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Three men ordained as Permanent Deacons
Three men ordained as Permanent Deacons
At 2.30pm on Saturday 31st October at Westminster Cathedral, Bishop Paul McAleenan ordained three men to the Permanent Diaconate; Andrew Safo-Poku, Jonathan Chappell and Paul O'Connor. Deacon Andrew Safo-Poku serves in the parish of the Five...Read more
03/11/2020
Statement of President and Vice-President of Bishops' Conference on Prime Minister's announcement of further lockdown
Statement of President and Vice-President of Bishops' Conference on Prime Minister's announcement of further lockdown
here. Whilst there was no formal announcement on Places of Worship by the Prime Minister, there is clear guidance on this website that places of worship will be required to end all acts of collective worship, except for funeral ceremonies. In...Read more
01/11/2020
Three Masses on All Souls' Day
Three Masses on All Souls' Day
By Fr Jeremy Trood, Chancellor and Parish Priest of St Aloysius, Somers Town All Souls' Day is one of the two exceptions to the general principle that a priest is not permitted to say more than one Mass a day unless canon law and the liturgical...Read more
30/10/2020
Hoxton community kitchen serves 'best food in the East End'
Hoxton community kitchen serves 'best food in the East End'
Aina Omo-Bare welcomes everyone at Idia's Kitchen. Three times a week Aina cooks for up to 40 people at St Monica's RC Church in Hoxton with the support of local businesses and Caritas Westminster. The food, which is free to anyone who needs…Read more
30/10/2020
Cardinal 'horrified' by fatal attacks in Nice Basilica
Cardinal 'horrified' by fatal attacks in Nice Basilica
On Thursday 29th October, three people were killed in a knife attack in Notre Dame Basilica in Nice. Reacting to the news, Cardinal Vincent said: 'I am horrified to hear of the fatal attacks in the Cathedral of Nice. People have been killed in a...Read more
29/10/2020
Bishop Paul responds to channel deaths tragedy
Bishop Paul responds to channel deaths tragedy
Bishop Paul McAleenan, Chair of the Office for Migration Policy at the Catholic Bishops' Conference, said: 'All who value human life, whatever their position on migrants and refugees, will be united in sorrow following yesterday's tragedy in...Read more
29/10/2020
Seminarians receive ministries of Lector, Acolyte and admission to Candidacy
Seminarians receive ministries of Lector, Acolyte and admission to Candidacy
On Saturday 24 Bishop John explained how the Douai Martyrs had to be hidden in plain sight, for fear of being caught, found out as Catholic priests and executed. There was some similarity to each of us having to wear masks at Mass. Our identity...Read more
28/10/2020
Members of the Deaf community share pandemic stories
Members of the Deaf community share pandemic stories
Caritas Deaf Service recently interviewed five Deaf and Hard of Hearing people to learn about their experiences during the pandemic. The result is a snapshot of their lives and the unique challenges currently facing Deaf people who rely on...Read more
27/10/2020
Marriage: A vocation of joy
Marriage: A vocation of joy
Our thanks to our friends from http://www.teamsgb.org.uk/ for sharing this inspiring reflection from Canon John Udris, Spiritual Director at St Mary's College Oscott Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Co-Ordinator This is to clarify...Read more
27/10/2020
Fr John Michael Miller RIP
Fr John Michael Miller RIP
With sadness we announce the death of Fr John Miller on 25 Fr John was born in north London on 19 Sympathy is extended to Fr John's family and friends, and to the clergy and parishioners of his former parishes in the diocese. The Funeral Mass...Read more
25/10/2020
Cardinal prays for peace in Nagorno Karabakh
Cardinal prays for peace in Nagorno Karabakh
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has echoed Pope Francis' call for peace in Nagorno Karabakh and offered his prayers for all those affected by the conflict. In a letter to Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Armenian Church in the UK and Ireland,...Read more
23/10/2020
Bishop Nicholas prays for the people of Belarus
Bishop Nicholas prays for the people of Belarus
Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Lead Bishop for European Affairs, has expressed his concern and support for Belarusians facing injustice and oppression in the unrest that followed August's controversial presidential elections. The incumbent, Alexander...Read more
23/10/2020
St Dominic's Sixth Form celebrates 'Dominican Week'
St Dominic's Sixth Form celebrates 'Dominican Week'
By Dominic Cunliffe, Chaplain at St Dominic's Sixth Form From 28 Each morning, as a whole community, we asked the Dominican saints in their wisdom to intercede for us in this most difficult of years, with so many affected by the pandemic and a...Read more
22/10/2020
Caritas Westminster launches Young Caritas Forum
Caritas Westminster launches Young Caritas Forum
In August this year, Caritas Westminster launched the virtual Young Caritas Westminster Forum, in partnership with the Young Christian Workers. Meeting fortnightly, this group of young adults, aged between 18 to 30, has been exploring a number of...Read more
16/10/2020
Thanks and blessings from Pope Emeritus Benedict
Thanks and blessings from Pope Emeritus Benedict
Cardinal Vincent has received a letter of thanks from Pope Emeritus Benedict for the gift of reflections and meditations of St John Henry Newman. The Cardinal had written to the Pope Emeritus last month to thank him for his remarkable visit to...Read more
14/10/2020
Bishop Paul: Take up Pope's call in Fratelli Tutti to oppose racism
Bishop Paul: Take up Pope's call in Fratelli Tutti to oppose racism
Bishop Paul McAleenan, the lead Catholic Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has called on people in the UK to take up Pope Francis' call in Fratelli Tutti to oppose racism in all its manifestations. Speaking on behalf of the Bishops'...Read more
12/10/2020
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