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Cardinal Vincent has welcomed Pope Francis' appointment of Canon David Oakley as the thirteenth Bishop of Northampton.
Canon David Oakley is a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and has served as Rector at St Mary's College, Oscott sin...Read more
Yesterday it was announced: " It is with regret that we announce the resignation of Martin Baker as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral with effect from 31 December 2019. We take the opportunity to thank him for his dedication and service ove...Read more
It was in Hammersmith in 1929 that the Legion of Mary was established for the first time in England. So it was to Hammersmith that Bishop Nicholas Hudson returned on 7
The Legion of Mary had been born just eight years earlier in Dublin and conf...Read more
Each new calendar year begins, for the Holy Father and for all Catholic Christians, with a heartfelt plea for peace. Pope Paul VI proposed that January 1st, the Solemnity of Mary, the mother of God, be dedicated to the cause of universal peace, an...Read more
In his homily on Christmas Eve, Cardinal Vincent welcomed those attending Midnight Mass at Westminster Cathedral to the 'great gathering of people,' saying 'it is good to know that we belong' and that 'gathered from all over the world, we have the...Read more
Advent and Christmas fill my mind with so many words and images.
I think of the shepherd fields of Bethlehem, dusty and rocky, in the shadow of the prosperous and well-supplied Israeli settlements.
I think of millions of children born into s...Read more
Christmas time has many different meanings. But most of us know that Christmas is connected to a birth!
Caritas Bakhita House is about new beginnings too.
Freedom from exploitation brings many hurdles to overcome. It is a new journey which…Read more
On Saturday 21 December, 2019, Cardinal Vincent celebrated his Golden Jubilee with a thanksgiving Mass for 50 years of priestly ministry. Read more
With sadness we announce the death of Fr Bernard James Crowe. He died peacefully at Nazareth House, East Finchley where he had been living since April.
Born in October 1930 and ordained to the priesthood in March 1955 as a Redemptorist, Fr Be...Read more
Ahead of his Golden Jubilee on Saturday 21
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'The Church which goes forth.' It was an inspired name for the international meeting convened in Rome, the last weekend of November 2019, to deepen our perspective on the Pope's remarkable encyclical
'The best speaker of them all,' I ...Read more
Every year, there are 200,000 children across the UK who experience the distress and heartache of losing someone they love due to imprisonment. These children will deal with shame, embarrassment, stigma and loneliness. They often live in…Read more
On Gaudete Sunday, 15th December 2019, at the parish of St Lawrence in Feltham, Bishop Paul McAleenan conferred the ministry of Lector on Brendan Day from St Albans and candidacy on Anthony Cecile (Burnt Oak), Peter Jones (Enfield), David Lawrence...Read more
Continuing on our Advent journey with the Holy Family towards Bethlehem, this is a useful opportunity to experience a retreat in daily life as a married couple, where we can reflect upon, heal, affirm and grow our relationship. This may be a new ...Read more
Following the general election result, Cardinal Vincent has welcomed the 'fresh start', but has warned that 'a lot of damage has been done', saying that it has been 'toxic' and 'dominated by blame'.
He called for a fresh start that sees the good ...Read more
On 8th December 2019, Bishop Nicholas Hudson presided at a celebratory Mass at St Mellitus, Tollington Park to mark 60 years of Catholic faith, worship and community in the church building.
The parish community at Tollington Park moved from a m...Read more