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Gospel of 16 April 2024 John 6:30-35 The people said to Jesus, 'What sign will you give to show us that we should believe in you? What work will you do? Our fathers had manna to eat in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' Jesus answered: 'I tell you most solemnly, it was not Moses who gave you bread from heaven, it is my Father who gives you the bread from heaven,... Read More

A bishop and several parishioners were injured in a knife attack during a church service in Sydney today (Monday) Syrian Orthodox Bishop Mari Emmanuel was stabbed as he was preaching during early morning Mass at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Wakeley area of Sydney. New South Wales Police said in a statement that they have arrested a man who is helping officers with their enquiries. In a m... Read More

Sir Vincent Fean will be leading the latest Balfour Project webinar entitled: 'What price the two-state solution?' on Tuesday 16th April 2024 at 3pm UK time Sir Vincent is a retired member of the British Diplomatic Service (DS) 1975-2014. His last post was as Consul-General, Jerusalem (2010-14). Before Jerusalem, he was Ambassador to Libya, and previously High Commissioner to Malta. He advocates ... Read More

One year from the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), representatives of humanitarian organisations working in Sudan and its neighbouring countries are sounding the alarm that Sudan is balancing on the precipice of one of the world's worst hunger crises, urging all actors to immediately scale-up efforts to prevent famine and avoid the potent... Read More

Pope Francis has released his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated on Sunday, 21 April, and urged Christians to welcome our shared vocation to sow the seeds of hope and peace in our world. He said: "Our life finds fulfilment when we discover who we are, what our gifts are, where we can make them bear fruit, and what path we can follow in order to become signs and inst... Read More

In his pastoral message for Good Shepherd Sunday, the Chair of the National Office for Vocation, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon, has affirmed the value of being a good listener in order to hear God's call to holiness. "One of our modern problems is that our world is very noisy, and it is often difficult to hear our own voices and thoughts in the surrounding din, let alone the words of others," he writ... Read More

This Sunday, 21 April, Good Shepherd Sunday, Archbishop Kieran O'Reilly SMA will celebrate a Mass of Welcome at 1pm for the relics of Polish martyrs, Blessed Zbigniew Strzałkowski and Michal Tomaszek. This Mass will be celebrated at Saint Joseph and Saint Brigid Church, Bohernanave, Thurles, Co Tipperary, E41 KF98, in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Looking forward to Sunday's special celebra... Read More

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, on behalf of the global fellowship, expressed grave concern regarding the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East following the first direct confrontation between Iran and Israel. "We firmly believe that violence and warfare offer no sustainable solutions and only serve to further harm vulnerable communities and destabi... Read More

Gospel of 15 April 2024 John 6:22-29 After Jesus had fed the five thousand, his disciples saw him walking on the water. Next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side saw that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had set off by themselves. Other boats, however, had put in from Tiberias, near the place where the bre... Read More

Kristina Cooper reports: There seems to be a new stirring of the Holy Spirit at the moment. People are suddenly turning up in church who haven't been for a long time or have never been. Apparently there were so many people trying to enter Westminster Cathedral this Easter that they couldn't all fit in! There are reports of similar things happening at parish level. This is perhaps not surprising... Read More

Monsignor George Hay, was Rector of the Venerable English College in Rome from 1978-1984. Monsignor Hay died peacefully aged 93 in Kingskerswell, south Devon, on 1 April 2024. George Hay was born in Mardan, British India (now Pakistan) in 1930 and retained many happy memories of his childhood there. Later the family returned to Britain and George was educated at Ampleforth College. He opted for m... Read More

Christian CND is looking for a new Office Administrator! Could you come and join our small, dedicated staff teams and help us as we work for a nuclear weapons-free world? Apply by emailing your CV here: ccnddevelopment@cnduk.org . Please also send a short cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role. Download the Job Description. Do you have administration experience? Are you organi... Read More

Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore on September 2-13, 2024, the Vatican press office announced on Friday. The Holy Father accepted the invitations of the Heads of State and local Church authorities to make what will be his 43rd Apostolic Journey abroad. He is scheduled to leave Rome on September 2 and return on September 13. Pope ... Read More

Amos Trust in association with Palestine Music Expo and Form present Sumud - a fundraising evening of music, spoken word and film for Palestine on Thursday 18th April at 7pm at Union Chapel, London. Brian Eno, Maxine Peake and David Holmes will be reading. Adnan Joubran, Alabaster DePlume, Beth Rowley, Foy Vance and Nadine Shah will be performing short sets. Additional performances to be confirm... Read More