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Gospel of 19 January 2026 Mark 2:18-22 At that time: John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to Jesus, 'Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?' And Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days wi... Read More

Marking the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Leo XIV recalled its origins and called for renewed prayer for visible unity among Christians. Speaking after the Angelus on Sunday, the Pope noted that Week of Prayer for Christian Unity dates back two centuries. The initiative, was "strongly encouraged" by Pope Leo XIII, he said, and exactly 100 years ago, was enriched for the fir... Read More

As part of the ongoing Week of Christian Unity (18 to 25 January) the Southwark Anglican Cathedral Choir and clergy will come to St George's Catholic Cathedral to sing Evensong on Sunday 25 January at 4.30pm. All are very welcome to attend this important gathering for Christian unity and to celebrate our shared faith. Light refreshments will be served in the Amigo Hall. LINK St George's Cathedral:... Read More

Father David Neuhaus SJ, is an Israeli citizen and a Jesuit priest. He was raised Jewish in South Africa, carries a German Jewish family history marked by the Nazi catastrophe, and says he first encountered Jesus after moving to Israel. In this last episode of the Common Home TV's series: In the Shadows of the Holy Land. Neuhaus describes his life as a kind of apprenticeship in the margins, and a... Read More

The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued the following statement on Saturday, 17 January 2026. The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in the Holy Land affirm before the faithful and before the world, that the flock of Christ in this land is entrusted to the Apostolic Churches which have bore their sacred ministry across centuries with steadfast devotion. Recent activities underta... Read More

Revd Dr Helen Paynter, Director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, spoke on Saturday, 17 January at a packed meeting in St James Church, Piccadilly, hosted by Better Story, a movement of Christians organising to resist the far right. Dr Paynter described Christian Nationalism as being ethnic and political as well as religious. It stresses an 'us against them' stance where 'we' are ... Read More

As part of the Service of Thanksgiving for the 80th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the United Nations at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, this video was put together at the start of the service to highlight the role the church played in hosting the very first meeting of the UN General Assembly. Featuring Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Eleanor Roosevelt, delegations from Ukraine, Venezu... Read More

"On 10 January 1946, as the echoes of the Second World War still reverberated across a shattered continue, representatives from fifty-one nations gathered here, not as victors and vanquished, but as wayfarers on a shared path towards peace. They came to shape the United Nations, an audacious dream born of necessity: that humanity, scarred by unimaginable loss, could choose cooperation over confli... Read More

Gospel of 18 January 2026 John 1:29-34 At that time: John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, "After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me." I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptising with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.' And John bore witness: 'I s... Read More

A full-to-capacity conference of up to 200 people met today in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry, Co Down, organised by Ireland's Church Leaders' Group, the Irish Council of Churches and the Irish Inter-Church Meeting. This faith-based gathering was a response to the pollution of Lough Neagh, and wider environmental concerns, and involved the participation of theologians, scientists, lay people and c... Read More

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The testimony of John the Baptist is unequivocal, and we trust his words because of John's great witness to Jesus, but they are also couched in a rather dream-like manner, for John is attempting to describe something well outside his comfort zone! Think of the way we describe happenings that are rather difficult to capture in straightforward language, such as major e... Read More

A way forward for RE after double warnings issued to Irish Church by Fr Sean Smith, ICN Jan 15th, 2026 I write as a former RE teacher, lecturer and LEA Inspector in the north of England and as Interreligious Coordinator for the Diocese of Leeds. I know very little about the warnings issued to the Irish Church concerning RE. I totally agree that there is a need to find ways, as Fr Sean argues, t... Read More

H is for Hawk is a biographical drama produced by Film4 and based on the 2014 memoir written by Cambridge academic Helen McDonald. The film, directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, deals with the awful depression Helen (Clare Foy) falls into following the sudden death of her beloved father, played by the supremely engaging and roguish Brendan Gleeson. As a way of hanging onto to the memory of her father... Read More

Gospel of 17 January 2026 Matthew 19:16-26 At that time: Behold, a man came up to Jesus, saying, 'Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?' And he said to him, 'Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.' He said to him, 'Which ones?' And Jesus said, 'You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You sh... Read More