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Good Samaritan Fund opened with Secondary Schools
Good Samaritan Fund opened with Secondary Schools
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
03/07/2014
Primary and Secondary teachers discover the richness of other faiths from a Catholic perspective
Primary and Secondary teachers discover the richness of other faiths from a Catholic perspective
  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
03/07/2014
Cardinal Vincent Nichols ordains three new Priests to the Diocese
Cardinal Vincent Nichols ordains three new Priests to the Diocese
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
30/06/2014
What a week!
What a week!
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
30/06/2014
St Paul's Catholic College Celebrates Silver Jubilee
St Paul's Catholic College Celebrates Silver Jubilee
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
26/06/2014
St Paul's Catholic College Celebrates Silver Jubilee
St Paul's Catholic College Celebrates Silver Jubilee
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
26/06/2014
Vocation Discernment Group: Exploring Evangelii Gaudium
Vocation Discernment Group: Exploring Evangelii Gaudium
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
25/06/2014
Eucharistic Procession takes place through the streets of Central London
Eucharistic Procession takes place through the streets of Central London
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
25/06/2014
Corpus Christi: Cardinal Vincent visits German Catholic Mission
Corpus Christi: Cardinal Vincent visits German Catholic Mission
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
25/06/2014
Cardinal Vincent Nichols Celebrates Mass on 400th Anniversary of Heythrop College
Cardinal Vincent Nichols Celebrates Mass on 400th Anniversary of Heythrop College
His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass on the 400 In his homily, Cardinal Vincent recalled the origins of the College as 'a simple novitiate established in Louvain in 1607' and traced its history through successive changes to i...Read more
23/06/2014
Jesuit Superior General celebrates Mass in the Diocese
Jesuit Superior General celebrates Mass in the Diocese
  In his Homily the Superior-General spoke of the Gospel call for us to transform all experiences in our lives, good or bad, into 'journeys of wisdom'. Fr Adolfo spoke of the desire of St Ignatius to train the heart so as to transform the ...Read more
20/06/2014
Three New Deacons Ordained at Westminster Cathedral
Three New Deacons Ordained at Westminster Cathedral
On 14 June 2014, Bishop John Arnold ordained three men to the diaconate at Westminster Cathedral. Cyril Chiahada and David Lucuy were ordained for the Diocese of Westminster, while Kevin Athaide was ordained for the Diocese of Northampton. In ....Read more
18/06/2014
St Christina's celebrates Good Shepherd Mass
St Christina's celebrates Good Shepherd Mass
During the service pupils from Year 2 prepared and gave the First Reading whilst the Gospel was read by Fr Rudolf Loewenstein OP. In his homily Bishop John reflected on the mission of the Good Shepherd and reflected on his visit to the Holy Land t...Read more
18/06/2014
St Christina's Celebrates Good Shepherd Mass
St Christina's Celebrates Good Shepherd Mass
During the service pupils from Year 2 prepared and gave the First Reading whilst the Gospel was read by Fr Rudolf Loewenstein OP. In his homily Bishop John reflected on the mission of the Good Shepherd and reflected on his visit to the Holy Land t...Read more
18/06/2014
Remembering Basil: Cardinal Vincent leads tributes 15 years since Cardinal Hume's death
Remembering Basil: Cardinal Vincent leads tributes 15 years since Cardinal Hume's death
Born in 1923 in Newcastle upon Tyne, the Cardinal was educated at Ampleforth College after which he entered the novitiate of the Benedictine monastery from the school in 1941. He was solemnly professed in 1945, then ordained a priest in 1950. He r...Read more
16/06/2014
Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral earns top TripAdvisor Award
The prestigious award is based on the quality of reviews and opinions that tourists have submitted to the website over last twelve months. The Cathedral is currently rated 4.5 out of a possible 5, based on over 300 reviews. Recent comments have f...Read more
16/06/2014
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