on in my life. I had a very pious grandmother who would often talk to me about the priesthood. Looking back I can say that I had this 'inclination' to go into the priesthood from a young age. I first tested this possible vocation…Read more