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The Latest News From Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral Choir to perform J.S. Bach’s St John Passion
As part of its Lenten devotions, Westminster Cathedral Choir performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s vivid and visceral retelling of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John, sung in German. […]
LENT IN THE CATHEDRAL
LENTEN ALMS Your Lenten Alms donations this year will be directed towards supporting the Cardinal’s Lenten Appeal. All donations will go towards projects across our Diocese, such as Marriage & […]
APPEAL FOR SUPPORT FOR GAZA
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has stressed that prayers must continue after more than 100 days of fighting in the Gaza Israel war. Our prayers are not futile and they must continue, […]
CARDINAL’S LENTEN APPEAL 2024
Each year during Lent, His Eminence Cardinal Nichols makes an appeal for donations to support the work of our diocesan services, such as: Marriage & Family Life, Youth Ministry and […]
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION COURSE
Enrolment for the First Holy Communion course for children in Year 3 or above is now open for parishioners. The actual sessions will commence on 20 January 2024, and the celebration […]
AN ALIGNMENT
With approval of the Archbishop’s Council, Westminster Cathedral is aligning with all other Catholic cathedrals in England and Wales and is changing the title of the Administrator to the Dean […]
CHOIR RECORDINGS
We are thrilled that the choir’s landmark catalogue of recordings with Hyperion Records & Universal Music Group (currently numbering some 53 albums) will become available on all global streaming platforms […]
WORLD YOUTH DAY SUMMER PICNIC
Young people (12-25) from the Diocese who were not able to go to the World Youth Day are invited to join the Westminster Youth Ministry on 2 September for a taste […]
SACRED HEART CHAPEL – An Appeal Update
A huge thank you to everyone for your ongoing support to the project of improving and upgrading the lighting in the Cathedral. The lighting for the Sanctuary, the Lady Chapel and […]
THE CHORAL FOUNDATION
Westminster Cathedral is very blessed to be the home of the world-class Cathedral Choir. The Choir relies entirely upon the Cathedral to cover its running costs and these are becoming increasingly […]
EXPLORING THE FAITH
Adults who regularly come to the Cathedral for Mass or live locally, and who are interested in becoming a Catholic, are welcome to join the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation […]
Ordinations to the Priesthood and Diaconate
There will be two Ordination Masses taking place in the Cathedral shortly. On Saturday 24 June, also at 10.30am, there will be the Ordination of Priests. Among them will be […]