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Lourdes 2019: Day 1It's the first day of our pilgrimage, and what an eventful day it has been so far! Bishop John Sherrington shares a reflection on why we are here in Lourdes and how we must look to the malades who share Christ's suffering. For many pilgrims, ...
more - Main NewsLourdes 2019: Pilgrims Arrive
It was travel day today, as our pilgrims converged on Lourdes, both those who set out yesterday by coach and train and those who flew out today. As our pilgrims settle in ahead of tomorrow's start, Cardinal Vincent welcomes all pilgrims, both i...
more - Main NewsBishop John Sherrington offers prayers for Tafida Raqeeb
Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has commented on the tragic illness and circumstances of five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb. ‘The tragic illness and circumstances of lit...
more - ArchbishopCardinal presents Benedict Medal to Sr Berchmans
At the St Mary's University graduation ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on 17 Born in County Clare, Ireland in 1930, Sr Berchmans joined the Convent of Jesus and Mary in 1951 in Willesden. She spent over 65 years teaching, mostly in Pakistan, ...
more - Main NewsBishop John Sherrington's statement ahead of vote in House of Lords on NI abortion amendment
Following a vote in the House of Commons to pass a bill making abortion legal in Northern Ireland on 9 Next week members of the House of Lords will decide on changes to abortion law in Northern Ireland, despite the fact that people there ...
more - Main NewsProtecting the intrinsic good of every life
On Monday 24 The initial judgment by the Court of Protection raises a number of serious concerns. As the judicial proceedings are not available in the public domain at the time of writing, we must rely on news reports for information about wh...
more - Main NewsEngland is Mary's Dowry: A new dedication for today
Why is England called the ‘Dowry of Mary’? Unique among all the nations, the Catholics of England have believed for centuries that their country is in a special sense the Dowry of Mary. The word ‘dowry’ (from the Latin dos, meani...
more - VocationsHoly Land Pilgrimage: Learning to know Christ more deeply
by Fr Mike Maguire Recently, the ‘under 5’s’ went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The under 5’s are a group of Westminster deacons and priests who have been ordained less than five years, meeting a few times a year with Fr Gerard Sk...
more - VocationsFr Chinedu Enuh: Reasons to give thanks
A lot of bonds are made in silence. In seminary life you spend many hours in silence in the chapel whilst, all around you, others are doing the same. For the last year behind me in Allen Hall Seminary chapel sat Deacon Chinedu. He was a Vince...
more - Main NewsEscape from the Tower
Fr John Gerard’s dramatic escape from the Tower of London was the story told by Bishop Nicholas Hudson to celebrate the English Martyrs School’s 50 years at Tower Hill. The children were captivated to hear how Fr John Gerard, imprisoned in th...
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