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Before settling in London in 1984 for what turned out to be a career spanning twenty five years in the Education Service of the Westminster Diocese, I had taught as Head of Religious Education at a school in East London, and then lectured for a fe...Read more

There is still a chance for schools in the Diocese of Westminster to enter the Micah Film Challenge.Read more

Following the announcement that the British Humanist Association and the Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign are planning to mount a legal challenge against Richmond Council over proposals to establish a new Voluntary Aided Catholic primary and secondary school, the following statements have been issued by the Diocese of Westminster and Richmond Council.Read more

This post is an initial post and a welcome to all new readers of the Westminster Diocese Vocations blog.Read more

Archbishop Vincent Nichols celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday 3 April 2011 in the presence of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and over 300 priests and 1,000 people from the Diocese of Westminster.Read more

We began at Bromley-by-Bow station amid the gritty, industrial surroundings of the A12 and swiftly moved on to Three Mills heritage site and the canal towpaths that surround the Olympic site. Construction work meant we were unable to make a circuit of the park so we walked instead along its Western edge, finishing at the main entrance.Read more

An open letter from Pax Christi and Westminster Justice and Peace to the Board Members of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic GamesRead more

Strong, spiritual, school leaders are being sought in the Diocese following a recent spate of retirements.Read more

Around 300 people have taken part in a pro-life prayer vigil outside the Bedford Square clinic of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS).Read more

These Regulations, which apply to England only and come into force on 1st September, revoke and replace the Education (School Teachers Performance Management) (England) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”).Read more

Schools have been engaging with the new Draft Framework for Inspection since January 2012. The pilot will continue to the end of June 2012 and schools and individuals are invited to respond to the pilot using the consultation forms.Read more

From the earliest years of Christianity Sunday has been celebrated as the feast of the Resurrection. In the celebration of Sunday Mass we are privileged to be present at the memorial of the Last Supper, the re-presentation of the Sacrifice of Calvary, and to greet our risen Lord present to us in form of bread and wine. The Paschal Mystery, the Easter Mystery, is celebrated and we share again in the salvation it won for us.Read more

On behalf of the Catholic community of England and Wales Archbishop Vincent Nichols delivered a ‘Loyal Address’ to her majesty the Queen in Buckingham Palace, at an event marking her diamond jubilee.Read more

In an article published in The Catholic Herald, Archbishop Vincent Nichols recalls Cardinal Hume's concern that those of a same-sex orientation should feel welcome in the Church.Read more