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On Saturday 8th June over six hundred married couples filled Westminster Cathedral for the Annual Mass in Thanksgiving for Matrimony. All the couples had been invited by Cardinal Nichols because they are celebrating a significant anniversary this ...Read more
The Holy See announced today that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Wilson as Archbishop of Southwark.
Archbishop-elect Wilson succeeds the Most Reverend Peter Smith, who has been Archbishop of Southwark since 2010. Archishop-elect Wilson,...Read more
On Friday 7th June, Mgr Nizar Semaan, until recently the Chaplain of the Syriac Catholic community in London, was ordained and installed as Coadjutor Archbishop for the Diocese of Mosul in Iraq. On this occasion, Cardinal Vincent to the Archbishop...Read more
On Saturday 8
In his homily Cardinal Vincent expressed his personal gratitude to the couples for their daily witness to the vocation for marriage. He highlighted how this celebration 'is also a witness, a powerful sign of the resilient faith and ...Read more
St Augustine's Priory Farm Nominated for Awards Read more
Born in March 1947 and Ordained in May 1972, Fr Denis was a priest of the Diocese of Westminster for 47 years.
Condolences are extended to Fr Denis' sister Kate and to other family members and friends.
Information about funeral arrangeme.....Read more
On Saturday 8
Each couple in their different ways is a quiet and unassuming expression, a living homily, to their families, friends and society of the 'Good News' of marriage. This Good News is newsworthy as their commitment in marriage is mu...Read more
Cardinal Vincent welcomed new Catholics who were received into the Church at Easter in parishes throughout the diocese at the Vigil Mass of the Seventh Sunday of Easter, 1
Addressing his homily to them, he said: 'As we come towards the end of t...Read more
The beginning of the Acts of the Apostles is the launch pad of the mission of the Church. In those opening verses we have the account of the Ascension of the Lord into heaven and his mandate and promise to those who know themselves to be his disci...Read more
In a statement released on 30th May, Cardinal Vincent Nichols said: 'The need to reconstruct towns and villages [in Iraq's Nineveh Plains] destroyed by Daesh (Isis) and rebuild trust in that region is pressing.'
Highlighting how the presenc...Read more
On Saturday 16
The Ministry of Reader is summarised in Saint Pope Paul VI's
'Aware of the office he has undertaken, the reader is to make every effort and employ suitable means to acquire that increasingly warm and living love and knowle...Read more
The Diocese of Westminster is fully committed to publishing gender pay gap statistics.
There is a delay in publishing the 2018 report on our website as a result of issues with the data from our payroll system. We have been working closely with ...Read more
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life releases the theme for the 2021 World Meeting of Families, which will be held in Rome.
A statement released by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life explains that, as the event will be taking place…Read more
This summer FAMILIAS, the
Association for Catholic Diocesan Marriage & Family Life Ministry in England & Wales, will be hosting three regional ' Restored Lives' divorce recovery training workshops for parish teams across England and Wale...Read more
Welcome to 'Where Two Are Gathered", a 7 day audio retreat for couples made in collaboration with the Diocese of Westminster in celebration of Marriage Week 2019 (13th - 19th May).
PRAY-AS-YOU-GO REREAT FOR MARRIAGE WEEK
One session will be ...Read more
On Saturday 29th June, the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an afternoon of prayer and devotion will take place in Kensington, beginning with the Angelus at Our Lady of Mount Carmel at noon, followed by Mass, recitation of the Rosary, Adorat...Read more