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Quakers and people of faith joined politicians, trade unionists and climate campaigners outside Parliament yesterday, Wednesday, 14 October, to call for oil and gas companies to pay their fair share towards climate damage. Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, and Shanon Shah, director of Faith for the Climate, both addressed the crowd ahead of the autumn budget. Paul Parker said: ... Read More

Priests Against Genocide - Africa, writing on behalf of an international network of more than 2,700 priests in 68 countries, has sent a letter congratulating Judge Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The letter pays tribute to Judge Pillay's lifelong defence of human dignity: from defending detainees in aparth... Read More

Pupils from primary and secondary schools join Archbishop John Wilson in praying a 'virtual Rosary' offered for Pope Leo XIV Over 80 Catholic schools across South London and Kent prayed the rosary with Archbishop John Wilson for the health and recovery of Pope Leo XIV. The Archbishop of Southwark led the Rosary at St George's Cathedral Primary School, where he was joined in person by pupils from S... Read More

Gospel of 15 October 2026 John 15:1-8 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine dresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fru... Read More

On 14 October 2026, in New York, His Excellency Archbishop Christophe Z El Kassis, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, delivered a statement at the joint debate under Agenda Item 21: Eradication of Poverty and Agenda Item 23: Agriculture development, food security and nutrition, of the Second Committee of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Archbishop El ... Read More

The Story of Christian Art - From the Dawn of Time to the Present, by Fr Patrick van der Vorst. Publisher: Lion Books. With stunning reproductions of major artworks on nearly every page, this is a book that both informs the mind and nourishes the soul. From the haunting images in the catacombs to the sacred halls of Gothic cathedrals and the bustling streets of Renaissance Europe, The Story of Chr... Read More

This is a special episode to mark the Adoremus Eucharistic Congress. Hear what pilgrims had to say on the road as they made their way through five days of walking towards the Adoremus events in London. While preparing for Liverpool's Adoremus events, Sister Moira shares what Eucharist can mean in our lives, especially when we recognise that 'God is in the mess of the world.' The walking pilgrims w... Read More

This weekend, October 17th, at 11am, the parish of St Thomas in Keith, Moray, will be marking the 50th anniversary of the Canonisation of St John Ogilvie (1580-1615). Local priests, deacons, and representatives of parishes in the Diocese of Aberdeen will attend the Diocesan Mass. Fr Colin Stewart, Dean of the St John Ogilvie Deanery, who was a seminarian in Rome at the time of the Canonisation, w... Read More

Church leaders from around the world have publicly expressed their prayers and support for Pope Leo after his recent operation to remove a lung nodule. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally who travelled to Rome to meet the Pope in April, said: "My daily prayers remain with Pope Leo XIV following his cancer diagnosis, and I assure the Holy Father and the Catholic faithful of the praye... Read More

King Charles is sending a private get well message to the Pope following his cancer diagnosis. The King, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer himself, with Queen Camilla, met Pope Leo XIV last year during a state visit to the Vatican. The monarch and the Pope made history in 2025 when they prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel in a symbolic moment of unity for Anglicans and Roman... Read More

Saturday's 250,000-strong march in London demanding an end to the three years of genocide in Gaza and for justice and peace in the Holy Land featured some eloquent speeches. In addition to the Christian witness already reported, Dora Fidler, President of Jews For Palestinian Justice, delivered an impassioned address on behalf of the Jewish bloc which is here reproduced in full. She said: "I am hon... Read More

Gospel of 14 October 2026 Luke 11:42-46 At that time: Jesus said, 'But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the market-places. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people wa... Read More

Pope Leo XIV underwent thoracic surgery at Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, as planned, according to a statement from Dr Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora released by the Holy See Press Office. The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung. "To ensure a radical resection, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed using a video-assisted technique," the statemen... Read More

Are we seeing a return of devotion to Mary as a figure who can unite Christians? Ulf Ekman will be reflecting on this subject when he gives the 2026 Rosary Shrine Lecture this Saturday. A Swedish Christian author and former Protestant pastor, Elf Ekman founded and led a large church in Sweden for three decades, before he and his wife Birgitta were received into the Catholic Church in 2014. The Ekm... Read More