Praying for migrants and refugees, and for our policy leaders You are warmly invited to join our monthly prayer vigil in front of the Home Office, particularly at the beginning of Refugee Week on Monday 19th June from 12.00 to 1.30pm. Bishop Paul McAleenan, Bishops’ spokesperson for Migrants and Refugees, will lead the reflection. Meet at 2 […]
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News from Caritas Westminster for priests and parishioners
June is a busy month at Caritas Westminster. We began by celebrating Volunteers Week (1-7 June) and will end by celebrating the 8th anniversary of Caritas Bakhita House. In between we have Refugee Week and Learning Disability Week (both next week 19th-25th June) and we are looking forward to welcoming 16 schools to Westminster Cathedral this Friday for […]
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THE LETTER SCREENING In support of the activities organised by Westminster Justice & Peace for climate action in the Diocese, St Hugh of Lincoln Parish in Letchworth is holding a screening of the movie THE LETTER on Sunday 23rd April at 3pm. THE LETTER is a documentary film by Emmy-winning director Nicolas Brown, released in October 2022 […]
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The Pope Video, November Intentions
News from Caritas Westminster
Firm Foundations in a Cost of Living Crisis A free, one-day conference, to be held on Saturday 12th November at All Saints Catholic College, St Charles Square, London W10 6EL We would like to see a representative from each parish, at this event, which is also open to staff and volunteers from schools, SVP conferences and […]
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World Day of Migrants and Refugees The World Day of Migrants and Refugees is this coming Sunday 25th September. Take a look at our web page for ideas – there may be items on there which you might like to share with your congregations on social media or via e-mail. It also contains links to the Pope’s message […]
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Dear Friends of Justice and Peace, I apologise for the additional increase in email traffic from me this week, but I just wanted to give you and your parishioners an important update about the next Westminster Social Justice and Peace Forum event. *Owing to the planned rail strikes on Saturday,17th September 2022, the Forum event […]
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In a statement marking the announcement of a new Prime Minister, Cardinal Vincent Nichols assures PM Liz Truss of his prayerful support and stresses that the needs of the poorest in society must be given urgent attention. +++ As President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, I offer my congratulations to Liz […]
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