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Gospel of 13 December 2025 Matthew 25:1-13 At that time: Jesus told his disciples this parable, 'The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they al... Read More

In a message addressed to Latin American priests, seminarians, and religious men and women studying in Rome, Pope Leo XIV encouraged them to remember their calling to follow Christ and strive to place God above everything. "Since we live in a confusing society of noise, today more than ever we need servants and disciples who announce the absolute primacy of Christ and who keep His voice clearly i... Read More

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe gave the following address on Wednesday evening at the candlelit Westminster Abbey Advent Service, attended by His Majesty King Charles, with faith leaders from the UK and Middle East, clergy representing churches from around the world, and representatives of other faiths and charities. The theme of the service was a celebration of Christian witness. All over the world, ... Read More

A Young advocate for persecuted Christians gave a moving testimony at a packed Advent service in Westminster Abbey, attended by His Majesty, The King on 10 December. Ribqa Nevash, from Faisalabad, Pakistan, who last year received Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (UK)'s Courage to be Christian Award for her advocacy, spoke passionately about the plight of persecuted Christians in Pakistan... Read More

His Majesty The King and faith leaders from across the UK and Middle East attended a candlelit service to celebrate Christian witness in Advent at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday. In a personal message shared in the Order of Service, King Charles said: "It is a great joy to gather with you in the most glorious setting of Westminster Abbey as we celebrate the light, hope and, above all, the peace of... Read More

An international transport company based in Central America has been forced to add Bibles, books, magazines and printed newspapers to the list of items prohibited from entering Nicaragua. The Central American media outlet CentroAmérica360 reports that notices placed at Tica Bus terminals in Costa Rica from which the company's trips to the Nicaraguan capital Managua depart include the newly prohib... Read More

The Military Council in Myanmar's Kachin State has reportedly ordered all Christian churches in townships designated for the country's 28 December elections, including Myitkyina, Putao and Tanai, to hold their Christmas celebrations before 20 December to avoid conflict with the elections. Churches in the state, which has been subject to a blanket internet blackout for over a year, are reportedly c... Read More

Gospel of 12 December 2025 Matthew 11:16-19 At that time: Jesus said to the crowd: 'To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to their playmates, "We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn." 'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, "He has a demon." The Son of Man came eati... Read More

At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the importance of reflecting on death - especially in today's world that tends to avoid doing so - to discover the power of Christ's Resurrection and thus find a new meaning for our life. To know that death exists, "and above all to reflect on it, teaches us to choose what we really want to make of our existence," the Pope told pilgrim... Read More

CAFOD's Christmas Fun Runs are back with Frank Cottrell-Boyce and FCJ religious sisters Lynne and MaryAnne leading the charge! CAFOD's popular Christmas Fun Runs are back on Saturday 27 December 2025, bringing together communities in Liverpool and Bollington for a morning filled with joy, fresh air and festive cheer, all in support of families around the world facing poverty and injustice. After a... Read More

Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference gathered this week for their Winter 2025 General Meeting. The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin. Bishops reflected that, earlier this week on 8 December, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Universal Catholic Church marked the 60th anniversary of t... Read More

Sarah Teather, the former director of Jesuit Refugee Services, is one of 34 new political peers appointed to the House of Lords. Before serving at JRS, Sarah Teather was a LibDem MP for Brent East and Brent Central and Minister of State at the Department for Education. A spokeswoman for the Jesuit Refugee Service UK said: "Congratulations to our former director, Sarah Teather, upon her appointment... Read More

Gospel of 11 December 2025 Matthew 11:11-15 At that time: Jesus said to the crowd: 'Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the Prophets ... Read More

Last week a parish in Massachusetts, St Susanna Parish in Dedham, changed their outdoor Nativity scene - replacing the figures of Mary and Joseph with a sign saying 'ICE was here' in protest at the 'Immigration and Customs Enforcement' raids often targeting churchgoers. Many thousands of people have been arrested across the USA, separated from their families and often taken to unknown locations. B... Read More