News Archive
On Monday 17
Sharing many memories of the Cardinal Hume, Cardinal Vincent said in his homily: 'What I cherish most about Cardinal Hume is his stature as a man and teacher of prayer. He knew, I know, you know, that only prayer can answer the a...Read more
On the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the day of universal prayer for priests, which this year occurred on 28
Welcoming the hundreds of priests who attend the Mass, Cardinal Vincent said: 'Today is about you, my brother priests, about ...Read more
Marriage and Family Life Coordinator
Did you know that in June over 600 couples, each called to be missionary disciples in their different ways, attended our Mass of Thanksgiving for Matrimony? I was fortunate to meet a number of couples and to s...Read more
'Early next week Parliament will consider the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill, and we are expecting amendments to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland.
'This is the most serious threat to the life of the unborn child in modern times....Read more
DECREE CONCERNING THE MERGER OF THE PARISHES OF OUR LADY OF GRACE & ST EDWARD (CHISWICK) AND ST DUNSTAN (GUNNERSBURY)
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Following consultation with the Council of Priests in accordance with Canon 515 §2, and conscious of the views expressed by t...Read more
On Pentecost Sunday, Fr Carl Tranter MSC, Provincial of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, visited St Alban and St Stephen to announce the sad news that the Order would be withdrawing from the parish, following the retirement or death of a nu...Read more
by Matteo Di Giuseppi
I consider becoming a candidate for Holy orders a real gift from God and also a sign of his faithfulness towards me. It is also recognition from mother Church of the genuineness of God's calling in my life. I have, there...Read more
Becoming a candidate for Holy Orders has sharpened my focus on Christ and has granted me both encouragement and reassurance that I am where God wants me to be.
I have certainly matured both spiritually and humanly since I started my formation to ...Read more
St John Southworth (c.1592-1654), Patron of Clergy in the Diocese of WestminsterRead more
Three men ordained to the diaconate, for the Diocese of Westminster, by Bishop John WilsonRead more
Following the Court of Appeal judgment on 24th June, overturning the Court of Protection's ruling forcing a young woman to have an abortion against her will, Bishop John Sherrington, the bishop who takes the lead on life issues for the Catholic B...Read more
On 21st June a UK court ruled that a woman is to have an abortion. Commenting on the ruling, John Sherrington, lead Bishop for life issues, speaking on behalf of the Bishops of England and Wales, said:
'Every abortion is a tragedy. This tragedy i...Read more
The Independent Inquiry - Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) Report into the Archdiocese of Birmingham covers a period of 70 years. One of its overall conclusions is that the response of the Archdiocese to the sexual abuse of children was to care more about ...Read more
Past and present students, staff and parents gathered at St Joseph's Highgate to give thanks on the 140
The school was founded in 1879 by the Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy on the site in Hornsey Lane, Highgate, where it still stands. Over the y...Read more
The Solemn Mass of Dedication of the new altar at the Jesuit Church of The Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, will be celebrated by the Rt Rev Nicholas Hudson, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster for Central and East London, on Wednesday 19
The ne...Read more
As Leicester Square bustled with its normal Saturday buzz, seminarians from Allen Hall and young men seeking vocations to the priesthood in Westminster joined the Spirit in the City team for an exciting day of evangelisation.
The annual event b...Read more