News Archive
In the light of the vote of the General Synod of the Church of England on Monday 14 July, regarding the ordination of women as bishops, the Most Rev. Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham and head of the Department of Christian Dialogue and Un...Read more
Bishop John Sherrington celebrated a Mass of thankgiving for the many years of service of Sr Hannah Dwyer as head teacher at Larmenier and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Brook Green.
In his homily, Bishop John reflected on Sr Hannah's vo...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has been appointed the first Chancellor of St Mary's University, Twickenham in London. His appointment will take effect from 1st September 2014.
St Mary's Board of Governors was informed of the Cardinal's agreement to bec...Read more
One of a family of five boys, he speaks of how both sides of the River shaped him: 'if it was Southwark which gave me faith, it was Westminster which gave me life.'
The strong connection with Westminster was also evident in his baptism in W...Read more
Westminster Cathedral School celebrated 50 years at its current site in Bessborough Place in Pimlico. Bishop Nicholas Hudson was the principal celebrant at the Mass of thanksgiving and rededication of the school on 3 July 2014.Â
According to a...Read more
700 children from 10 Primary and Secondary schools in the Watford area came together on Monday 30 June in the Watford Colosseum for a Deanery Schools Transition Day. Years 6 and 7 pupils sought to bridge the gap between primary and secondary schoo...Read more
Cardinal Vincent celebrated the inaugural Good Samaritan Mass in Westminster Cathedral on Thursday 3 July to mark the opening of the new Crisis Fund of the Catholic Children's Society, Westminster.
He was joined by secondary schools in the dioc...Read more
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Dr Chris Hewer, a Catholic academic who has spent many years studying Islam and working with Christians and Muslims on our shared beliefs, led the morning session. After putting the development of the three Abrahamic faiths into their historic...Read more
The three newly-ordained Priests, Andrew Chemiac, Derek Hyett and Brian O'Mahony, will serve as Assistant Priests at the parishes in Chiswick, Hemel Hempstead and Westminster Cathedral respectively.
In his homily Cardinal Vincent reflected on...Read more
Our guest blogger is newly-ordained Deacon
As I pen this reflection, one week after ordination to the diaconate, I appreciate what an incredibly life-changing week it has been.
Since being ordained at St Paul's Basilica in Rome, I have had t...Read more
Bishop John Sherrington celebrated Mass in thanksgiving for the silver jubilee of St Paul's Catholic College in Sunbury on 26 June 2014.
In his homily, he recognised the school for its contribution to the lives of its pupils and their familie...Read more
Bishop John Sherrington celebrated Mass in thanksgiving for the silver jubilee of St Paul's Catholic College in Sunbury on 26 June 2014.
In his homily, he recognised the school for its contribution to the lives of its pupils and their families,...Read more
Our programme for January to June 2014 is a series of reflections on the message and mission of Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. We will look, chapter by chapter, at how our vocational journey can be informed and inspi...Read more
Beginning at Farm Street, the procession passed through Grosvenor Square to the Ukrainian Cathedral in Duke Street and then across Oxford Street into Manchester Square to St James Church, where Benediction was given.
The Blessed Sacrament was c...Read more
The Mass was celebrated in both German and English, with concelebrants coming from neighbouring parishes in the deanery as well as from German-speaking dioceses. A Eucharistic procession in the church followed. In his homily Cardinal Vincent refle...Read more