As we observe a #minutesilence at 11am I'll be praying for all the #NHS staff and #carers who died serving others so selflessly. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.

'I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my own sheep and my own know me' Today is #GoodShepherdSunday when we are invited to pray for our seminarians and those discerning God’s call at this time. If you are interested in discerning, go to rcdow.org.uk/vocations/

I welcome the statement by the PM earlier today, that places of worship are now able to resume collective acts of worship from 4 July. I thank all who have worked hard to bring this about, not least my fellow religious leaders. My full statement bit.ly/3fJXwB4

Carlo Acutis, who will be beatified by Pope Francis this Saturday, was born in London and baptised at Our Lady of Dolours, Fulham Road. Read more: bit.ly/2FaUZ6i 📷Florentin27, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Thank you @Pho for this enormous generosity and kindness.

At this difficult moment, we ask that, as a Catholic community, we make full use of our churches as places of individual prayer and sources of solace and help. We must sustain each other in our patterns of prayer, joining a national shared moment of prayer each day at 6pm.

The Feast of Christmas lasts for eight days - the Octave of Christmas - and Mass on each of those days is indeed a Christmas Mass. Please keep in touch with your parish to find out about #Christmas Mass arrangements.

We're in good company! In "Chiswick in 50 Buildings" alongside St Michael & All Angels W4 @Chiswick_House The Tabard Stephen Foster Christ Church W4 Hogarth's House OurLadyGraceChiswick @Fullers George IV The Crown, Chiswick The Old Cinema. Thanks Amberley Publishing & Chiswick Book Festival #ExploringChiswick

On the anniversary of two bombs hitting the beautiful Catholic church on Chiswick High Road in 1944, well worth revisiting this fascinating read over on the Brentford & Chiswick History website about the history of the church and the Catholic mission in #Chiswick brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/the-parish-of-…

Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ address to the Iraqi authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps. #PopeFrancisInIraq bit.ly/30e7mp0

To the persecuted Christians of Iraq Francis has just given one of the finest homilies of his pontificate on the Beatitudes.

'The priest is an ordinary man called to an extraordinary ministry' Do you hear the voice of God calling you to the priesthood? In this video, diocesan seekers, seminarians and priests share their experience of hearing God's call to follow their vocation: bit.ly/3vgW68R

In this week's The Tablet #diary, "Rumours of Angels", tinyurl.com/Yeats-in-TheTa…, a note on WB #Yeats #BedfordPark Artwork Project. Check out the full story on wbyeatsbedfordpark.com or watch the short video (and pledge, please, if possible, b4 11/05) on tinyurl.com/YeatsBedfordPa…

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Time for the giant swing

#ExploringChiswick? You can read more about OurLadyGraceChiswick and some of Chiswick’s other churches here: chiswickbookfestival.net/exploring-chis… St Michael & All Angels W4 St.Paul's, Chiswick St Michael's Church Christ Church W4 St Nicholas Chiswick St Peter's W4

In a video recorded for the feast of St Peter and St Paul, Cardinal Nichols answers questions on his experience sensing God's call to the priesthood. WATCH the video on YouTube at bit.ly/3doFVA7 SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: bit.ly/rcdowsubscribe

In a video recorded for the feast of St Peter and St Paul, Cardinal Nichols answers questions on his experience sensing God's call to the priesthood. WATCH the video on YouTube at bit.ly/3doFVA7 SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: bit.ly/rcdowsubscribe