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Gospel of 19 October 2025 Luke 18:1-8 At that time: Jesus told his disciples a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, 'In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, "Give me justice against my adversary." For a while he refused, but afterwards he said to ... Read More

London's Victoria and Albert Museum is hosting a high profile conference 'Great Expectations' about the future of the UK's historic churches, chapels and meeting houses, on Tuesday October 21, 2025. Historic churches are among our most treasured buildings and our most beautiful heritage. They contain the UK's largest collection of art, sculpture and stained glass and in England make up around ha... Read More

Twenty ninth Sunday of the Year I asked myself, what three things do I take from our readings this Sunday? The answer is simple, not so much based on any great exegesis or theological insight but on the immediate things that emerge for me in each of the three readings, and it is these reflections I shall share with you: Firstly, I would wish to have a better appreciation of the gift of Holy Script... Read More

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned food aid cannot reach everyone in Gaza unless all border crossings are opened, particularly in the north where famine was declared in August. The agency says it already has enough supplies in place to feed the entire population of the Strip for three months - if full access is granted by Israel. One week into the fragile ceasefire, WFP has been bringin... Read More

A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated on 1 November to mark a very special double anniversary celebration. This year, 2025, marks 20 years of the work of the Archbishop Romero Trust and 10 years since the creation of the Oscar Romero Award Trust for schools. To celebrate, the Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated by Archbishop John Wilson at St George's Cathedral, Southwark, the national shr... Read More

Last week Pax Christi was thrilled to hold the second group meeting of the 'Peace Pairs' project, an intergenerational mutual co-learning programme. Based on the programme from Pax Christi USA, the project is a year-long programme bringing together peacemakers from different generations to learn from each other, support each other in their peacemaking and to explore nonviolence. Each pair meets up... Read More

Gospel of 18 October 2025 Luke 10:1-9 At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you ou... Read More

On 15 October, the priests and sisters of the Holy Family Parish of Gaza were honoured with the Achille Silvestrini International Prize for Dialogue and Peace at a ceremony in Rome. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, accepted the award on their behalf. Established in 2022, the award celebrates those who embody the spirit of dialogue, reconciliation, and human fraterni... Read More

The following open letter was written after the bombing of a warehouse used to store archaeological finds belonging to the French Biblical and Archaeological Research Institute (École Biblique) in Gaza. Since then, a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, and the 20 surviving Israeli hostages have returned home. We welcome this development and hope it marks a true end to the war and the beginnin... Read More

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make an official State visit to the Vatican next Thursday, October 23, where they will be received by Pope Leo XIV. The visit, confirmed by both the Holy See and Buckingham Palace, marks a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations and will focus on two key themes: Christian unity and care for the environment. As part of the day's events, King Charles wi... Read More

A celebration took place last night at St Thomas More's Church, Manor House, north London, to mark the arrival of their beautiful vintage pipe organ. After a blessing from Parish Priest, Fr Clive Lee, there was a concert given by renowned international organist Richard Hills, along with two professional musicians: parish director of music, mezzo soprano Patricia Hammond and countertenor and flauti... Read More

A Million Reasons to Be Angry - Only One to Love by Deacon Sean Loone is a book about mental health, childhood trauma, and faith. Rev Loone is a Catholic Deacon working at Our Lady of the Wayside parish in the Archdiocese of Birmingham where he is also a Catholic Life governor. He has spent much of his career teaching in schools and colleges, and lecturing part-time at St Mary's Oscott, the semina... Read More

Gospel of 17 October 2025 Luke 12:1-7 At that time: When so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, Jesus began to say to his disciples first, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in th... Read More

An exciting charity evening is to take place at Campion School in Hornchurch on 31 October. Harry Cambridge, well-known for his breathtaking celebration of Luther Vandross, is to perform his Luther UK stage show at an event raising money for charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The event is the brainchild of staff member Lynn Luff who is keen to support the charity, particularly as one of the... Read More