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Tina Beattie, A Theology of Becoming: Body, Blood, Birth and Sacrament Published by Cambridge: CUP, 2026 Reading this book reminded how much theology is literally and metaphorically bloodless. Here, by contrast, Tina Beattie takes us through the birth of each of her four children, with the joy, pain and sometimes trauma involved. She draws on her experiences to interrogate the images we have of t... Read More

Ealing Abbey in west London has set in stone its commitment to supporting survivors of child sexual abuse with a plaque in the abbey church. Abbot Dominic Taylor will bless the plaque at a Mass of Hope and Healing for survivors on Saturday 2 May at 11.15a.m.. It has been installed in the Mary Mother of All chapel which has a relief that depicts Our Lady drawing children to her. The plaque reads: "... Read More

Gospel of 28 April 2026 John 10:22-30 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the Temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, 'How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.' Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Fathe... Read More

One of Pope Francis last wishes was for his popemobile, used during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem, to be converted into a mobile clinic for the children of Gaza. Caritas Sweden last year adapted the vehicle - but the Israeli authorities have still not given it permission to move. Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius writes: "In November last year, I travelled to Bethlehem to inaugurate this Vehicle of... Read More

A Benedictine Abbot says he fears that with the Christian population declining in the Holy Land, the historic quarters will become empty of families and Christian life. Dom Nikodemus Schnabel offered a stark portrait of the situation of Christians in the region where only a "tiny" minority, remain due to war, economic hardship, uncertainty and a steady exodus. Speaking with Aid to the Church in Ne... Read More

Pope Leo XIV held an audience today with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, and prayed with her in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. In his greetings, the Pope shared his joy to receive the Archbishop during the Easter season, recalling the historic encounter between Pope St Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey, which took place ... Read More

This year is the 300th anniversary of the birth of St Gerard Majella. A lay brother, born in 1725, in Basilica, Italy, Gerard trained and worked in his father's trade as a tailor before joining the Redemptorist noviciate at Deliceto, in 1749. St Alphonsus Liguori recognised his extraordinary spirituality and ordered that he be professed early. Although he worked in ordinary jobs, as a porter and a... Read More

Archbishop John Wilson has urged Catholics to join him in praying the Rosary for Life this May. The Month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the prayer initiative encourages people to call on her intercession for those in our society who are facing growing threats of abortion, war, marginalisation and assisted suicide. The Rosary for Life is prayed through the Joyful, Sorrowful, L... Read More

A moment of profound joy and thanksgiving was celebrated at midday yesterday, Sunday 26 April 2026, as the Parish Church of St Philip Howard in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge was solemnly consecrated and blessed following the completion of a major redevelopment project. The Mass was led by the Right Reverend Peter Collins, Bishop of East Anglia, joined by the Right Reverend Alan S Hopes, Bishop Emeritus... Read More

Gospel of 27 April 2026 John 10:11-18 At that time: Jesus said, 'I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shephe... Read More

Pope Leo XIV ordained ten priests during Mass in St Peter's Basilica on Sunday morning as the Church celebrated the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Basing his homily on the Gospel of John, in which Jesus said: "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly," Pope Leo pointed to the generosity of the newly-ordained priests as a sign that this promise is still being lived today. The Po... Read More

Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell delivered this homily during Mass this afternoon in the Basilica of Our Lady at the International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock, Co Mayo, during the the annual Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage. Mary Byrne O'Connell, Patrick Byrne, Patrick Hill, John Curry, and Bridget Trench are not names we know. These people were five of the 15 visionaries here at Knock in 18... Read More

Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Chair of the Department for International Affairs and Bishop of Plymouth, and Bishop Jim Curry, Vice-Chair of the Department for International Affairs and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, have issued a statement to mark the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Armernian Genocide Remembrance Day is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1... Read More

A new exhibition: Pilgrim of Hope: A Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, in pictures, will take place from 1st-30th May at the London Jesuit Centre - next to the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception - 'Farm Street Church', 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 3AH. This free exhibition from Quarr Abbey, with the National Gallery, tells the story of Mary's life, through copies of paintings held... Read More