The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have launched 'Choosing the Common Good' to present key themes in Catholic Social Teaching as a contribution to the wide-ranging debate about the values and vision that underpin our society. To download the document or to view a video of Archbishop Vincent Nichols talking about the key themes of 'Choosing the Common Good', then simply click on the link to our website.

Heythrop College have teamed up with the Diocese of Westminster's Agency for Evangelisation to produce a Foundation Degree in Pastoral Mission. On Wednesday 17 March, there will be an open evening starting at 6.30pm for all those who are interested in learning more about the course and how it could aid them in supporting the Church's local parish mission. 

A bilingual school, only the second one to exist in England, is to open in the Diocese of Westminster. The scheme, involving Holy Cross Catholic Primary School and L’école Marie d’Orliac, will allow 56 primary school pupils from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to be receive a free state education in both French and English.

Keeping up to date with all the latest news in the diocese has never been easier. Not only do we have a Twitter account (rcwestminster) and a Facebook account (Diocese Westminster) but we also have a range of RSS feeds that you can subscribe to. Click on the link to start getting all our news delivered straight to your web browser.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols will deliver this year's Annual University Catholic Lecture, hosted by UCLU Catholic Society and the University Chaplaincy, on Tuesday 23 March 2010 in the Jeremy Bentham Room on Gower Street. Click on the link to view the event on Facebook.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols will give the final talk of the current Faith Matters series next week on Tuesday 16 March 2010. It is entirely free to come and listen to the Archbishop's lecture, which is on the theme of 'The Priest as a Witness', in Westminster Cathedral Hall at 7pm. Advance booking is advised to avoid disappointment. 

CAFOD's partner in Brazil, Sueli Machado, will be giving a talk in Mary Immaculate and St Gregory's Church in Barnet on Thursday 11 March at 7.30pm. Sueli will be talking about what it's like to work with the 3 million living in Sao Paulo's shanty towns as well as how the generous donations from the people of the Diocese of Westminster are supporting people to find their own solutions to working their way out of poverty. All are welcome.

Starting with this newsletter, we will be featuring Catholic websites that may be of interest to you. This week's website is Independent Catholic News (www.indcatholicnews.com). Independent Catholic News provides the latest news and stories so that readers can keep up to date with everything that is happening in the Catholic world, as well as an area of Sunday reflections and prayer requests for your spiritual needs.