News Archive

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

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

Paris, 16 '"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

Dear Archbishop Michel, We have watched with shock and deep dismay the tragic fire which has so utterly damaged the beloved Cathedral of Notre Dame. Our prayers and tears have mingled with those of your people, and of people all over the world ...Read more

Following news of the fire that devastated the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Cardinal Vincent said: 'The shock at the this fire is spreading round the world. It is an iconic building visited by millions but more importantly is a symbol of fai...Read more

In an interview with Vatican News, during a conference on human trafficking in April, Cardinal Vincent spoke about the possible use of technology to strengthen the global network of the Catholic Church in the fight against human trafficking. 'On...Read more

Cardinal Vincent  joined other church leaders at the Standing Together rally in Trafalgar on Saturday 6 Reflecting afterwards, Cardinal Vincent spoke about the need to provide young people with alternatives to gangs: 'The only way of counte...Read more