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Following the announcement of the appointment of Canon Peter Collins as the fifth Bishop of East Anglia, Cardinal Vincent Nichols welcomed warmly the appointment and offered prayers for Bishop-Elect Peter Collins as well as his predecessor in the...Read more

Over 300 pilgrims joined with Seminarians and Staff from Allen Hall, our Diocesan Seminary, to make the October Devotion at the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden. As the processional image was carried through the streets of NW10, the Rosary was...Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to Prime Minister Liz Truss to express his 'profound concern' after it was announced that the PM told her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid that she is reviewing the location of the British Embassy in Israel....Read more

Last week Bishop John Sherrington celebrated a thanksgiving Mass for the launch of Radio Maria England's London Studio, based at the Diocesan Rosary Shrine in Haverstock Hill, fittingly on the feast of the Archangels. In his homily, Bishop John...Read more

Every year, Year 12 students at St Augustine's Priory are encouraged to apply for the school's Travel Scholarship, designed to give pupils an opportunity to go out into the wider world where they can make a difference. This year, three pupils...Read more

Once a year, just before the beginning of a new seminary year, the seminarians for the diocese gather for the Westminster Students' Meeting. Aside from our diocesan seminary, Allen Hall, the diocese has seminarians in Redemptoris Mater in...Read more

On 21 April 1947, on her twenty-first birthday, Princess Elizabeth said, 'I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service.' Now, seventy-five years later, we are heartbroken in our loss...Read more

A new temporary exhibition of art by people with intellectual disabilities has opened at the historical Syon House in Brentford, on Friday 26th August. Branching Paths is an exhibition of artworks made by a group of local artists, organised as...Read more

Mosaics are fascinating creations. Made from stones like marble, glass, metal, porcelain and much more, together they provide a unique look, due to their varying sizes and colours. The classic mosaic material is 'smalti', small hand-cut...Read more

'I thought I believed in God, but now I know... I am closer to God.' These are the words of one young person on retreat at the Westminster Youth Ministry's Retreat Centre in Pinner recently. And their experience of finding faith is by no means...Read more

Donate now Before going into any school, Sister Silvana from Caritas Westminster's Development Team always double-checks. Does she have Nigel, her unusual but indispensible sidekick? Nigel is a fluffy penguin and he's a big hit with children....Read more

As President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, I offer my congratulations to Liz Truss on her election as leader of the Conservative Party and her consequent appointment as Prime Minister. I wish to assure the Prime...Read more

I was warmly welcomed by Inayat and Anisa. Inayat, a young man and student at Newman Catholic College, whose name means 'bounty, kindness, favour', enthusiastically introduced me to other groups of young people at the Syrian Summer Camp. Anisa,...Read more

Following the High Court decision on 5 'I assure the parents and family of Archie Battersbee, as well as all those caring for him and all concerned for his good, of my prayers at this painful time. 'As his life support is now being withdrawn,...Read more