News Archive

In a letter sent to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Gregorios III on 19 Writing on behalf of the Bishops of England and Wales, the Cardinal expresses support for the Patriarchs and heads of local Churches in Jerusalem in their stand against President ...Read more

Following the announcement of Rt Rev Sarah Mullally as Bishop of London, in a statement offering his congratulations on 18 'Today I congratulate the Rt Rev Sarah Mullally DBE on her appointment as the Bishop of London. I assure her of my pray...Read more

by Bishop Nicholas Hudson 'From being 12 at Proclaim Broken Bay we became 170 in Christchurch!' That was how one parishioner put it at the dinner to close the 'Ablaze' conference which I attended last month in Christchurch, New Zealand. ...Read more

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   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