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Caritas St Joseph’s in Hendon has received funding from the Cardinal’s Appeal to expand its work programme. Part of Caritas Westminster, Caritas St Joseph’s is a lifelong learning centre for adults with intellectual disabilities. The work…Read more

To coincide with national Volunteers’ Week, Caritas Volunteer Service hosted a virtual awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the work of volunteers across the Diocese of Westminster. Since March 2020, the work of volunteers has become even…Read more

On Saturday 29 May, the wedding of Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson took place in Westminster Cathedral. The bride and groom are both parishioners of the Westminster Cathedral parish and baptized Catholic. It is not appropriate to comment on the…Read more

On Saturday 29 Five seminarians were instituted into the ministry of lector: John Casey, Marco Lazzaron, Domagoj Matokovic and Juan Sola Garcia from the Diocese of Westminster, and Moses Itene from the Diocese of Brentwood. Three seminarians were…Read more

Two parishes in the Diocese of Westminster have each been presented with a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis. On 21 The two parishes were presented with these relics because of their close association with Blessed Carlo Acutis. Carlo was born in…Read more

Unfortunately, this is not the first time and I fear not even the last in which we will have to deal with these explosions of violence and war in Holy Land. These outbreaks of violence will only leave more rubble, deaths, animosities and feelings…Read more

By reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Familiy Life Coordinator , Diocese of Westminster I like watching fireworks, whether in the domestic setting, or as part of an organised event. The myriad of colours, patterns and sounds add to the sense of…Read more

On Saturday 15th May, Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated the annual Mass in Thanksgiving for Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral. As well as being an occasion for thanksgiving, the Mass was also an opportunity for married couples to renew before…Read more

The River Does Not Divide Us: Pentecost Novena on the Care of Creation We invite all Catholics in England and Wales to respond in prayer and action to the urgent climate change issues that we all face. The God Who Speaks team offers this novena…Read more

Westminster Cathedral is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Johnson as Master of Music from 1st September Simon has been the Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral since 2008, during which time he has played…Read more

Caritas Bakhita House was among the winners of the IKWRO (Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation) True Honour Awards, announced on 5 IKWRO has a mission to protect Middle Eastern and Afghan women and girls who are at risk of…Read more

Once again this year, we are invited to join 'Thy Kingdom Come', the global prayer novena from Ascension to Pentecost, to pray for the spread of the Gospel so that more people may come to know Jesus. In his message inviting us to take part in the…Read more

Cardinal Vincent has written to Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis to extend the deepest sympathies of the Catholic community in England and Wales after the Mount Meron tragedy in northern Israel. More than 45 people were killed and over 150 injured in a…Read more

Fr David Burke, Parish Priest at Sacred Heart, Berkhamsted and Corpus Christi, Tring, has been appointed to the board of the Catholic seafarers’ charity Stella Maris (formerly known as Apostleship of the Sea). Fr David is no stranger to the…Read more