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Travelling to Lourdes on pilgrimage
Travelling to Lourdes on pilgrimage
Preparations are almost complete and pilgrims are joining the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, the Shrine of Our Lady where she appeared to St Bernadette in1858. Since that time pilgrims have travelled to this holy place to pray, to find peace and...Read more
21/07/2023
Love in a bottle:  World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly 2023
Love in a bottle: World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly 2023
When we are young, we have no real concept of being old. Why would we? To be young is to rest securely at the centre of all things. A better way to see things is that the very young are better absorbed in life, living in the 'now' and...Read more
21/07/2023
Cardinal's Message for Lourdes Pilgrimage 2023
Cardinal's Message for Lourdes Pilgrimage 2023
Once again we have come as a diocese in pilgrimage to this holy place, a place where we know that Mary, the Mother of God and our Mother, appeared in 1858 to a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous. Mary's message to her was simple: 'I am the...Read more
19/07/2023
Celebrating 50 years of Catholic education in Dollis Hill
Celebrating 50 years of Catholic education in Dollis Hill
On the Feast of St Peter and St Paul, 29 Pupils presented a short play about the life of St Peter which engaged the younger children. They were enthusiastic in their responses to prayers and the joyful singing of hymns. The energy of infants...Read more
18/07/2023
Bishop comments as Illegal Migration Bill set to become law
Bishop comments as Illegal Migration Bill set to become law
The Illegal Migration Bill will now become law after a series of votes in the House of Lords failed to result in further modern slavery protections and child detention limits. Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees for the...Read more
18/07/2023
Bishop comments on abortion tablets Court of Appeal ruling
Bishop comments on abortion tablets Court of Appeal ruling
On 18 'I reiterate the consistent teaching of the Church that both the mother and the unborn child should be afforded the protection of the law and that abortion is always a tragedy for all concerned. It is important that the law which protects...Read more
18/07/2023
Bishop Nicholas Hudson appointed episcopal Synod member by Pope Francis
Bishop Nicholas Hudson appointed episcopal Synod member by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has nominated Bishop Nicholas Hudson as a member of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops that will convene from 4 Bishop Nicholas led a team of four in-person delegates at the Synod's European Continental...Read more
14/07/2023
The narrative of married love
The narrative of married love
By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordimnator for the Diocese of Westminster - reflection written for the Alliance of Catholic Marriage Organisations One of the many pleasures of the summer break is snuggling down to read a...Read more
10/07/2023
Fr Mark James Leenane RIP
Fr Mark James Leenane RIP
With sadness we announce the news of the death this morning, 6 Fr Mark was born in Dublin on 10 Condolences are extended to Fr Mark's family, friends, colleagues and parishioners of St Vincent de Paul, Osterley where he had been Parish Priest...Read more
06/07/2023
Celebrating the new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Celebrating the new Lord Mayor of Westminster
On 2 Patricia, a parishioner at Harrow Road, has been a councillor since 2009, representing Queen's Park Ward, one of the most densely populated parts of Westminster. As Councillor, she advocates for residents, represents the local community,...Read more
06/07/2023
Deacon Tito receives Papal medal
Deacon Tito receives Papal medal
On Sunday, in front of a church filled with family and friends, Deacon Tito Pereira was surprised with a Benemerenti medal at his parish, Our Lady of Lourdes in Acton. This medal, awarded by the Pope to members of the clergy and laity for service...Read more
04/07/2023
Keeping the flock cool at St Augustine's Priory
Keeping the flock cool at St Augustine's Priory
When you need a haircut, going to the hairdresser is the answer. At St Augustine's Priory, the hairdresser comes to you, as long as you are one of their flock of sheep. It was shearing time at this Ealing Catholic independent school for girls...Read more
30/06/2023
No longer strangers but friends
No longer strangers but friends
Bishop John Sherrington attended the Methodist Conference held in Birmingham on the evening of Tuesday 27 Bishop John, former Co-Chair of the Joint International Commission for Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Catholic Church,...Read more
30/06/2023
Pact supporters join Mass in prison chapel
Pact supporters join Mass in prison chapel
The first Pact supporters' Mass was celebrated by Bishop Paul McAleenan in the chapel at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Concelebrating were Fr Dominic Robinson and Fr Chima Ibekwe, Catholic chaplain at the prison. Governor Amy Frost welcomed the group,...Read more
30/06/2023
50 years of Catholic education at St Margaret Clitheroe Primary School
50 years of Catholic education at St Margaret Clitheroe Primary School
On Wednesday 28 He celebrated Mass at the school, along with Fr Albert Ofere, Parish Priest of English Martyrs Church, Wembley, to give thanks for 50 years of Catholic education in Wembley. In the afternoon, the school enjoyed another celebration...Read more
29/06/2023
Celebrating 70 years of Catholic education in Welwyn Garden City
Celebrating 70 years of Catholic education in Welwyn Garden City
On Tuesday 20 He celebrated Mass at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church for the school community to give thanks for Catholic education and witness in Welwyn Garden City. Concelebrating were Parish Priest Canon Norbert Fernandes, and Fr Mark...Read more
29/06/2023
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