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Gospel of 19 February 2025 Mark 8:22-26 At that time: Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spat on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, 'Do you see anything?' And he looked up and said, 'I see people, but they look like tre... Read More

More than two dozen Christian and Jewish organisations, representing millions of Americans, have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's policy of allowing ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) raids at places of worship. Faithful America state: "This is the biggest legal action yet in an ongoing battle to defend religious liberty from Trump's Christian nationalist power grab. The Ep... Read More

The parish of Our Lady of Fatima church in Kłobuck, a small town in northern Poland on the outskirts of Czestochowa, is in mourning after their parish priest was murdered last week. Fr Grzegorz Dymek, 58, was found strangled in the rectory. The crime occurred on Thursday evening, 13 February. The alarm was raised around 7pm after shouts were heard from the rectory. When the police arrived at the ... Read More

In a note to journalists today, the Holy See Press Office said: "The Pope spent a restful night, woke up and had breakfast." He also got up and sat in an armchair. This afternoon (Wednesday 19 February) the Holy Father received a visit from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister conveyed to the Pontiff best wishes for a speedy recovery on beha... Read More

"Christianity did not start in Rome, Wittenburg, or Canterbury.... It started in Palestine." A new film 'Via Dolorosa', shown at the United Nations in Geneva yesterday, documents the 2,000 year Christian presence in Palestine. Patriarch Theophilos, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All of Palestine and Jordan, said: "We proudly commend this blessed work" of Amira Hanania, the film's dire... Read More

Bookings have opened for the 2025 Catholic People's Weeks. Themes include: 'The stories that shape us', 'Where is God in the Climate Crisis?,' and a Walking Week in Northumbria, which includes staying at Ministeracres and visiting Lindisfarne. The first, an adults-only event, will be held at Noddfa in North Wales 12-16 May. It will explore the richness of different Mass settings and what they can... Read More

According to the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, "in 2024, 77 people died trying to reach Great Britain aboard a small boat", a record since the start in 2018 of the use of this means of crossing the Channel. According to British authorities, in 2024, 36,816 migrants managed to cross the Channel on boats, 25% more than in 2023. According to the count of migrant aid associations, which also includes deat... Read More

Gospel of 20 February 2025 Mark 8:27-33 At that time: Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that I am?' And they told him, 'John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.' And he asked them, 'But who do you say that I am?' Peter answered him, 'You are the Christ.' And he strictly ... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined global leaders, economists, and faith-based organizations at the High-Level Dialogue on Tax Justice and Solidarity convened by the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences to call for urgent reforms in the global tax system. The event, held at Casina Pio IV, home of the Pontifi... Read More

In a press release this evening, the Holy See Press Office says that Pope Francis has double pneumonia, but nevertheless "remains in good spirits". It states: "Laboratory tests, chest X-rays, and the clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture." The latest update on the Pope's health since he was hospitalized on Friday to receive treatment for bronchitis, adds that... Read More

The Archbishop of York has written to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, expressing his prayers, along with those of many faithful Anglicans, for the health of Pope Francis during his period of hospitalisation. In his letter, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell assures the Cardinal, 'We are praying for a good and swift recovery, for his comfort and peace, and also for all those who tend to him and minister to him.... Read More

The Central African Republic has been rent apart by sectarian attacks during a major civil conflict - but interfaith dialogue is rekindling hope according to the leader of the country's Catholics. Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that, despite targeted attacks on both Christian and Muslim communities by militia groups, interfaith work coul... Read More

Bishops Peter Brignall and Richard Moth have both praised a new resource produced by the Bishops' Conference and the God Who Speaks, Turning Tables, which helps Catholics use Scripture and their faith to inspire effective social justice action. Bishop Brignall said that God calls all of us to care for others, and that the new resource can help Catholics take action in line with the Gospel. He said... Read More

Gospel of 18 February 2025 Mark 8:14-21 At that time: The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them, saying, 'Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.' And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, 'Why are you discussing the f... Read More