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By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Coordinator , Diocese of Westminster Two years ago, I had the real privilege of working alongside our friends at Pray-As-You-Go, helping to devise a resource which became known as ‘Imagining the…Read more

Our Lady of Lourdes and St Vincent de Paul Church, in Harrow Road, has been awarded �6,836 from the Mayor of London’s Grow back Greener Fund. The parish will spend the grant money on new plants for the north-facing courtyard in front of the…Read more

St Margaret Clitherow Primary School in Neasden is celebrating new beginnings with a new Headteacher and a new school building. Headteacher Ilira Heath, who took on the role at the start of the school term, welcomed pupils back to school in…Read more

The government has confirmed that collective worship can resume in churches and other places of worship from 3 On behalf of the Bishops, the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Canon Christopher Thomas,…Read more

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has called for individual Catholics to respond to an open consultation on the way government engages with faith communities. The link to the online submission is:…Read more

Cardinal Vincent has written to some Members of Parliament on 27 In the letter he reminds MPs of the promises on aid spending made at the last election, adding: 'In these extraordinarily difficult times, we should not now step back from our…Read more

By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster https://www.restoredlives.org/ At the back of my house is a large wall. For most of the year it is hidden behind a profusion of plants each vying for the…Read more

Children from 14 Catholic schools across London and Hertfordshire have taken part in a joint project to help the homeless this winter. The project, co-ordinated by Caritas Westminster, was timed to coincide with ‘World Day of the Poor’ on Sunday…Read more

Elliott Report In October 2019, the Bishops commissioned an independent review of the Catholic Church’s Safeguarding Structures and Arrangements in England and Wales. Ian Elliott is Independent Chair of the Review. Published on 20 November…Read more

The account given in the IICSA Report of abuse known to be inflicted on children in the Catholic Church in England and Wales in the past 50 years is shocking and overwhelming. At our meeting this week, we Bishops have stood together in profound…Read more

On Tuesday 10 November I received the IICSA Report. It has brought together a picture of abuse inflicted in the Catholic Church over a period of 50 years, together with detailed accounts of that abuse. It is a terrible picture. I remain shocked…Read more

Students at St Benedict’s in Ealing have raised over £2,300 this term for two charities which support homeless people across the UK, St Mungo’s and Glass Door. James Hunter in Year 12 has raised £1,110 for Glass Door, which coordinates…Read more

By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster Although I enjoy swimming, I am not a strong swimmer, which in the past meant that I rarely ventured out of my depth. It was not the water that was the…Read more

On 11 Following the two-minute silence, Daisy in Year 11 played the Last Post on her trumpet, a moving end to the commemoration. The day started with all pupils watching a video featuring staff members reading the poem ‘Rouen’ by First World…Read more