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On Sunday, 20 October, Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, marked its 150th anniversary with a special thanksgiving Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols. The church, built in 1874 as an act of reparation for sins committed against the Blessed…Read more
At the Catholic Union’s AGM, Baroness Hollins, President of the Catholic Union, reiterated her call for people to write to their MPs about their personal experiences of death as a constructive response to Kim Leadbeater’s Bill on assisted…Read more
The Holy Father’s eyes lit up brightly when I told him about our online meeting for priests. 120 priests from across England and Wales had come together with Archbishop Wilson, Bishop Stock and me just before our departure for the Synod. This…Read more
'As President of Pact, the national Catholic charity for people in prison and their families, I invite you to join with me in supporting this year’s Prisoners’ Sunday, on 13th October. Pact supports people throughout England and Wales,…Read more
Contact your MP now! Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops' Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, has issued a pastoral letter on assisted suicide that will be read in the churches of his diocese on the weekend of 12-13 October.…Read more
Act now! On Wednesday, 16th October, the House of Commons will hear the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. Lead Bishop for Life Issues, Bishop John Sherrington, has called for Catholics to unite in…Read more
'In response to the developing situation, Pope Francis has called for day of fasting and prayer. This is to take place next Monday, 7 The Vatican News website has more detail here. 'Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of…Read more
The Synod is fundamentally a movement of the Spirit, calling participants to discern and journey together. To deepen this awareness, the participants of the XVI General Assembly dedicated a special time for retreat and prayer on September 29 and…Read more
'You do not need me to tell you of the seriousness of the present situation in the Middle East and, in particular, the violence presently taking place in Lebanon and Israel. We see clearly that the potential for an escalating conflict, and all…Read more
'Fundamental to our Christian faith is the belief that we are all a pilgrim people on our journey to our true homeland. God is with us and we travel together,' says Bishop McAleenan, the Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees for the Bishops’…Read more
By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster Marriage and family life provides one of the most effective models of liminal spaces of transition, listening, waiting and sometimes not knowing. These are…Read more
Bishop Nicholas celebrated Mass on 20 He opened the Mass by saying, ‘Heartfelt congratulations are due to Maria Fidelis on the 50 Bishop Nicholas went on, in his homily, to describe inspiring examples of faithful service which he had witnessed…Read more
On Saturday, 21st September, over 2000 pilgims made their way to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham for the Diocese of Westminster’s annual pilgrimage. Led by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Bishop John Sherrington and Acting Pilgrimage Director,…Read more
On 18 This legislation, contained in section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, criminalises a range of activities within a 150-metre perimeter of an abortion facility. Such activities potentially include prayer, thought, peaceful presence,…Read more
On Saturday 14th September, the Feast of the Holy Cross, Westminster Cathedral hosted nearly two thousand worshippers for the Westminster Eucharistic Festival. The event, dedicated to fostering devotion to the Eucharist, drew the faithful for an…Read more
Dimitri Coutya, who attended St. Benedict’s School from 2009 to 2016, has won his first Paralympic Gold representing Great Britain, in wheelchair fencing in the men’s foil B category. Never having fenced before, Dimitri took up the sport when…Read more