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Gospel of 15 March 2026 John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 At that time: As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. He spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud and said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbours and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying... Read More

Professor Todd Walatka, Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA gave the following reflection at the St Oscar Romero ecumenical service held in St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square today. The theme was: Inspiration and Hope in Hard Times. Romans 12 is one of those passages from St Paul that is both beautiful and, if we are honest, rather overwhelm... Read More

The Archbishop Romero Trust held its annual ecumenical service in St Martin in the Fields church in London on Saturday 14 March. The theme was Inspiration and Hope in Hard Times, and the speaker Professor Todd Walatka, Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA. A small choir began the service with a beautiful Cameroonian chant, 'Stand Firm' and led the co... Read More

'Shared Light' is London's first inter-faith art exhibition, and a new dimension to the Aziz Foundation's London Ramadan Lights programme, initiated three years ago. Situated in the Zedwell hotel's basement café near Piccadilly Circus, the entrance is in The Trocadero Arcade, but currently quite hard to find due to building works and extensive scaffolding. Eventually finding the exhibition, the c... Read More

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe has recently returned from a two week visit to Ukraine to express his support and solidarity with the local Church and the Dominican communities there. Reflecting on his experiences, in an interview with Vatican News, the Cardinal said that the midst of the devastation and destruction, he had "encountered great courage" as people are "determined to stay and do their be... Read More

Fourth Sunday of Lent For far too long disability was understood by many religious people as somehow connected to heavenly disfavour, in some cases a direct consequence of sinfulness, and so it at first seems with the story of the man born blind, we note the unfavourable comment of the disciples who ask Jesus;'"Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus' answer is u... Read More

Gospel of 14 March 2026 Luke 18:9-14 At that time: Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 'Two men went up into the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: "God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV invited Christians who bear responsibility for war, to make a serious examination of conscience, during a meeting on Friday with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, organized annually by the Apostolic Penitentiary. The course offers priests and seminarians extended training regarding issues connected with the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and typically concludes wit... Read More

A new exhibition in London for one day only next week, will share the extraordinary story behind the William John Kennedy Box Sets of images of Andy Warhol - iconic leader of the Pop Art Movement - who was also a devout Catholic. ( He attended Mass every day for most of his life). For the first time, Warhol: Inside the Box will share the full, extraordinary stories of these images, from their cre... Read More

A Light in the Dark by J. (15) Holy Trinity Academy, Telford, Shropshire One crisp autumn morning, the people of St George's Church faced a challenge unlike any they'd encountered before. A group of refugees had arrived in town. They'd fled war, violence, and persecution, crossing seas, deserts, and dangerous borders in search of a safe place to call home. Many were traumatised, their lives torn a... Read More

Seafarers calling at Ukrainian ports will receive specialist safety kits designed to mitigate the risks posed by missile and drone attacks under a new initiative from maritime charity Stella Maris. The crew safety kits are designed to help seafarers prepare for and respond to emergencies while operating in conflict affected regions. The initiative comes at a time of heightened geopolitical tension... Read More

Christians in the West Bank risk becoming "a memory of the past" as a result of decisions by Israeli authorities giving settlers increased rights, a priest in the Holy Land has warned. Taybeh's Roman Catholic parish priest, Father Bashar Fawadleh, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) of "mounting pressure" on the 1,400 people living in the Christian-majority village, following measures introduced... Read More

As another 25 people were killed by airstrikes in Beirut this morning (13th March), a senior Church aid worker in the country said years of fragile peace had collapsed in an instant. Mariella Boutros, project coordinator in Lebanon for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), said the overwhelming feeling in the country is that things are "overwhelmingly bad". A fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Isr... Read More

Pax Christi USA and almost 40 other organizations have signed a statement expressing their opposition to new efforts to enact a federal military draft. A diverse coalition is mobilizing opposition to a recently-passed federal law that seeks to step up preparations for and readiness to activate a military draft. The new law authorizes the federal Selective Service System to begin using automated in... Read More