News Archive

Lockdown might be easing but the needs for couples and families are not. MFL Westminster are inviting different voices  to share their insights to help support and nourish marriage and family life. Marriage Care   Now in its 75   The etho...Read more

It is with sadness that we announce the news of the death earlier this evening, 26 Canon Christopher was born in Kingston upon Thames on 25 Sympathy is extended to Canon Christopher’s family and friends, and to the clergy and parishioners…Read more

Within weeks  of  the s tart of lockdown,  the  Caritas Westminster  team  was hearing  stories of individuals and fami lies   whose financial circu m stances  had b een   affected  by  COVID-19 , whether through job loss , …Read more

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. On Tuesday we heard the announcement that, from the 4 The recent reopening of our churches for individual private prayer was an import...Read more

Written by Deacon Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator Dear Couples, What has been our experience as a married couple of the last 14 weeks, living through a time like no other with no set boundaries, different pressures and an un...Read more

Cardinal Vincent welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement on 23 'As Catholics we now look forward to being able to celebrate Mass together again from 4 'It is important that we continue to abide by the guidance, given by the Government, on app...Read more

Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has encouraged the Catholic community to unite in prayer and reflection on Windrush Day. He heralds the importance and value of the Windrush Generation as well as that of the UK’s mig...Read more

As part of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, it has been announced that non-Eucharistic funeral services can now take place in churches. The guidelines developed by the Bishops' Conference support the safe and dignified conduct of these non-Eu...Read more

Abortion statistics released by the Department for Health on 11 The highest number of abortions ever was recorded for English and Welsh residents, with 207,384 abortions for English and Welsh residents, an increase of 6,776 since 2018. The stati...Read more

Five days ago, our churches were able to open their doors for the first time in three months, albeit with necessary restrictions and doorkeepers. Some have been able to visit, with joy; others have stayed away, housebound or still needing to shiel...Read more

(This article was first published by Independent Catholic News on 10th June 2020.) 'It's the nicest thing anyone has done for me. I felt so lonely during lockdown. Now I feel so connected.' So said Ann, who is supported by the Irish Chaplain...Read more

Caritas Westminster has responded to the announcement that the Government’s  free school meal voucher scheme will be extended to cover the summer holidays . Anna  Gavurin , Coordinator of Caritas Food Collective  at Caritas Westminster ,…Read more

On Monday 15th June, to mark the reopening of churches for individual prayer, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby prayed together in Westminster Cathedral and Abbey to mark this 'moment of grace,' as the Cardinal…Read more

With sadness, we announce the news of the death, this morning Sunday 14 Canon Vincent died peacefully at home, his sister Anne with him, where he had been living in retirement in Weston Turville, Aylesbury.  He retired in October 2017, from th...Read more