News Archive

A Mass of dedication of the new altar was celebrated by Cardinal Vincent at St Augustine's Church, Hammersmith on Sunday 4th February. Among the concelebrants were Bishop Michael Campbell OSA, Parish Priest Fr Gianni Notarianni OSA, and Fr Provi...Read more

In the opening address to the annual diocesan headteachers' conference, Cardinal Vincent told heads: 'Your task is to give a powerful witness in our society today.'  Exploring the nature of leadership in a Catholic institution, he remind...Read more

by Canon Stuart Wilson, Vocations Promoter Being a spiritual director (SD) is quite an unusual thing to do. It's an awesome responsibility to be helping someone on 'the way'. Helping someone to choose the path of holiness which will hopef...Read more

The Government has launched an open consultation, entitled 'Introducing "opt-out" consent for organ and tissue donation in England', which will run until 6th March. Commenting on the consultation on behalf of the Bishops' Conference, Bis...Read more

By Fr Nicholas Schofield It was a century ago this month that women, or at least some women, were granted the right to vote in this country. The Representation of the People Act gained the royal assent on 6th February 1918 and brought sweeping...Read more

One cannot help but always be overwhelmed by the deluge of pilgrims who descend on the Grotto in the small town in Massabielle. This year, I spent the Feast Day in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes working in Lourdes participating in the planning days...Read more

By Fr Andrew Gallagher As the Assistant Director for the diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes and as a Regional Chaplain to HCPT (the Pilgrimage Trust that takes children to Lourdes each Easter), it is perhaps no surprise to hear that I have a great lo...Read more

By David Payne Catholic Faith Exploration (CaFE) have produced a TV-quality filmed course and book on Mary called 'Let It Be' for parishes, groups and individuals. Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of the experts interviewed for the film about ...Read more

With the 450th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the English College in Douai, Fr Peter Harris relates the history of the institution which became a centre for training Catholic priests for service in Elizabethan England and the forerunn...Read more

by Fr Peter Michael Scott By the time you read this I will have come back from the Florida Keys. That is not to make you feel jealous, although I can quite understand why. Before last year, the Keys were a unique holiday destination offering un...Read more

By Peter Stevens On Wednesday 21st March, Westminster Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Martin Baker, will perform the St John Passion of Johann Sebastian Bach. One of the seminal works of the entire choral repertoire, and a mil...Read more

Nearly 500 people from around the diocese gathered at Westminster Cathedral on 17 During the Rite of Election the Cardinal declared over 200 catechumens to be ready and to have been chosen by the community, as the Elect, to go forward to prepar...Read more

The Government has been holding a review (the  Abortion Clinic Protest Review) into the right to hold peaceful protests or prayer vigils outside abortion clinics. The review, which could lead to the establishment of 'buffer zones' which proh...Read more

In preparation for Children's Mental Health Week (5-11 February), St Anthony's School for Girls participated in a series of 'healthy practice activities for bodies and minds' as part of its annual Health and Wellbeing Week. This year'...Read more