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Gospel of 6 March 2026 Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 At that time: Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, 'Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence round it and dug a wine press in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants t... Read More

Conflicts and tensions exist that threaten people's lives and their ability to live together. Some can drag on for years if the path of dialogue and reconciliation has not been chosen. This is particularly concerning for the most vulnerable and for future generations. In his prayer intention for March, Pope Leo invites us to pray that nations lay down their weapons, adopt diplomacy and justice, an... Read More

At the beginning of March 2026, with multiple countries now at war, it may seem a mad idea to discuss nonviolence. Or perhaps it's a very wise and sane thing to do? A sign of true repentance, and intended conversion to the Gospel? Pope Leo gave us the prompt in his Ash Wednesday address: "We perceive in the ashes imposed on us the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war... Read More

This evening, for the second time in a year, the Metropolitan Police raided a Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists who were meeting there, on the grounds that they were conspiring to commit a criminal act. The room in Westminster Quaker Meeting House was let to Take Back Power to hold nonviolent direct action training. Quakers support the principle of nonviolent... Read More

The All Saints Catholic Academy Trust has announced the completion of the rebuilding of St John's Catholic Primary School in Rickmansworth, the first school in the country to be fully rebuilt following the discovery of RAAC within the School Rebuilding Programme. The project was delivered by Tilbury Douglas, appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) as client. RAAC, (Reinforced Autoclaved Ae... Read More

The Christian-majority quarter of Erbil, Iraq, was struck in a drone attack last night (Wednesday, 4 March) - but "miraculously" there are no reports of injuries. A block of flats in Erbil's Ankawa district owned by the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil and the nearby convent of the Chaldean Daughters of Mary Immaculate were damaged in the attack at 8pm. The Blessed Michael McGivney Apartment Complex ... Read More

Sisters and lay representatives of sisters' congregations, as well as leaders of Catholic peace organizations, are condemning in the strongest possible terms the US and Israeli war against Iran, calling it "illegal, immoral and potentially destabilizing." "I condemn what the United States has done," Sr Barbara Bozak, who represents the Congregations of St Joseph at the United Nations, said to Glo... Read More

This week, Pray As You Go, the free prayer app from the Jesuits in Britain, celebrates 20 years of helping Catholics and seekers alike find space for daily prayer and reflection. What began in March 2006 as a Lenten experiment by Fr Peter Scally SJ, a British Jesuit priest who recorded short podcasts for commuters using Ignatian prayer, has grown into a global ministry. Today, Pray As You Go serve... Read More

Gospel of 5 March 2026 Luke 16:19-31 At that time: Jesus said to the Pharisees, 'There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carrie... Read More

"Pray for peace, work for peace, less hatred. Hatred in the world is constantly increasing." This was the appeal Pope Leo XIV shared with a group of journalists outside Villa Barberini, the residence in Castel Gandolfo, where he was spending his weekly day off yesterday. As attacks increase in the Middle East and fear and tensions grow around the world, the Pope urged pursuing the goal of peace. ... Read More

COMECE President Mgr Crociata expresses concern over Middle East escalation and calls on the EU to relaunch diplomacy In a short statement released on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), HE Mgr Mariano Crociata, expresses deep concern over the recent escalation of violence in Iran and across the Middle East, and calls... Read More

Christian Aid's partners report food shortages in Gaza, overflowing shelters in Lebanon and relief operations at risk in Israel International development and humanitarian charity Christian Aid has been told by its Middle East partners of the challenges they are facing as attacks continue across the region. The agency is calling on the UK Government to work urgently to press for an immediate ceas... Read More

Since Israel's latest onslaught on the country, most of the villages in Southern Lebanon have been displaced. People are fleeing en masse and overwhelming the streets of Beirut. But residents of one ancient Christian village in southern Lebanon are refusing to leave. The caption posted with this video link which is being shared widely says: "The residents of the southern town of Alma al-Shaab gath... Read More

On the second day of their Spring General Meeting, the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference in Maynooth, published the following statement calling for peace in the Middle East: Yet again, the people of the Middle East are experiencing an unjust war with the loss of innocent lives. War is utterly destructive. In an era of change and readjustment of geopolitical balances and cultural paradigms, wa... Read More