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‘This Wednesday, 16 October 2024, a bill will be introduced to Parliament proposing a change in the law to permit assisted suicide. The debate will continue for a number of months, in society and in Parliament, before a definitive vote is held there. This puts in the spotlight crucial questions about the dignity of human life and the care and protection afforded by our society to every human being. […]

‘As this debate unfolds, then, I ask you to play your part in it. Write to your MP. Have discussions with family, friends and colleagues. And pray. Please remember: be careful what you wish for; the right to die can become a duty to die; being forgetful of God belittles our humanity.‘

To read Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ full pastoral letter, click here.

To contact your MP, click here.

  • Cardinal calls on Catholics to oppose assisted suicide

    Cardinal calls on Catholics to oppose assisted suicide

    ‘This Wednesday, 16 October 2024, a bill will be introduced to Parliament proposing a change in the law to permit assisted suicide. The debate will continue for a number of months, in society and in Parliament, before a definitive vote is held there. This puts in the spotlight crucial questions about the dignity of human…

  • The Choral Foundation

    The Choral Foundation

    Westminster Cathedral Choir is widely considered to be one of the finest choirs in the world. Since its foundation in 1901 it has occupied a unique and enviable position at the forefront of English church music.  The Choir has now entered an exciting new chapter under Simon Johnson, the Master of Music, who is very successfully looking…

  • Lumen Christi

    Lumen Christi

    Westminster Cathedral Choir’s new CD Lumen Christi: A sequence of music for the Easter Vigil was released on Saturday 22 March 2024, under the direction of Simon Johnson, Master of Music. The album draws us into the mystery of the Paschal Vigil, the very apex of the Church’s liturgical year, transporting us on a journey…

  • William Byrd – 400th anniversary

    William Byrd – 400th anniversary

    For the past year, Westminster Cathedral Choir have been singing the entire Gradualia – settings of music for Mass – at the Cathedral choral services, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Byrd. Beginning on 18 December 2022 and ending on Christmas day 2023, with a small reshuffle to accommodate the Coronation of King Charles…

  • Launch of the Cathedral Choral Foundation

    Launch of the Cathedral Choral Foundation

    Westminster Cathedral is very blessed to be the home of the world-class Cathedral Choir. However, the Choir relies entirely upon the Cathedral to cover its running costs and this is becoming increasingly challenging to do. We have, therefore, launched ‘The Westminster Cathedral Choral Foundation’ to support the Choir both now and for the future. You are…

  • Cardinal Vincent on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II

    Cardinal Vincent on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II

    On 21 April 1947, on her twenty-first birthday, Princess Elizabeth said, ‘I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service.’ Now, seventy-five years later, we are heartbroken in our loss at her death, and so full of admiration for the unfailing way in…

  • Appointment of the Cathedral Architect

    Appointment of the Cathedral Architect

    The Cathedral is delighted to announce that Suzi Pendlebury has been appointed as Cathedral Architect, succeeding Michael Drury after his 25 years in the role. Suzi is a highly experienced conservation architect with the firm Caroe Architecture, having worked on a number of high-profile repair projects including the major re-roofing of the dome at Ickworth…

  • Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

    Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

    This Friday, on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 25 March 2022, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at 4pm GMT. On the same day, in 1984, Pope John Paul II consecrated Russia and the world to the Immaculate Heart, prior to the fall of the USSR. In unity…

  • Bishops’ Appeal for Ukraine

    Bishops’ Appeal for Ukraine

    The Bishops of England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland write: ‘In the face of the shocking loss of life, bloodshed, displacement of people and destruction of property in Ukraine, we make these heartfelt appeals. We ask our Catholic communities to sustain the prayer and self-denial of Lent as a constant offering to God, begging for…

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