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Gospel of 4 June 2025 John 17:11b-19 At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and praying said, 'Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fu... Read More

Parishioners at a historic church in Chile, that suffered extensive damage from an arson attack, have thanked Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for helping them rebuild. The charity supported repairs to the 143-year-old Church of the Assumption, Santiago de Chile, after it was set ablaze on 18th October 2020. As a result of the fire the roof caved in, the belltower collapsed and the altar was badly ... Read More

The 2025 National Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage of Hope has opened for day pilgrim registration. The Pilgrimage of Hope is a national walking pilgrimage for England & Wales with four main Ways converging at the Cathedral of St Barnabas, Nottingham, on Saturday 13th September 2025, the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It is an initiative of the Hearts in Search of God project... Read More

"War is a defeat for everyone" - Words of Pope Francis, quoted by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at His Holiness' Requiem Mass on 26 April 2025. "Peace be with all of you!" - The first words of Pope Leo XIV as he appeared on the balcony of St Peter's in Rome having been just elected by the Conclave on 8 May 2025. This year, the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) Conference on 25-27 July in D... Read More

Pope Leo XIV invites us to deepen our personal relationship with Jesus and to learn from his Heart how to have compassion on the world. Let us listen to his words in The Pope Video produced by the his Worldwide Prayer Network. And let us ask Christ to transform us and to teach us how to love. June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Let us reflect on how to look on humanity wi... Read More

Aid to the Church in Need Scotland are set to host a powerful, one-off, photo exhibition this month, which will depict breath-taking images of inspiring Christians from all over the world. Portraits of Courage will shine a light on the stories of persecuted and suffering Christians from individuals and places you have never heard of until now. The exhibition is being held at ACN's Scottish office ... Read More

A new choral work by Sir James MacMillan will be premiered at Westminster Cathedral on 13 June 2025 at 2pm, as part of a special Memorial Mass marking the eighth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Commissioned by All Saints Catholic College in Ladbroke Grove-an inner-city London school located in the shadow of Grenfell Tower-the communion motet is a poignant setting of 'In Paradisum' from ... Read More

Gospel of 3 June 2025 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

The city of Chicago, Pope Leo XIV's hometown, is preparing to celebrate his election with a day of prayer and music. The meeting, which will take place in Chicago's Rate Field, is described by the Archdiocese of Chicago - hosting the event - as one of faith, unity, and community spirit. In a post on X the Archdiocese wrote: 'Join us at Rate Field - Home of the @WhiteSox for a once-in-a-lifetime ce... Read More

A group of 25 pilgrims gathered at the English Martyrs Church by Tower Hill last Thursday morning, Feast of the Ascension, to take part in the Westminster Way Jubilee Year Pilgrimage, led by Westminster Diocese Justice and Peace Co-Ordinator Colette Joyce. At each station we prayed and reflected on saints connected to London and the inspiration they continue to be for us today: St John Houghton a... Read More

'How do I look?' is a question we all ask ourselves and other people but no nation has taken this to the lengths of the ltalians, for whom bella figura is so important. Moreover, in Sicily, and of the Mafia, bandits and the Catholic Church, bella figura takes on a meaning all of its own. Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith will explore these themes in his talk on Sunday 15 June, 4-5pm, St Mary's Church, 4 Ho... Read More

Sr Katrina Alton, Chaplain to Pax Christi England and Wales, writes: How do we build peace and security in our world? Certainly not by colluding with the myth that war is inevitable and throwing billions of pounds into the insatiable war machine. Yet today's Strategic Defence Review announced by the UK government lacks any real analysis of how to build a just peace from the ground up. Nor does it ... Read More

As we gain insights into the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV the Scottish Laity Network are delighted to welcome back Massimo Faggioli on Thursday, 19 June at 7pm, to help us discern what these early days are revealing. Massimo is a professor in the department of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, which is the only Augustinian university in the United States, and the university w... Read More

No-one who has looked at the images of extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust Memorial of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem will underestimate the impact of the appalling 7 October 2023 Hamas attack and hostage-taking on Israelis and Jews worldwide. No-one watching the daily TV coverage of the civilian dead and dying amongst the rubble of Gaza, and listening to radio reports of attacks on Palest... Read More