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The English editorial team of Vatican Radio - Vatican News has produced an audiobook of Pope Leo XIV's first Encyclical letter: Magnifica humanitas on Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.' The publication of Magnifica Humanitas took place on May 25, 2026. Pope Leo XIV signed the document on May 15, exactly on the 135th anniversary of the promulgation of 'Rerum Nova... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a historic memorandum of understanding that reaffirms their shared commitment to raising global, regional, and national awareness of forced displacement and statelessness. The memorandum outlines the joint commitment to supporting "interfaith and ecumenical dialogue initiatives that promote b... Read More

The Annual National Pilgrimage to the Shrine and and Well of St Winefride, Holywell, in northeast Wales, lead by the Bishop of Wrexham, Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall, will take place on Sunday, 28 June 2026. The day will begin with a Procession at 2.30pm from St Winefride's Church, to the Well. At 3pm there will be Holy Mass at the Well followed by the Veneration of the relic of St Winefride and B... Read More

On June 11, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the US bishops (USCCB) will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Catholics around the country are encouraged to join the bishops in celebrating the consecration of their nation to the Sacred Heart. The act of consecration initiative will be celeb... Read More

Volunteers from across the nation have been awarded a special honour from Pope Leo. The accolade - a papal blessing - is in recognition of their unwavering commitment to their communities for over 25 years. Hailing from various parts of England and Wales, the recipients have been honoured for their diverse contributions across a range of activities such as organising Lent and Harvest appeals, hos... Read More

Gospel of 1 June 2026 Matthew 5:13-19 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. 'You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical letter, Magnifica humanitas, was presented in the Vatican's Synod Hall last Monday. Professor Anna Rowlands, a theologian and Professor at Durham University, was one of the speakers at the presentation, alongside Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promo... Read More

To close the Marian month, Pope Leo XIV prayed a Rosary for peace at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, urging everyone to make the daily commitment to achieve peace, which is "possible when we choose to listen to the cry of those deprived of it." "Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts" ... Read More

The International Conference Against War takes place on Saturday, 20 June 2026 in Central Hall, Westminster Speakers will include: Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), Medea Benjamin, American political activist Code Pink, Mothin Ali, Green Party deputy leader, Lorena Delgado Varas, Swedish MP, British MPs Richard Burgon, Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, ... Read More

The Community of the Passion held their first gathering of the year at Wistaston Hall in Crewe, over the weekend of 29th to 31st May 2026. Passionist Development Worker Paschal Somers writes: The Community of the Passion is a dispersed community of women and men, finding together a new way of being Passionist, under the auspices of the Passionist Province of Ireland and Britain. Married and single... Read More

The Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth near Guildford is making an unusual appeal for donations of surplus garden plants after one of its new novice monks expressed a desire to continue developing areas of the monastery grounds. The novice, who has a particular love of nature and gardening, finds working outdoors both rewarding and spiritually enriching. Gardening has become ... Read More

Gospel of 31 May 2026 John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has n... Read More

Bees, butterflies, hedgehogs and trees featured in our visit to St Columban's, UK base of the Columban Missionaries, on Friday 15th May 2026. Laudato Si' Animators came together from various parts of England: Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Liverpool and London. We were the first to walk along the yellow path which now meanders through six acres: some were previously used as pasture ... Read More

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Lectionary: 164 A bit of History I start on a slightly contentious note, because I find this feast somewhat superfluous as a distinct celebration. I can understand that it emerged out of devotion, but for the first millennium of the Church a specific, universal feast honouring the Trinity did not exist, there was a deeper and more pertinent understanding that... Read More