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The Catholic Church marked the 60th World Day of Social Communications on Sunday, May 17. Speaking at the Regina Caeli prayer, with pilgrims in St Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV recalled the World Day and encouraged everyone to promote forms of communication that always respect the truth of the human person. He pointed to the vast advances in technology in recent years regarding communication, and c... Read More

Bishop Martin Hayes, Bishop of Kilmore and Episcopal Coordinator of Laudato Si' for the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, issued the following statement today for the start of Laudato Si' Week 2026: "Starting today - and for this week - the universal Catholic Church celebrates the 11th anniversary of Laudato Si', the groundbreaking and bestselling encyclical of Pope Francis on 'Care for our Com... Read More

Spring is the season of mining company Annual General Meetings (AGMs) in London, when shareholders gather to hear from Boards of Directors about how much money they have made over the past year, and how, and why. Given that very little mining takes place in Britain any more, you may be surprised at the number of mining companies headquartered here or listed on the London Stock Exchange - that is, ... Read More

Following the fall of the Leadbeater Assisted Dying Bill, fresh bids to introduce an assisted dying law in England and Wales are anticipated. Any new law would likely pressure NHS staff to be involved and offer even less protection to institutions like hospices. Help protect healthcare workers by signing the Bios Centre online petition to protect conscientious objection rights for religious and pe... Read More

Passionist worker Paschal Somers reports: The National March for Palestine held on Saturday, 16 May 2026, in London, was a well-supported demonstration that doubled as a commemoration of the Nakba - marking 78 years since the 1948 displacement of Palestinians - and a unified counter - rally against the Far-Right with Tommy Robinson, who had organised a 'Unite the Kingdom' rally in central Londo... Read More

On Friday, 15 May, campaigners, peace organisations and supporters gathered in Tavistock Square, London, to mark International Conscientious Objectors' Day. The annual ceremony remembers those, past and present, who have refused to take part in war. Around the world, people continue to face imprisonment, exile, punishment and social pressure for refusing military service. This year's event include... Read More

Gospel of 17 May 2026 John 17:1-11a At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, 'Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on eart... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence in a rescript dated May 12 and released on Saturday 16 May. The document was signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Considering "the development in recent decades of the phenomenon of Artificial Intelligence and the most recent accelerat... Read More

The Day for Life Fund provides financial assistance each year to organisations working to support the Church's mission to protect human life from conception to natural death. These include but are not limited to: Start of life; End of life; Grief relating to start or end of life issues; Pregnancy; Miscarriage; Hospice and terminal care and Dementia care. Each year, the money donated by the fai... Read More

Seventh Sunday after Easter The period between the Ascension and Pentecost is always a slightly strange one, in that we have celebrated the Lord's leave taking and wait in a kind of vacuum for that great outpouring of the Spirit on the nascent community which becomes in time what we know as the Church. This period may seem slightly artificial as the reality of the experience of the Resurrection, a... Read More

Gospel of 16 May 2026 John 16:23b-28 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. 'I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of sp... Read More

An urgent call for the Church worldwide to redouble efforts to stand in solidarity with the faithful of the Holy Land has come after the latest outbreak of violence in Jerusalem. Palestinian Christians were among those at risk when thousands of militant nationalists swarmed the Old City on Jerusalem Day (yesterday, 14th May), which marks the anniversary of Israel's occupation of the sacred site an... Read More

On International Conscientious Objectors Day this Sunday, Valerie Flessati, Vice President of Pax Christi will be giving a presentation about Bl Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer and conscientious objector during World War II who refused to fight for Nazi Germany because of his faith. Jägerstätter was executed on 9 July 1943. Come and hear more about the life and witness of a different k... Read More

Today, a coalition of British peace organisations is launching a new petition calling on the UK government to rule out military conscription, or any form of compulsory national service involving the armed forces. The petition, organised by a coalition of thirteen peace and faith organisations, comes amid growing debate about military recruitment and national service as the UK government ramps up m... Read More