News Archive
On the anniversary of the 13th apparition in Lourdes, 2nd March 2019, Veda Ryan slipped away from this world peacefully surrounded by her family. Veda was the Chief Nurse for the Westminster Lourdes pilgrimage, a voluntary role which she had held ...Read more
by Fr Alan Robinson
For around the last forty years I've been going to Walsingham pretty much every year, and often more than once. Our Blessed Lady and I have been through a great deal together, covering shades of every emotion, and she has ...Read more
The Celebrating Young People Awards are open for nominations. They are being offered as an opportunity to respond to Pope Francis' recent letter, Christus Vivit.
Million Minutes CEO, Danny Curtin explains: 'Pope Francis has written to the you...Read more
During Lent, St Columba's College collected a total of 1.4 tonnes of food, from families and staff to support local food banks. When they began their Lenten food drive two years ago, students and staff donated 700 kg of food, and last year 1.2 t...Read more
by Michael Walsh
Parishioner at Our Lady and St George, Enfield
Our diocese is very close to becoming the first Fairtrade diocese in England and Wales, if only three more of our parishes accepted the simple and light commitment of being Fairtr...Read more
Book Review: A Cry is Heard, My Path to Peace
Jean Vanier
Darton, Longman and Todd, London 2018
144 pages/£9.99 (paperback)
by Bishop Nicholas Hudson
I have read more of Jean Vanier's books than I can remember. But this one I read at o...Read more
The first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson visited the Convent of Jesus and Mary in March to talk to pupils about the fight against climate change and its impact on human rights.
Mary, wh...Read more
by Deacon Adrian Cullen
Ware Parish set out to use its Growing in Faith funds to re-build its parish centre, under the guidance of Fr John Gray. Parishioners were very generous in their support, contributing towards the £400k needed to build t...Read more
by Fr Peter Michael Scott
Recently I had a vegan 'clean living' dinner with my brother, his wife and two guests. An extra participant was Tilly, my brother's shipoodle. Tilly is a clever hound: if you are a dog lover she automatically get...Read more
On Sunday 24th March, parishioners from St Thomas
of Canterbury and the English Martyrs Church gathered to celebrate one hundred years since its opening in the town
of Royston, Hertfordshire. The foundation for the church was laid on the A10 Lon...Read more
by Fr David Stewart SJ
In this May-time, we have continued to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection and we will conclude the month with his Ascension, which of course brings us his absolute promise to remain with us in a new, original way. In our...Read more
This year's Marriage Week theme is 'Recipe for a Healthy Marriage'. The ingredients for that recipe are: Kindness; Friendship; Commitment; Forgiveness; Intimacy; Tolerant communication.
It works on two levels, to get couples thinking abou...Read more
Easter Sunday is a day of peace. This affirmation  was shattered by the series of suicide bombs detonated in Sri Lanka on that very morning. Three of the bombs targeted Catholic churches where   crowds had gathered for Mass celebrating the Re...Read more
Following news of multiple explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which have claimed at least 137 lives and left many injured, Cardinal Vincent has written to Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lan...Read more
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'"Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people," says your God.' (Is 40, 1) These words of the prophet resonate deeply this Holy Week, the week in which we accompany the Lord Jesus in his Passion and death and as he prepares our hearts for...Read more
In a joint Catholic and Church of England response to the government-commissioned independent review of Foreign and Commonwealth Office support for persecuted Christians, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby argued th...Read more