News Archive
Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, has reaffirmed a resolution passed by the Bishops at their November 2022 plenary highlighting concerns with current and...Read more
Last Saturday's shooting outside of our Church was a truly shocking event. How anyone can shoot indiscriminately into any group of people, let alone mourners leaving a Church following a Requiem Mass is unimaginable. Yet it happened and it...Read more
St Gregory's Catholic Science College, Harrow, has been ranked by The Times in the top 25 non-selective state schools in the country for its A Level results. In 2022, 79% of St Gregory's students achieved A*-B grades in their A Level...Read more
The Diocesan Rosary Shrine, St Dominic's in Haverstock Hill is now twinned with the Rosary Basilica in Guatemala City. To celebrate this, on Saturday 7 The image was installed in the 4 'Through this spiritual link', he went on to say, 'we would...Read more
Responding to the dreadful incident that occurred last Saturday outside St Aloysius' Church, Somers Town, Cardinal Vincent issued this message: 'Please continue to keep all involved in this terrible incident in your prayers, especially the young...Read more
Bt Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster One of the many party games I liked as a child was pass-the-parcel. It is a seemingly simple game with the main prize hidden amongst many layers of...Read more
Cardinal Nichols, speaking shortly after the Requiem Mass in St Peter's Square for Pope Benedict XVI, described the funeral as in one way 'a straightforward celebration of a Funeral Mass', in another way, a uniquely historical event 'of great...Read more
Shortly after arriving in Rome on Wednesday 4 Listen to the Cardinal's reflection on this precious time: Lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, the late Pope Emeritus was visited by almost 200,000 Catholics who paid their final respects and...Read more
Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict on Saturday 31 Cardinal Nichols led the reflections and sharing of memory.Read more
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who served as Supreme Pontiff from April 2005 to February 2013, has died aged 95, the Vatican has confirmed. A short statement from Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See's Press Office, said: 'With sorrow I inform...Read more
At the end of the General Audience on Wednesday 28 Pope Francis asked the faithful to join him in praying for his predecessor, adding: 'May the Lord sustain him in this witness of love for the Church until the end.' Following the General...Read more
The Holy Family have arrived and are already settled in. Now, after all the hustle and bustle of the journey, we too are making our way to Him. Hurry! Our Advent calendar has enabled us to mark the days on the journey towards the crib and helps...Read more
On Tuesday 13th December, Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School in Paddington celebrated its 150th anniversary, with Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Cardinal Vincent, along with Parish Priest Fr Michael Jarmulowicz and Fr Alexander...Read more
Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, has expressed concern about the UK Supreme Court ruling that the Northern Ireland Assembly can bring in laws to create 'buffer zones' making it illegal to engage in a range of activities...Read more
By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster The concept of the journey is a powerful one in scripture, speaking of movement and direction. In life, we too are on a journey into faith, one that...Read more
At the end of November, parishioners from across the Diocese joined Cardinal Vincent on the 10 In his message for the pilgrims, the Cardinal spoke about how the end of the pandemic has not ushered in a time of stability and peace, rather it has...Read more