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Gospel of 1 December 2025 Matthew 8:5-11 At that time: When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 'Lord, my servant is lying paralysed at home, suffering terribly.' And he said to him, 'I will come and heal him.' But the centurion replied, 'Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too... Read More

In his first public Mass as Bishop of Plymouth at the Cathedral Church of St Mary & St Boniface, on Advent Sunday 30th November 2025, the Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson called for prayers for peace in the land of Jesus's birth, and for all those places where there is strife and suffering, particularly South Sudan and Ukraine. The bishop also urged the congregation to pray for themselves during... Read More

Pope Leo was given a warm send off as he left Türkiye on Sunday afternoon. Aboard the papal plane flying from Istanbul to Beirut, he thanked Türkiye's authorities for their welcome and answered questions from reporters, expressing his hopes for peace in Ukraine and Gaza and confirming the desire to celebrate the 2033 Jubilee of Redemption in Jerusalem. The working English transcription and tra... Read More

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Saturday, more than 100,000 people marched in London to demand an end to Israel's genocide, military occupation and apartheid against Palestinians. This time, the Quaker Witness group led silent worship with the Christians for Palestine at the London Jesuit Centre in Mayfair, before setting out to join the national march via Pal... Read More

Catholics for AIDS Prevention & Support (CAPS) welcomed the Archbishop of Southwark Most Rev. John Wilson to the monthly POSITIVE FAITH HIV peer-support meeting for people living with HIV on Thursday 27 November. Archbishop Wilson, a Patron of CAPS, joined the POSITIVE FAITH community for prayer, sharing and a meal ahead of the annual international World AIDS Day (WAD) on 1 December. Meetings ... Read More

A portrait of Venerable Nano Nagle by Vanessa Jones, was unveiled on Thursday, 27 November 2025 at University College Cork (UCC) as part of the Accenture Women on Walls campaign. Present for the unveiling were the Congregational Leadership Team of the Presentation Sisters (Union) Sr Ann Marie Quinn, Sr Miriam Martin, Sr Sharon Fagan, Sr Joy Puerta, Sr Sheila De Sa, Sr Rosarie Lordan and Sr Anne ... Read More

On October 16th, ICN published a letter from Emek Shaveh - an Israeli NGO working to prevent the politicization of archaeology in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in partnership with experts from around the world. The letter was written after the bombing of a warehouse used to store archaeological finds belonging to the French Biblical and Archaeological Research Institute (École B... Read More

In the last prayer intention for 2025, the Pope asks us to pray "that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope." On the eve of his first apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon, the Holy Father invites us to not "fall into indifference," and to be "builders of unity," praying together with him to the "God of pe... Read More

Gospel of 30 November 2025 Matthew 24:37-44 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: 'For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the S... Read More

The Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson was installed as the Bishop of Plymouth at the Cathedral Church of St Mary & St Boniface, Plymouth on the Patronal Feast Day of St Cuthbert Mayne, Saturday 29th November 2025. Senior Catholic clergy, including His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Most Reverend John Wilson, Metropolit... Read More

Around 4,000 people from all over Turkiye attended Mass with Pope Leo XIV in the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul "on the eve of the day on which the Church commemorates Saint Andrew, Apostle and Patron of this land." The Pope recalled that November 30 marks the first Sunday of Advent - a time dedicated to preparing for the birth of Christ, who was "begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father... Read More

After his visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Saturday, Pope Leo addressed the faithful at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in a prayer service and Doxology. In his greeting to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, the Pope expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the warm reception, highlighting the continuity of fraternal bonds with his predecessors. "Upon entering th... Read More

On the morning of his third day in Türkiye, on his first Apostolic Journey abroad, Pope Leo XIV visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the 'Blue Mosque.' "The Pope experienced the visit to the Mosque in silence, in a spirit of recollection and attentive listening, with deep respect for the place and for the faith of those who gather there in prayer," according to the Holy See Press Office... Read More

First Sunday of Advent I believe that the following words from our second reading from the letter to the Romans at Mass today, gives us the clarity of vision we need to begin a good Advent: '…the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness [and] put on the armour of light".(Rm 13: 12) . In a world where we face many problems due to environmental and climate... Read More