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Gospel of 24 August 2025 Luke 13:22-30 At that time: Jesus went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying towards Jerusalem. And someone said to him, 'Lord, will those who are saved be few?' And he said to them, 'Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door,... Read More

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time 1. What is the discipline of God? Is it useful to be reminded that we are loved as part of God's family and that any difficult circumstances particularly where we learn the Lord's discipline as a salutary lesson in life are then seen and understood as trials that will lead us onwards to greater understanding? Or as our second reading puts it : 'At the time, al... Read More

Sister Patricia Harriss CJ was born into a strongly committed Methodist and Plymouth Brethren family but chose to be confirmed as an Anglican aged 15, remembering this as among the most powerful religious experiences of her life. After university she worked in St Mildred's House, an Anglican settlement for charitable works among the poor on the Isle of Dogs. Six months of ecumenical work in the Fe... Read More

Parishes across Ireland are invited to unite once more in a Day of Prayer and Reflection for for the suffering people of Gaza on Sunday 24 August 2025. Archbishop Eamon Martin, said: "The Catholic Bishops of Ireland dedicated the month of June to prayer for, and solidarity with, the suffering people of Gaza. "Heartbreakingly, since then, the situation has deteriorated further. Innocent lives conti... Read More

Gospel of 23 August 2025 Matthew 23:1-12 At that time: Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practise. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their fin... Read More

On eve of the Feast of the Assumption, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and head of the Italian Bishops' Conference, led a prayer vigil in the park of Monte Sole di Marzabotto, with dozens of members of his diocese, in which the names of every child who has died in Gaza and Israel since 7 October 2023 was read out. The cardinal introduced the civil saying: "We say their names one by on... Read More

We, the delegates of the 2025 Conference of the National Justice and Peace Network of England and Wales, gathered in Swanwick stand in solidarity with all those suffering the horrors of war in Palestine and Israel. Echoing the urgent appeal of Pope Francis: "I follow with great concern the extremely serious humanitarian situation in Gaza, where the civilian population is crushed by hunger and cont... Read More

On Wednesday, 20 August, Israel's Higher Planning Council gave final approval for 3,753 housing units for its settlement project in the occupied West Bank, including 3,401 in the E1 neighbourhood of Ma'ale Adumim. The project seeks to link settlements and separate the West Bank from East Jerusalem, effectively killing off any hope of a contiguous Palestinian State. The Bishops of the International... Read More

Pupils at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Coventry are celebrating record GCSE results with some travelling to school to mark the occasion - while others received their grades via a new government app. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, opened its doors to pupils, despite having the option to receive their results via a smartphone alert, to offer a space to ... Read More

Fr Gabriel Romanelli, Parish Priest at the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, send this note and picture this morning: "You hear bombings all the time. Some are far, some are closer. The pictures attached to this text are from the morning of the 22nd. eight explosions appear south of the Olive neighbourhood, about 500 metres from the parish. "Needs of all kinds for all the civilians of Ga... Read More

A famine has been officially declared today in Gaza City and the surrounding neighbourhoods, by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) - a globally recognised system for classifying the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition. More half a million people are facing "catastrophic conditions", the report states. Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Pales... Read More

Gospel of 22 August 2025 Matthew 22:34-40 At that time: When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 'Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?' And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great an... Read More

On the eve of the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace called by the Pope for Friday August 22, the feast of Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Cardinal Pizzabella, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has highlighted the power of prayer to open people to trust and seek to do good, even in the Holy Land, where finding common ground is nearly impossible. On Wednesday, the Pope invited the faithful around the... Read More

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned Israel's announced large-scale assault on Gaza City. "Striking a densely populated area, under blockade and aid restrictions, gravely violates international humanitarian law-including prohibitions on indiscriminate attacks, disproportionate force, collective punishment, and denial of humanitarian relief," said... Read More