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Elizabeth (or Isabel, the Spanish form of the name) was the daughter of King Peter III of Aragon and the pious Constancia. Born in Saragossa, Spain in 1271, she bears the title of peacemaker, as the existing differences between her father and gran...Read more
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Reflecting on the importance of memory in the journey of faith, Cardinal Vincent invoked the memory of St John Southworth, 'one of the giants on whose should we stand', who 'moved around these streets, administering forgiv...Read more
By Fr David Stewart SJ
Every priest, at some point, will recognise this statement, usually uttered in all innocence: 'Ah, but Sunday's your busy day, isn't it, Father?' Rarely would this be said with any malice, although maybe with a li...Read more
In the first of two articles commemorating the foundation of 450th anniversary of the English College in Douai, Fr Nicholas Schofield, Diocesan Archivist, relates the story of its establishment and some of the developments that have left a lasting...Read more
On Saturday, 23rd June, Cardinal Vincent ordained Alex Burke, Kingsley Izundu and Colin Macken to the permanent diaconate at Westminster Cathedral.Read more
For World Refugee Day, 20th June, Bishop Paul McAleenan has called on society 'to reflect on how we can better help refugees, both through welcoming them into our society and communities, and through supporting refugees globally...a society is j...Read more
An Interfaith Iftar evening was hosted by North Finchley Mosque on Sunday 10th June in association with Barnet Multi Faith Forum (BMFF) and other religious communities. The breaking of bread with people from different faiths was an opportunity to ...Read more
In the last year the Capital has seen a 21% increase in knife crime, according to figures from the Metropolitan Police. Between January and April 2018 alone this has included 1,296 stabbings, 46 of them fatal, contributing to London's murder rat...Read more
Climate change has been at the forefront of media coverage and is one of the top political topics, occupying the attention of many. This is all for the right reasons.
There is, however, another at least equally significant global challenge faced ...Read more
In late May, under the tenants of 'mercy' and 'justice' and watched over by a statue of Elizabeth Fry, the Victorian prison reformer, the choir of the Lourdes pilgrimage performed a unique and beautiful rendition of the Stations of the Cro...Read more
In just a few weeks' time over 600 people from our diocese will travel to the south of France with Cardinal Vincent to Lourdes, that truly wonderful and inspiring place where the things of heaven touch the things of earth.
They will be going ...Read more
On Thursday 31st May, a thanksgiving Mass celebrating the Golden Jubilee of ordination of Fr John Menonkari CMI, Parish Priest at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Wembley was celebrated by Bishop John Sherrington and attended in large number by pari...Read more
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Catholic Truth Society (CTS), Cardinal Vincent, along with bishops and priests from the around the country, celebrated a thanksgiving Mass at Westminster Cathedral on 19th June, the anniversary of the death in ...Read more
Thank-you to all the parishes who responded to the Cardinal's request for some form of public worship of Our Eucharistic Lord around the Solemnity of Corpus Christi as part of the preparation for Adoremus, the Eucharistic Congress to be held in ...Read more
By Gregg Watts
Last year, when the container ship CMA CGM Africa Four called at the port of Tilbury in Essex, the crew contacted the seafarers' centre and asked for Mass to be said on board and for the ship to be blessed.
Apostleship of the ...Read more