News Archive
by Deacon Adrian Cullen Evangelisation Coordinator
Advent and Christmas are times of the year when many people step into our churches perhaps for the first time, or for the first time in a long while. It is a brave step for many. Maybe they have ...Read more
On 19th November Cardinal Vincent visited St Thomas More Church, Swiss Cottage to celebrate Mass in thanksgiving for the 50th anniversary of the church and to bless the new parish hall. Opened in 1938, St Thomas More Church was consecrated in 1977...Read more
Fr Peter Michael Scott
On the first day of Christmas, please pray for Nigel Harding our Hospice Chief Executive. As the proverbial 'partridge at the top of the tree' he is responsible to patients, staff the local community, the trustees and t...Read more
by Dennis Cooper
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Imam Ajmal Masroor was the guest at the recent meeting of the City of Westminster Circle of the Catenian Association at their annual Clergy Night dinner. In a voluble speech expressing his faith and the certainty that we al...Read more
St George's Catholic School hosted their annual Christmas Party for local senior citizens on Tuesday 5
Over 115 guests aged between 65 and 96 were treated to carol singing as well as a selection of songs from the forthcoming school production...Read more
Cardinal Vincent and two leading Muslim imams have launched a new Muslim Certificate in Religious Studies at St Mary's University, Twickenham.
The new certificate aims to support the religious literacy of teachers and enhance the contribution t...Read more
by Fr Antonio Ritaccio
On Monday 30th October at Westminster Cathedral Cardinal Vincent presided over a Mass of thanksgiving, for the contributions that Fr Francesco Donega has made to the diocese over the past 23 years, most recently as Rector o...Read more
On October 29th at Nazareth House East Finchley, Bishop John Sherrington presided at the Solemn Mass of Final Vows, of Sister Marissa Barona CSN. Present for this special day were Sr Marissa's family from the Philippines, America and Paris and t...Read more
In early October a world congress on Child Dignity in the Digital Age was held in Rome to address the impact of the internet on children. The Declaration of Rome, issued at the congress, emphasised that 'in this era of the internet the world fac...Read more
Following a visit to Calais in November, Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Asylum and Migration for England and Wales, and Bishop William Nolan, President of Justice and Peace Scotland, issued a joint statement drawing attention to the plight...Read more
On Monday 4th November the annual London Fire Brigade Christmas carol service took place at Westminster Cathedral. Joining firefighters, staff, retirees and their families was HRH Prince Harry, who met some of the men and women of the LFB after th...Read more
The students and staff of St Paul's Catholic College in Sunbury wanted to mark Remembrance Day in a unique manner this year. Inspired by the wonderful display created at the Tower of London a couple of years ago, Tom Collett, Head of Design an...Read more
St Anthony's School for Girls marked National UK Parliament Week with a range of explorative and educational activities.
Pupils explored the election process by holding their own student council election to vote in a student councillor for eac...Read more
Buildings across the world were lit up red on Wednesday 22
The crowd gathered outside the cathedral heard witness testimonies, music, and speeches by Coptic Orthodox Bishop Angaelos, Neville Kyrke-Smith, National Director of Aid to the Church i...Read more
Catholics are being asked to show their concern about the future of Catholic education by petitioning the Education Secretary to ask for the Government to fulfil its manifesto promise to remove the cap which currently limits the number of Catholic...Read more
Pope Francis has instituted a World Day for the Poor, to be celebrated on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time one week before the Feast of Christ the King. This year the Day falls on 19th November 2017. In his message for this first World Day for the...Read more