News Archive
by Fr Alan Robinson
Corpus Christi, the hidden gem in the very heart of Covent Garden, has stood here for over 140 years. To those who have visited: a dark, dusty building, much in need of some love and care, the blackened painted walls more re...Read more
by Fr Nicholas Schofield
I recently attended a memorial service at the London church of St Giles-in-the-Fields, just off Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. It was, I thought, an appropriate location for such an event, for the deceased g...Read more
by Fr Ivano Millico
'Marriage is the most beautiful thing God has created.' Pope Francis pronounced these words on 1st October 2016 while on an official visit to Georgia. Virtually the whole Catholic population, less than one per cent, had ga...Read more
by Fr Peter-Michael Scott
After 27 years of priesthood, I have come to realise that nowhere is perfect, not even the hospice. Often enough stresses and strains occur between staff, and as chaplain I sometimes find myself being privileged to hear ...Read more
by St Mary's University Chaplaincy
The first of three meetings with young people and the Cardinal on Vocation ahead of the Synod on Youth took place on Tuesday 15th May at Archbishop's House. About 50 young people from across the diocese gath...Read more
The year was 1997. My time at the Catholic Missionary Society was drawing to a close, and I took the bold step of asking Cardinal Hume if I could go to Jamaica for a year. He agreed, which surprised me considering he had said he wanted me 'nearb...Read more
Pupils from the Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School, Ickenham raised £5,000 for the CAFOD Appeal 2018 engaging in four weeks of fundraising activities which included raffle ticket sales, cake sales, unwanted gift sales, guess the number of sw...Read more
The Cardinal Pole Catholic School debate team have won the 2018 Debate Mate competition, edging out over 240 schools nationwide to the title.
Alec Lau, Taiwo Olaojo, Edward Ntalindwa Badege, Philip Webb, Katie Lowbridge, and Boran Sis competed wi...Read more
'Every child has the power in them to achieve great things, no matter what background they come from', was the core message carried by the CAFOD Young Leadership programme held at St Thomas More School in Wood Green.
Five Sixth Form students ...Read more
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During the three-day visit, they addressed a United Nations conference of diplomats, law enforcement officials and charities, stressing that trust is the key component in fighting human trafficking. They called for greater collaboration b...Read more
At the annual Mass in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony at Westminster Cathedral on 19
At the beginning of his homily the Cardinal invited the couples to think about the advice they would give Harry and Meghan on the day of their wedd...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Santa Marta Group (an international alliance of the Catholic Church and law enforcement officials, set up at the behest of Pope Francis), thanked Kevin Hyland for his dedication and leadership following h...Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols is keen that the Catholic community of Gaza should not be forgotten at this desperate time.
In a statement issued on 16th May, he said:Â
'Today I have had a phone conversation with Fr Mario da Silva, the Catholic pari...Read more
'We believe there is another way, a better way, in which every human life is cherished, where no one is abandoned to face their struggles alone... seeking to build a civilisation of love and a culture of life,' said Bishop John Wilson, represe...Read more
St Gregory's Catholic Science College, Harrow has been shortlisted for the 2018 Sustainable Schools TES Award in recognition of their achievement in encouraging a new generation of sustainability champions.
One of the few secondary schools in...Read more
by Fr David Stewart SJ
As we move into Mary's month, and the beginning of the northern-hemisphere summer, our Holy Father points to the mission that we all share as baptised followers of the Risen Christ, the Mission of the Laity. Pope Franci...Read more