News Archive
The Live Below the Line challenge invites participants to eat and drink for £1 a day for five days beginning 28 April and continuing through this week. Why £1? It's the extreme poverty threshold beneath which 1.2 billion people worldwide survi...Read more
The Church celebrates the fourth Sunday of Easter as Good Shepherd Sunday and as World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Pope Francis' vision for the priesthood emerges both from what he says and the way he lives out his own priestly ministry. A livi...Read more
Here you can watch a live stream of John XXIII and John Paul II.Read more
At the Mass of the Easter Vigil on 19 April Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, called for Christians to rejoice in Christ’s resurrection and to take His message to the world: 'I bring you a message of great joy. Christ is r...Read more
Cardinal Vincent also gave the Good Friday ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio 4. In his reflection the Cardinal spoke about human trafficking, and the recent conference organised by the Bishops’ Conference in England and Wales, w...Read more
In his homily for the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion at Westminster Cathedral Cardinal Nichols reflected on the use of the words 'glory, grace and truth' in the day's Gospel reading and considered how beauty can be seen in the Cru...Read more
Cardinal Vincent joined the clergy and the congregation of Westminster Cathedral in a Walk of Witness on Victoria Street with hundreds of other Christians from Westminster Abbey and Methodist Central Hall, in memory of the Crucifixion of Christ. T...Read more
In his homily for the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion at Westminster Cathedral Cardinal Nichols reflected on the use of the words ‘glory, grace and truth’ in the day’s Gospel reading and considered how beauty can be seen in the Cru...Read more
On 17 April - Maundy Thursday - Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Westminster Cathedral. The Mass remembers Christ’s washing of his disciple’s feet and his institutio...Read more
His Eminence Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated the Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Westminster at 12pm on Tuesday 15 April. The Mass was concelebrated by H.E. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Auxiliary Bishops Jo...Read more
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor gave 'Pause for Thought' on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans breakfast show on Wednesday 16 April. In his reflection Cardinal Cormac reflected on the human suffering and pain we face in our lives an...Read more
On Friday 11 April the signing of an agreement for the parish of St Francis de Sales, Hampton Hill took place between the Diocese of Westminster and the Society of Christ, in whose care the parish has been entrusted on behalf of the diocese. At th...Read more
His Eminence Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, celebrated the Chrism Mass for the Diocese of Westminster at 12pm on Tuesday 15 April. The Mass was concelebrated by H.E. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Auxiliary Bishops Jo...Read more
The Joy of Priesthood – Retreat day at Allen Hall seminary for men (18+) who are discerning a possible calling to the priesthood. Saturday 10th May 2014. The day will offer a chance to reflect on Pope Francis’ vision of the priesthood,...Read more
The Palm Sunday procession, which commemorates Jesus’s entry into the city of Jerusalem, was celebrated outdoors by parishes across the diocese. The Sunday also marked the beginning of Holy Week, with the narrative of the Lord’s Passio...Read more
On 13 April, Palm Sunday, Archbishop Justin Welby gave the closing reflection for the week of prayer for the work of the churches and volunteers in their service to the poor. In his reflection Archbishop Welby talks about Jesus washing the feet of...Read more