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Usama Nicola writes in #Bethlehem Updates: Life in Bethlehem is growing heavier by the day. Every morning, as we try to hold on to some routine, some shred of normalcy, my children look at me with tired eyes and ask: "Why are we still here? Let's leave. Why don't we just migrate?" They say it every single day now. And every single day, my heart breaks a little more. I am exhausted. Not just physi... Read More

A dispute over taxes has erupted into a fresh standoff between Churches and Jerusalem city authorities - with Christian leaders warning their charitable work could be at risk. The controversy - which centres on Israel's Arnona property tax - prompted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to appeal to Pope Leo XIV and other international leaders over fears centuries-old exemptions could be ... Read More

Last month, Marie Dennis (Pax Christi USA's 2022 Teacher of Peace) and Pace e Bene's Ken Butigan, the co-directors of the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence (a project of Pax Christi International), joined Catholic Nonviolence Initiative director Nicolás Paz in Rome facilitating the institute's seminar 'Answering Pope Leo's nonviolent appeal. The event featured scholars of strategic nonviolence K... Read More

The Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson, Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, opened and blessed the newly redeveloped Holy Family Hall, of the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Beacon Park, Plymouth on Sunday 12 July 2026. The modernised community space will support parishioners and local residents in the years to come, and the project was made possible thanks to a generous grant from The Albert Gubay Cha... Read More

During June and July 2026, the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific celebrated one of the most significant milestones in its national history: the bicentenary of Christianity. For many nations, anniversaries commemorate independence, the founding of a state or the adoption of a constitution. For Tonga, this remarkable anniversary celebrated two hundred years since Christianity became permanently ... Read More

Gospel of 14 July 2026 Matthew 11:20-24 At that time: Jesus began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. 'Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgemen... Read More

More than 200 of the world's most authoritative figures and representatives of leading international research institutions in the fields of peace and artificial intelligence, will gather on Tuesday in Borgo Laudato si' in Castel Gandolfo, and later at the Capitoline Hill, to discuss peace and artificial intelligence. Inspired by Pope Leo XIV's new Encyclical Magnifica humanitas, dedicated to safeg... Read More

Adventure, inspiration and unforgettable experiences awaited pupils from a Newcastle school during their visit to Holy Island. The Year 4 class from St Teresa's Catholic Primary spent three days on the island, where they stayed in the St Vincent de Paul Camp, and took part in a host of different activities, as well as learning about the island's spiritual history. Headteacher Vinny Turner was amon... Read More

Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and Chair of the Bishops' Conference, prayed for the repose of the soul of Ann Widdecombe at Mass in Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, 11 July. The former Conservative and independent minister was received into the Catholic Church by Cardinal Basil Hume at Westminster Cathedral in 1993. She frequently worshipped and served as a lector there. "T... Read More

This morning, Monday 13th July, the Church of England's General Synod voted in favour of a historic motion calling on the Church to "… Respond to the call of Palestinian Christians to stand in solidarity with them and their fellow Palestinians in non-violent resistance to the ongoing occupation." (GS 2451A DSM - Kairos Palestine) In a lively debate which spanned Sunday evening and Monday mornin... Read More

As Venezuela mourns its dead following two devastating earthquakes priests have told a Catholic charity that the Church is often the only source of hope. Father Daniel Acosta, who lost both his home and friends that night, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN): "So many people, so many friendships gone. It hurts badly when you realise that somebody you knew your whole life has gone, after years of ... Read More

Three students from St Bonaventure's School in East Ham have been recognised in front of an audience of more than 300 pupils at the 2026 Brentwood Catholic Schools Good Citizenship Awards, held at the Cathedral Church of St Mary & St Helen in Essex. The awards were presented by The Rt Rev Bishop Alan Williams SM, Bishop of Brentwood, in recognition of students who demonstrate outstanding citiz... Read More

A reflection on leadership, truth and the young people we are failing. Turn on the news. Open any newspaper. The evidence is everywhere. Our national political leadership is in trouble. Seven Prime Ministers in eleven years. A revolving door that has become a source of quiet embarrassment at home and open disbelief abroad. Our neighbours in Europe and our partners across the globe watch a country... Read More

Gospel of 13 July 2026 Matthew 10:34-11:1 At that time: Jesus instructed his Apostles: 'Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. Whoever loves fa... Read More