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Georgia Bell, a former pupil at St Mary’s Primary School, Chiswick; Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith; and Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School will be competing in the 1500m event for Team GB at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Her talent…Read more
Our final day in Lourdes began with a Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace; a grace that has been given to many of us over the course of the week, and which we hope to bring home with us to a world in ever greater need of it. In…Read more
Awake, my soul; Awake, lyre and harp, I will awake the dawn. (Psalm 108:2) And awaken the dawn we did, for this morning it was finally time for our long-anticipated Mass in the Grotto, the very place where Our Lady appeared to St Bernadette! The…Read more
Having passed the half-way point of the pilgrimage, the graces received over the last few days have made our hearts a fertile ground to receive still greater healing. So it is fitting that, at today’s Votive Mass of Our Lady, Health of the…Read more
‘O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting.’ (Psalm 63:1) What Morning Prayer asks, the rest of the day answers – and in our case rather quickly, seeing as just a few hours later many of us headed to a Water…Read more
‘I myself will gather [them] from all the countries where I have dispersed them, and will bring them back to their pastures’ (Jeremiah 23:3). The words from today’s first reading hold a particular significance for our pilgrims today, many…Read more
‘I call with all my heart; Lord, hear me,’ began the first psalm of today’s Morning Prayer; the perfect start to a week spent holding our intentions before the Lord. The Westminster pilgrims made these words their own this morning when they…Read more
There was a palpable sense of joy as the Diocese of Westminster’s 700-strong pilgrims descended on Lourdes this year, having travelled by coach, plane and train to reach the small town in the foothills of the Pyrénées. For some of us…Read more
The Dicastery for Evangelisation has appointed Father Tom Thomas as Apostolic Administrator of the Prefecture of the Falkland Islands. Father Thomas, a priest of the Rosminian order serving as Rector and Parish Priest of St Etheldreda's in…Read more
All eyes are on Marley, Caritas Bakhita House’s resident cat, who has been selected as a finalist for the ‘Incredible Cats’ category of this year’s National Cat Awards. Click here to vote for Marley today. Caritas Bakhita House is our…Read more
The Vatican has granted permission for Our Lady of Walsingham to be celebrated as a new Feast in the dioceses of England, starting this year on 24 September. Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of…Read more
Cardinal Nichols has welcomed the ‘missionary’ and ‘synodal’ In his message of welcome, he writes: ‘The title of this ‘This is a welcome document which has clarity of purpose, firmness of foundations, refreshing perspectives and…Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has celebrated the 60th anniversary of Nicholas Breakspear School(NBS) at a Mass held at St Albans Cathedral. He also reflected on the journey of NBS, honouring the founders, educators, and students who have contributed…Read more
Last week, Bishop John Sherrington joined fourteen faith leaders from across London to launch Mitzvah Day 2024, which this year will focus on the theme of being ‘Stronger Together.’ Mitzvah Day is the UK’s largest faith-based day of social…Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops' Conference, has offered his congratulations to new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after Labour's election victory. Cardinal Nichols wrote to the PM to assure him of his prayers as the Labour…Read more
To mark the ninth anniversary of its foundation, Caritas Bakhita House today released its Impact Report. The report was commissioned to investigate the impact of the centre and its services on the lives of former guests, and is based on…Read more