The cathedral was designed in a neo-Byzantine style by John Francis Bentley, a Catholic convert. He began working on the church in 1895, and it was completed in 1903.

London, England, Mar 22, 2025 / 11:00 am. The Catholic lord mayor of Westminster, London, received a papal knighthood this week, with the leader expressing belief in a “return of pride” in the ...

Many Catholics were drawn to the central London cathedral on Friday to offer thanks following the announcement of the American-born pontiff’s election. Tina Madako, 50, from London, said: “We ...

‘I feel an orphan since the Pope’s death’ – Catholics at Westminster Cathedral On Saturday multiple masses were held for Pope Francis at the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales.

He was known for driving the church in a more progressive direction during his tenure, clashing at times with traditionalists in the Vatican. Catholic churchgoers at Westminster Cathedral were joined ...

Worshippers outside Westminster Cathedral are praying the new pope will be “a person of the people” as they welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV. Many Catholics were drawn to the central ...

Mourners at Westminster Cathedral remember Pope as ‘voice for peace’ Crowds gathered after the Vatican announced Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday.

Crowds of mourners gathered at Westminster Cathedral in central London to pay tribute to Pope Francis, after his death was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning. Father Patrick van der Vorst ...

A nun prays in Westminster Cathedral (James Manning/PA Wire) He was known for driving the church in a more progressive direction during his tenure, clashing at times with traditionalists in the ...

Crowds of mourners gathered at Westminster Cathedral in central London to pay tribute to Pope Francis, after his death was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning. Father Patrick van der Vorst ...