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Rite of Election

      We share the joy of Cam Sheehan and Derek Barnett both pictured above with Archbishop Vincent Nichols after the Rite of Election in Westminster Cathedral on Sunday 26th February 2012. Cam is being received into the Church and Derek … Continue reading

Allen Hall Seminary on TV

Allen Hall, the Westminster Diocesan Seminary, featured in an hour long BBC4 TV programme on 23rd February 2012. It was the first in a three-part series entitled Catholics. It mainly focussed on the seminarians who were ordained to the priesthood … Continue reading

New Head Teacher for the Salvatorian College

The Governors are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Paul Kassapian as Head Teacher of the Salvatorian College with effect from the beginning of the Autumn Term. Mr Kassapian is currently the Deputy Head Teacher of St Joan of … Continue reading

Violence Against Clergy

Last Tuesday afternoon I got a call from the Sun newspaper telling me that the Anglican Vicar in my former parish of Thornbury near Bristol had been stabbed to death at the door of his vicarage and asking for my … Continue reading

What is Lent?

A few years ago it used to be fashionable at this time of the year in certain circles to say to people “Have a happy Lent!” This was not something I ever liked very much, because I think that it … Continue reading

Catholics

Catholics: A new BBC Television series which explores what it is like to be Catholic today. The Catholic Church in the Diocese of Westminster is set to feature in a new series of three films to be shown on BBC … Continue reading

Street Pastors

Street Pastors will begin patrolling the streets of north west London later this month. This group of latter-day Good Samaritans from several different denominations aren’t out to convert people. They simply go out at night who might need a helping … Continue reading

Education Sunday

Pope Benedict on his visit to England in 2010 took time to directly address the young people of our communities in his ‘Big Assembly’.  He eloquently summed up the distinctive mission of Catholic schools when he set us the challenge … Continue reading

The Pursuit of Personal Holiness

The unclean spirit in Sunday’s Gospel gives Jesus the title “The Holy One of God.” This reminds us of the utter holiness of Christ and the call given to each one of us to emulate him in this vital area … Continue reading

Flame National Youth Congress 2012

The Westminster Diocese Youth Support Team (YST) wants to encourage young people Year 10+, and young adults in parish groups, to attend the Flame Congress on March 24th 2012 at Wembley. The Flame Congress aims to promote the very best … Continue reading