News Archive
A thirteenth century spiritual master, and a twentieth century monk, exemplify the prayerful encounter between Christianity and Islam, said Cardinal Vincent in an address at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies on 27th February. St Francis of Ass...Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Cardinal Vincent Nichols have called on the Israeli Government to protect the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem.
In a joint letter to the Israeli Ambassador to London, Mark Regev, the two ...Read more
One of my favourite psalms is Ps 148. In it we read " I praise you for the wonder of my being".
In introducing you to this year's 'Good Shepherd Seminarians' I can honestly tell you that the good Lord has created three great men who a...Read more
'One more step along the road' has been a popular hymn for many. On Saturday 10th March at Allen Hall Seminary, the words of that hymn would have described the day well.
It was a great joy to have the previous Rector of the seminary, Bishop...Read more
On Wednesday March 14th Blessed Oscar Romero was celebrated once by MPs and Peers at Westminster. In 1978, when Archbishop Romero was under attack in El Salvador for his denunciation of human rights violations, British Parliamentarians nominated h...Read more
In a service described as 'unique' by Parish Priest Fr Michael McCullagh CM, the people of Mill Hill in North London came to pay their respects to local shopkeeper Vijay Patel, who was murdered in January.
Mr Patel was well known in the neigh...Read more
A special Mass was celebrated on Saturday, 10th March at Westminster Cathedral for bereaved parents. The Mass was inspired by the experiences of hospital chaplains, support workers and volunteers, who accompany parents during their children's il...Read more
by Fr Jeremy Trood
Parish Priest, St Aloysius Somers Town
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On Sunday 11th March Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass at St Aloysius, Somers Town in thanksgiving for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the current Church. The church was pack...Read more
The Westminster Circle of the Catenian Association recently welcomed the Bishop of Salford, the Rt Rev John Arnold as principal guest at its monthly dinner.
Bishop John Arnold called on the Catenians to drive forward Pope Francis' challenge to ...Read more
Bishop John Arnold visited Bangladesh with CAFOD to view a number of projects with local partners throughout the country. Here he recounts the events of the day. He visited the Rohingya camp with Archbishop Moses of Chittagong and CAFOD representa...Read more
At the Education Service, we are really excited about the Adoremus Eucharistic Congress, and want to create a real and lasting legacy in our schools. We are launching a year of activities to support all those involved in education in the Diocese o...Read more
by Charlotte McNerlin
The icon of the Holy Family was specially commissioned by World Meeting of Families 2018 and written by iconographer Mihai Cucu assisted by the Redemptoristine Sisters of the Monastery of St Alphonsus, Dublin, as part of t...Read more
The role of Pilgrimage Administrator involves co-ordinating the many parts that go into making a diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, as well as other destinations like the Holy Land or Walsingham, work.
The role covers pilgrimage publicity, negotia...Read more
Young scientists at St Benedict's, Ealing, recently held their annual Science Fair, which was attended by 340 children from local primary schools.
All students in Year 8 presented their projects, which included hands-on experiments and activi...Read more
Three St Benedict's pupils have been accepted into the National Youth Boys' Choir, following recent auditions attended by hundreds of young singers from all over the UK.
Toby Moore, aged 13, Mark Maalouf, aged 12, and Artie Hair, aged 10,are ...Read more
St Anthony's School for Girls in Hampstead celebrated International Women's Day, by welcoming a variety of speakers to offer inspiration to the young pupils.
Pupils heard from women who work in finance, the Army and the creative industries wh...Read more