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Following the example of Pope Francis, the Diocese of Westminster welcomed the sick at the annual Mass on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 8 February. Archbishop Vincent celebrated the Mass alongside Auxili...Read more
Following on from the success of the first Flame Congress in 2012, which was the largest ever Catholic Youth event in the UK, the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFed) has announced the date on which Flame 2 will be taking place as 7 March 2...Read more
St Luke’s Parish in Pinner celebrated its centenary on 1st February 2014, marking the anniversary of its foundation with a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Archbishop Vincent Nichols. It was the first of a series of commemorative events pl...Read more
Cardinal Pole Catholic School, Hackney held a Mass to mark the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita on 3 February led by Fr Gerard KingRead more
This year’s Mass will take place this Saturday, 8th February on the 23rd World Day of Prayer for the Sick and the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes at 2.00pm in Westminster Cathedral. Cardinal-designate Vincent Nichols will preside, alongside Bis...Read more
The Religious Congregations of the Diocese of Westminster gathered at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 1 February for a Solemn Mass in celebration of the gift of Consecrated Life. Mass was celebrated by Cardinal-designate Vincent Nichols, Archbis...Read more
Monsignor Mark O'Toole was ordained as the ninth Bishop of PlymouthRead more
On Thursday 6th February, Cardinal Peter Turkson will be talking at the London School of Economics. The details of his talk are below. All tickets must be reserved through LSE and only ticketholders will be able to enter the event. Towards Reformi...Read more
On 25 January Fr Shaun Richards was ordained a Priest in the Diocese of Westminster by the Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, at Our Lady of Victories Church, Kensington. Fr Shaun has been serving as a deacon for the last six mo...Read more
Father Joe Ryan, Chair of Westminster Justice and Peace, gave the keynote talk at the Commission’s Open Meeting, speaking about his recent pilgrimage to El Salvador, on 22nd January at St John Vianney, West Green. Archbishop Oscar Romero was...Read more
Bishop John Arnold led St Monica's Primary School, Hoxton, in a Thanksgiving Mass on 27 January to mark the centenary of the death of the school's founder, Fr Michael Kelly OSA. This Augustinian priest was the driving force behind the ...Read more
Young Adults in the West will make a comeback at St James' parish in Twickenham on Saturday 22 March. Diocesan Youth Chaplain Fr David Reilly explains: "Now that we have finished the You Believe talks in the Year of Faith we want to bring so...Read more
To support those exploring vocations across the Diocese a series of ‘Come and See’ events have been planned over the coming months. These evenings will help these men to discover more about priesthood in the context of the New Evangeli...Read more
Nun Run and Greet-a-Priest are a way for those curious about consecrated life or priesthood to find out more about the different ways religious live out their vocation.Read more
Archbishop Vincent Nichols celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Maria Assumpta Chapel at Heythrop College on 20 January 2014 to mark the re-establishment of the ecclesiastical faculties of theology and philosophy, together known as the Bellarm...Read more
A farewell Mass of Thanksgiving was held for Bishop-elect Mark O'Toole at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday 22 January. Cardinal-designate Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and Bishops John Arnold and John Sherrington a...Read more