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Gospel of 29 December 2025 Luke 22:24-30 At that time: A dispute also arose among the Apostles, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And Jesus said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serve... Read More

During the Angelus, on the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square to continue to pray for peace in the world, and especially for families suffering because of wars. "In the light of the Lord's Christmas, let us continue to pray for peace. Today, in particular, let us pray for families suffering because of war, for children, the elderly, and the ... Read More

The Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, Bishop Earl Fernandes, has granted a dispensation from Mass attendance to parishioners "who reasonably fear being detained" due to increased immigration enforcement activities in the area. Bishop Fernandes made the announcement in response to the recent increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities (ICE) in the Diocese of Columbus, causing... Read More

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, the Church invites us to contemplate anew the quiet strength, the steadfast love and the attentive trust that marked the home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Their life in Nazareth was simple, hidden and at times anxious, yet it was within that small household that God chose to dwell among us. The Holy Family shows us t... Read More

From 28 December 2025 to 1 January 2026, the 48th European Youth Meeting is taking place in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Organised by the ecumenical Taizé Community, this five-day Meeting brings together young Europeans aged 18 to 35, at the invitation of local churches and in close collaboration with the civil authorities. The European Meeting is bringing together around 15,000 young peo... Read More

Rt Rev Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury writes in his Christmas Message, titled The Summer of Flags and the Lights of Christmas: The national flags which suddenly appeared in communities across the country, were among the most unexpected events of 2025. In some of our most deprived communities the vast number of these flags was something I had never witnessed before. Many commentators offered in... Read More

Toine Van Teeffelen, Pax Christi partner and Educational Adviser in Palestine writes: Here are a number of unsettling developments on the West Bank in the past year that have received little attention in the mainstream media in general. 1. Traveling between cities has become problematic. This applies primarily to trips from the West Bank to Jerusalem. But few people are allowed to pass; with rare ... Read More

Gospel of 28 December 2025 Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 When the Magi had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.' And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there unti... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has donated three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing - "where there is no electricity, no water, and no heating." The Papal Almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, said the aid was a "small gesture' intended to support families that, like the Holy Family, "are travelling along the 'via dolorosa' of exile in search of refuge." The trucks contai... Read More

Too often in Britain might we encounter conversations where Abbots and Abbesses are assumed to be artefacts of the past - or Abbeys a form of institution consigned to noble ruin , in countryside outposts only cared for by English Heritage. As we move towards the New Year though a fresh biography of the founding Abbot of Worth Abbey in Sussex knocks such assumptions for six and points the way to... Read More

28th December 2025 I do find the first reading from Sirach rather lop sided. Of course it belongs to an age where lines of authority were clearly set and the patriarchal role far more dominant, but the language used starts with authority over others, and the call to revere your mother and honour your father does not seem to take into account a reciprocal sense of relationship being at least two wa... Read More

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, Today's Feast of the Holy Family continues our rejoicing in the birth of Jesus, our hope and our salvation. This Feast has also been chosen as the moment in which dioceses throughout the world mark the end of the Jubilee Year with its theme of 'Pilgrims into Hope'. I think these two themes, of hope and family life, go well together. During this Holy Year ... Read More

Gospel of 27 December 2025 John 20:2-8 On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, 'They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.' So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going towards the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other ... Read More

On the feast of Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the Church, Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to contemplate martyrdom not as an end, but as a beginning: a "birth into heaven" that reveals what it truly means to come into the light. Greeting pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square for the Angelus, on the day traditionally known by early Christians as Saint Stephen's "birthday", the Pope recal... Read More