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During this term, pupils from St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green, along with pupils from sister schools St George's, Maida Vale and Bishop Douglass, East Finchley, had the wonderful opportunity to visit the city of Rome.The Religious Edu...Read more
'The only people who know what a vocation to the priesthood is are people who have received one. It is a calling from God. Any one of the many priests at this Mass today could tell a version of the same story in their lives. For years, maybe...Read more
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In his homily, Cardinal Vincent remembered each of the priests who have died this past year by name, explaining 'each of those for whom we pray this evening was uniquely gifted'.
In his homily, Cardinal Vincent remembered each of the ...Read more
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The day began with a visit to Archbishop Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem at the Latin Patriarchate, to convey greetings from Cardinal Vincent and the pilgrims. An informative conversation about the Church in the Patriarchate ...Read more
Sunday is often called 'little Easter' as we celebrate the Lord's Day and his resurrection from the dead. It was wonderful to be celebrating this Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. We walked to...Read more
How has this pilgrimage helped me to become closer to the Lord? There are two ways of looking at it. Do I go back in time and place myself in the situation 2000 years ago? Do I try to imagine his way of the cross and his death on Calvary, the crow...Read more
Sunday is often called 'little Easter' as we celebrate the Lord's Day and his resurrection from the dead. It was wonderful to be celebrating this Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. We walked to...Read more
Day 4 was a day of contrasts in Bethlehem. The day began with a visit to the Milk Grotto, marking the place where the Holy Family rested on the flight to Egypt. Here we experienced calm and peace in the beautiful modern chapel. We joined the enclo...Read more
The Annual Meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe was held in London and Hertfordshire this year from 26
It was also a celebration of the 60
It was also an opportunity to celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom at Westminst...Read more
We arrived into Bethlehem late yesterday evening and were warmly welcomed by Laila and her team at the Manger Square Hotel. Greetings were exchanged and our important presence to the Christian community emphasised. The journey south from Mount Tab...Read more
We arrived into Bethlehem late yesterday evening and were warmly welcomed by Laila and her team at the Manger Square Hotel. Greetings were exchanged and our important presence to the Christian community emphasised. The journey south from Mount Tab...Read more
On Wednesday 4th October, Cardinal Vincent, along with Archbishop Adams, the Apostolic Nuncio, and bishops and priests of the diocese, celebrated a memorial Mass for Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor at the Cathedral. The Mass was attended by HRH ...Read more
by Bishop John Arnold
Who would have guessed that, at a brief and cordial meeting with Fr Murphy-O'Connor in 1976, in Rome, I would have later spent eight years working closely with him in the Diocese of Westminster? At our first meeting I was ...Read more
by Brendan Gallagher
Rugy - at least outwardly - with its cursing, searing and a scarcely concealed intent to inflict legalised GBH on your opponent, at first glance seems incompatible with men of the cloth and God. And that's before you ...Read more