News Archive
Following the results days for both GCSE and A Levels in August, Director of Education for the Diocese JP Morrison praised the 'hard work of the staff and governing bodies investing in the whole person' of diocesan schools. He said:Â
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated in parishes all across the Diocese on 15
Bishop John Sherrington, celebrating one of the Masses at the Cathedral on this day, spoke about God's triumph over evil and oppression through ...Read more
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who experienced terrible suffering trapped in a shipping container discovered at Tilbury docks, on Saturday, 16 August 2014.
It is hard to comprehend the appalling conditions that they would have endured ...Read more
The Bishop of the Forces, the Right Reverend Richard Moth has asked military chaplains to "offer Mass for those persecuted for their faith on Sunday 31st August.
In a Pastoral Letter, timed to coincide with military personnel returning f...Read more
In a letter sent to Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, on 12 August 2014, Cardinal Vincent has 'welcomed the humanitarian efforts' that the British government has made in Iraq over the past few days and has urged that the 'relief operation' an...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols was a guest on the Sunday programme on BBC4 on 10 August. He spoke about the plight of Iraqi Christians and other beleaguered minorities.Â
The Cardinal called for humanitarian aid and protection for these communities.
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Cardinal Vincent Nichols has issued a statement on 8 August 2014, asking for 'urgent help and protection' for the persecuted communities in northern Iraq.
The Cardinal has called on Her Majesty's Government to lead the efforts to 'provide urgen...Read more
Bishop Declan Lang, the Chairman of International Affairs at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has issued a prayer appeal for Iraq. In his statement, Bishop Delcan invites all Catholics to pray for the people of Iraq in a un...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated a Requiem Mass for the Fallen at Westminster Cathedral on 4 August 2014, the centenary of the start of World War 1.Â
In his homily, Cardinal Vincent quoted from the account of Fr Timothy Ring of Commercial R...Read more
Cardinal Vincent has issued a statement on the situation in Gaza. The statement reads:
Faced with the increasing violence that is engulfing the people of Gaza, my thoughts and prayers, and those of the Catholic community, are constantly with al...Read more
On Wednesday, the pilgrims attende
d Mass at the Grotto.Â
Prior to the Mass, Fr Roger Reader undertook a very special commission on behalf of the young offenders in his care at Feltham Young Offenders Prison.
As Cardinal Vincent explaine...Read more
Today is the final day of the pilgrimage. Cardinal Vincent introduces the day and asks pilgrims to think about what they will take home with them and what they will leave behind in Lourdes.
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On Wednesday, the International Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral of St Pius X, also known as the underground Cathedral.Â
Cardinal Vincent was the principal celebrant, along with bishops and priests from several countries. The Mass was att...Read more
On day 2, the pilgrims attended a Mass with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick at the chapel of St Bernadette Cote Grotte. Cardinal Vincent Nichols was the principal celebrant, and he was joined by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Bishop John ...Read more