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Carlo Acutis beatified  in Assisi
Carlo Acutis beatified in Assisi
Carlo Acutis will be beatified by Pope Francis on Saturday 10th October 2020 at the basilica in Assisi. Carlo lived most of his life in Italy, but what is less well-known is Carlo’s connection with the Church of Our Lady of Dolours on Fulham…Read more
08/10/2020
Churches launch 'Safe Spaces' support service for abuse victims
Churches launch 'Safe Spaces' support service for abuse victims
Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused through their relationship with either the Church of England or the Catholic Church in England and Wales.…Read more
08/10/2020
Video message: Homeless Sunday 2020
Video message: Homeless Sunday 2020
Video Message for Homelessness Sunday, 11 Chair of Westminster Justice and Peace Commission. History World Homeless Day is an annual event on the 10th of October. The concept of ‘World Homeless Day’ emerged from online discussions between…Read more
08/10/2020
Pope’s Prayer Intention for October: Women in leadership roles in the Church
Pope’s Prayer Intention for October: Women in leadership roles in the Church
The Prayer Intention for October, offered to the whole church by Pope Francis through his worldwide prayer network, concerns ‘The Laity’s Mission in the Church’ and, specifically, ‘Women in leadership roles in the Church’. He invites us…Read more
06/10/2020
Fratelli tutti: On fraternity and social friendship
Fratelli tutti: On fraternity and social friendship
The first words of the new encyclical come from St Francis of Assisi, on whose feast day, 4 It takes its inspiration from St Francis’ Download and readRead more
04/10/2020
Annual Red Mass marks beginning of legal year
Annual Red Mass marks beginning of legal year
This year’s Red Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols in Westminster Cathedral on 1st October to mark the start of the legal year, and was attended by members of the legal profession. Observing the restrictions imposed by the current…Read more
02/10/2020
'Listen attentively to migrants and refugees,' says Bishop Paul McAleenan
'Listen attentively to migrants and refugees,' says Bishop Paul McAleenan
WDMR 2020 ‘Each migrant and refugee is a human being,’ affirmed Bishop Paul McAleenan in his homily for the Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday 27 He invited those gathered in the cathedral and watching the live stream…Read more
30/09/2020
What can quilts teach us about marriage ?
What can quilts teach us about marriage ?
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator (inspired by an article written for http://www.allianceofcatholicmarriageorganisations.org.uk/ ) I have always been fascinated by the time, effort and creativity that goes into the…Read more
29/09/2020
Statement on the development of Covid-19 vaccine
Statement on the development of Covid-19 vaccine
The Bishops’ Conference Department for Social Justicehas released a statement on the development of a vaccine against COVID-19. It addresses ethical matters surrounding the development and distribution of a vaccine such as cell-lines which have…Read more
28/09/2020
Parish pop-up food stalls offer lockdown lifeline
Parish pop-up food stalls offer lockdown lifeline
When lockdown came into place in March, many people were acutely aware of the sudden increase in need these measures would cause. Catholics in the Diocese of Westminster responded with generosity by re-organising themselves, building on existing…Read more
25/09/2020
Report of the Strategic Review of Sacred Music in the Mission of Westminster Cathedral
Report of the Strategic Review of Sacred Music in the Mission of Westminster Cathedral
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The review panel is grateful for the considerable generosity and good spirit of those who offered oral or written submissions to support the review, without whom this work would not have been possible. The panel extends its…Read more
25/09/2020
Cardinal's Response to Strategic Review of Sacred Music
Cardinal's Response to Strategic Review of Sacred Music
THANKS Cardinal Vincent Nichols Archbishop of Westminster 25 September 2020Read more
25/09/2020
Strategic Review of Sacred Music and Cardinal's Response
Strategic Review of Sacred Music and Cardinal's Response
In January 2020, His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols commissioned a Strategic Review of Sacred Music in the Mission of Westminster Cathedral. The Review Panel, consisting of Robert Arnott, Leslie Ferrar, Mgr Mark Langham and Andrew Reid, was…Read more
25/09/2020
Fr Sławomir Witoń appointed Administrator of Westminster Cathedral
Fr Sławomir Witoń appointed Administrator of Westminster Cathedral
We are pleased to announce that Fr Sławomir Witoń has been appointed to the role of Administrator of Westminster Cathedral. Fr Witoń has served as Parish Priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St George, Enfield since 2011, where he also held…Read more
24/09/2020
Parish knitters reunite to support trafficked women
Parish knitters reunite to support trafficked women
Parishioners at St John Fisher Church in Harrow have reunited after lockdown to continue their work supporting Caritas Bakhita House, a safe house for women escaping trafficking and slavery. The relationship between the parish and the project…Read more
22/09/2020
Celebrating ordinations of three priests and two deacons
Celebrating ordinations of three priests and two deacons
On Saturday 19 The Cardinal used this occasion to reflect on the Sacrament of Holy Order in his homily. It is one Sacrament, he said, expressed in three degrees, shared by deacons, priests and bishops: 'this Sacrament conforms its recipients to…Read more
19/09/2020
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