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Senior Citizens at St George's
Senior Citizens at St George's
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
13/12/2017
Partnership in education
Partnership in education
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
12/12/2017
Bidding Farewell to Fr Francesco
Bidding Farewell to Fr Francesco
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
12/12/2017
Sister Marissa's commitment to a life of love and service
Sister Marissa's commitment to a life of love and service
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
12/12/2017
Child Dignity in the Digital Age
Child Dignity in the Digital Age
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
11/12/2017
Calais: Speaking up for young migrants
Calais: Speaking up for young migrants
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
11/12/2017
London Fire Brigade Carol Service
London Fire Brigade Carol Service
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
11/12/2017
Acrylic Art for 
Remembrance Day 
at St Paul's Sunbury
Acrylic Art for Remembrance Day at St Paul's Sunbury
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
11/12/2017
St Anthony's School for Girls Celebrates National Parliament Week
St Anthony's School for Girls Celebrates National Parliament Week
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
11/12/2017
Red Wednesday Shines a Light on Christian Persecution
Red Wednesday Shines a Light on Christian Persecution
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
23/11/2017
Standing up for Catholic Education
Standing up for Catholic Education
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
23/11/2017
World Day of the Poor Resources by CSAN
World Day of the Poor Resources by CSAN
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
17/11/2017
London Pupils Visit the Eternal City
London Pupils Visit the Eternal City
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
15/11/2017
Called at Seven, Ordained at Fifty
Called at Seven, Ordained at Fifty
'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
14/11/2017
Remembering Deceased Priests of the Diocese
Remembering Deceased Priests of the Diocese
On 10 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
13/11/2017
CPG Annual Requiem Mass
CPG Annual Requiem Mass
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13/11/2017
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