News Archive
Each year the Diocese of Westminster organises a pilgrimage, taking the sick, infirm and disabled pilgrims to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. There are many sick people who wish to visit Lourdes but are unable to do so due to financial constrai...Read more
Bishop Paul McAleenan, Spiritual Director of the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP), celebrated a special Mass for members of St Aloysius parish, Somers Town on Saturday 7th April. The Mass marked the beginning of the presidency of Simon Matthews wh...Read more
James Kelliher the Communications and Events Coordinator for Westminster Youth Ministry, writes about a week in Rome, covering the Pre-Synodal Meeting of young adults.
'At the Cardinal's request, I went to Rome in March to work in the media t...Read more
by Fr Stephen Wang, Senior Chaplain Newman House
With Easter coming early in the year and falling at the end of term, is always a positive event, as it means a vibrant congregation of about 150 for the Easter Vigil at the University Chaplaincy....Read more
A chain of events that links Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman with Meghan Markle might seem an unlikely scenario but this is exactly what I encountered while cataloguing some nineteenth century correspondence recently at Westminster Diocesan Archives.
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by Fergal Martin, CTS General Secretary
I'm staring at the photograph of a rather stiff-looking Victorian clergyman, tall and handsome. He has intelligent, tired eyes, yet there is determination in them, too. He was someone who longed to be a m...Read more
When Caritas Westminster began it was as a response to growing inequality in our society. Since then we have continued to respond to the needs of the marginalised and vulnerable thorough our hubs and services: Bakhita House, Caritas St Joseph's,...Read more
The church of Mary Immaculate and St Peter's in New Barnet, is to become the 36th parish in the country and the fifth to receive the Livesimply award.
The Livesimply award is an opportunity for Catholic communities to respond to Pope Francis'...Read more
In March, Bishop John Arnold, Bishop of Salford Diocese and CAFOD Chair of Trustees was in Bangladesh with CAFOD to visit local partners and projects in the region. Among the projects he visited was Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP), a communi...Read more
by Fr Nicholas Schofield
Last time I wrote about Cardinal Manning's wife, Caroline, and, as a result, was inspired to visit Lavington, the little village in West Sussex where they spent their married life and where he served as Rector for seven...Read more
The Catenian Association Sixth form Catholic Schools Public Speaking 2018 Challenge, Province 14 regional final was won by Hannah Meek from John Henry Newman, Stevenage, who spoke on the 'Power of Words'. Head Teacher Clive Mathew said 'We a...Read more
On Friday 23rd March, 2018 Our Lady's High School, Hackney organised a host of events to raise money and awareness for Sport Relief. This included, a non-uniform day where students were encouraged to wear red or sports clothes. At breaktime ther...Read more
Students from St Benedict's School, Ealing spent an inspiring April afternoon visiting the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama near Hikkaduwa, in Sri Lanka. The charity, which is supported by the MCC foundation: the charitable arm of Marylebone...Read more
Notre Dame University, won the London Catholic Cup on Tuesday 17th April, after a fiercely fought basketball match against St Mary's University, Twickenham. This is the fourth contest between the two institutions, which takes place on a termly b...Read more
On Saturday 10th March a group of staff, students and family members set off on seven mile walk from Our Lady's High School in Stamford Hill to Westminster Cathedral, to raise money for The Passage, a Catholic charity in Victoria working with ho...Read more