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Fr Séamus Malachy McGeoghan RIP
Fr Séamus Malachy McGeoghan RIP
We announce the sad news of the death of Fr Séamus Malachy McGeoghan. Fr Séamus was born on 31 Condolences are extended to Fr Séamus's family, friends and colleagues, to the residents and staff at St Vincent's, and to his former parishioners...Read more
10/02/2022
Radio Maria England to build studio at Rosary Shrine
Radio Maria England to build studio at Rosary Shrine
Radio Maria England, the 24-hour station, have announced that they will be building a flagship studio, fittingly based at the diocesan Rosary Shrine, Our Lady of the Rosary & St Dominic, Haverstock Hill. The Rosary Shrine church itself is one of...Read more
02/02/2022
140-year legacy of Catholic witness in Wood Green
140-year legacy of Catholic witness in Wood Green
Sunday 23 Cardinal Vincent presided at the Mass celebrating the multiple anniversaries of the founding of the mission 140 years ago, the founding of St Paul's Primary School 130 years ago, and the opening of the current church and of St Martin...Read more
28/01/2022
An appeal for Prayer for Peace in Ukraine
An appeal for Prayer for Peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis and Patriarch Sviatoslav, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, have appealed to everyone of good will to participate in prayer for peace in Ukraine on Wednesday 26 Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral on Duke Street and...Read more
25/01/2022
Cardinal listens to prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs 
Cardinal listens to prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs 
Cardinal Vincent joined prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs on 19th January in a Synodal Pathway listening session. The Cardinal, who is President of the Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact), told the prisoners that he particularly wanted 'to listen...Read more
20/01/2022
Discerning as a family
Discerning as a family
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster Family life can move from times of stability and security into moments of upheavl and uncertainty. At the birth of Jesus, for Mary and Joseph the arrival of…Read more
20/01/2022
Celebrating 50 years at St John the Evangelist, Mill End
Celebrating 50 years at St John the Evangelist, Mill End
The Church of St John the Evangelist, Mill End, was full on Sunday 16th January, as the parish gathered to celebrate 50 years of worship in the current church and for the blessing of the new Lady Altar and Reredos. Cardinal Vincent Nichols...Read more
19/01/2022
Fr Eugene Lynch SAC RIP
Fr Eugene Lynch SAC RIP
We announce the sad news of the death of Fr Eugene Lynch SAC, Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Visitation, Greenford. Fr Eugene died peacefully during the night of 31 Condolences are extended to Fr Eugene's confrères in the Pallottine Order, and…Read more
11/01/2022
Kensington Parish celebrates the blessing of their refurbished Organ
Kensington Parish celebrates the blessing of their refurbished Organ
In 2019 an opportunity arose to renew the pipe Organ at Our lady of Victories Kensington, the former Pro Cathedral of the diocese. Though elegant it was clear that the organ was underperforming and in need of serious repair. After a short appeal...Read more
07/01/2022
Message on the Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Message on the Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
It was with sadness that we learnt of the death yesterday of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We would wish, as a Diocese, to offer sincere condolences to his family and to the whole Anglican Communion. We join with them in prayer for the repose of his...Read more
27/12/2021
Wood Green celebration
Wood Green celebration
Christmas Eve was a double celebration for the Parish of St Paul, Wood Green, as parishioners gave thanks for 50 years in their current church. The first Mass celebrated in the new church was Midnight Mass Christmas Eve 1970, and followed by the...Read more
26/12/2021
Fr Desmond Henry Francis Baker RIP
Fr Desmond Henry Francis Baker RIP
We announce the sad news of the death on 20 Condolences are extended to Fr Des's family, friends, colleagues and parishioners of the parishes where he served since his ordination on 21 Information about funeral arrangements will be circulated, as...Read more
22/12/2021
Christmas in a poem
Christmas in a poem
The great benefit of making a journey is that it can provide a much-needed space for reflection and thought. Although we can prepare for a journey, get the right tickets, guide books and read the literature, it is only in setting off that the...Read more
17/12/2021
Cardinal encourages take up of the booster vaccine
Cardinal encourages take up of the booster vaccine
Today Cardinal Vincent has issued a message encouraging the take up of the Covid vaccine booster. In his message, he writes: 'The call "Get vaccinated! Get boosted!" is more and more pressing. The need is more urgent, especially in London. 'I add...Read more
16/12/2021
'Everything is connected, interdependent, others depend on us'
'Everything is connected, interdependent, others depend on us'
On Saturday, 30 Although there were few present due to the ongoing, Covid-19 pandemic, Bishop Paul praised the Secretaries, acknowledging 'their role in the universal mission of the Church'. He reminded them that the work of promoting the...Read more
09/12/2021
To Bethlehem with Joseph
To Bethlehem with Joseph
With all that has happened over the last twelve months it is quite easy to overlook that we have been celebrating the Year of St Joseph. Pope Francis declared this year in his Apostolic Letter Patris Corde in which he writes "Each of us can...Read more
09/12/2021
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