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The Peace Pairs project is a programme from Pax Christi England and Wales, bringing peacemakers of different generations together for a year to learn from and accompany each other. During this year, they are invited to explore different peace issues and nonviolence. The project is based on the Peace Pairs programme from Pax Christi USA. The pairs meet once a month, either in person or online, and ... Read More

'A fresh, big-hearted comedy' The Wall Street Journal - The Ballad of Wallis Island is this month's movie at the Tim Hetherington Film Club in the Arrupe Hall of at Farm Street Jesuit Centre this Thursday 26 February 2026 6.30 for 7pm This tells the story of an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island where he tries to make his fantasy come true by getting his favourite folk duo... Read More

The Scottish Catholic Bishops have issued the following Statement on the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill. The Bishops thank the Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES) and the Scottish Catholic Parliamentary Office (SCPO) for the considerable work undertaken to present the Church's strongly held views on this issue. We rec... Read More

Gospel of 24 February 2026 Matthew 6:7-15 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: 'When you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then, like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on eart... Read More

The Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace (CSJP) is pleased to announce that Easter in Disguise, the 2026 Bloomsbury Lent Book, by Liz Dodd, CSJP, is now available for purchase. Rooted in the Congregation's charism of pursuing peace through justice, Sister Liz invites readers to rediscover Lent as a "radical, subversive season of resistance" and a time for genuine liberation. In Easter... Read More

The Britain Palestine Project (formerly the Balfour Project) will be hosting a conversation with Professor Peter Beinhart on Tuesday 24 February at 3pm, about Jewish identity, ethics, and responsibility in the shadow of Gaza's destruction - open to all, and followed by audience Q&A. Peter Beinart is Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the Newmark School of Journalism at the City... Read More

A bishop in eastern Ukraine has said you never know when death will come - as two people were killed and three wounded in strikes this morning (Monday, 23rd February). Russian drones hit industrial, energy and civil infrastructure in Odesa and Kharkiv, and a man also died and another was injured in Zaporizhzhia, just one day before the fourth anniversary of the 2022 invasion that has left millions... Read More

Shrewsbury Cathedral yesterday held two services to welcome record numbers of adults seeking Baptism and admission into the Catholic Church this Easter. The numbers of people asking to become Catholics in the Diocese of Shrewsbury - which includes all of Shropshire, Cheshire, the Wirral and parts of Greater Manchester - has almost doubled in the past three years. The surge in new converts has mea... Read More

Fr Thomas V Kunnunkal SJ, a distinguished Indian educationist, passed away at the age of 99 on January 28, 2026, leaving behind a rich legacy of service. He was laid to rest on January 30. Fr Kunnunkal served two terms as Principal of St Xavier's School from 1962 to 1979, during which time he made significant strides in the field of education. In recognition of his remarkable contributions, the Go... Read More

Dr Todd Walatka, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana), is one of the leading experts on the life and teaching of St Oscar Romero. He is coming to the UK at the invitation of the Archbishop Romero Trust from March 9-14, with engagements in Canterbury, Leeds, Durham (where he is to give the annual Romero Lecture), St Alban's and London. In preparation for his new book, 'Th... Read More

Gospel of 23 February 2026 Matthew 25:31-46 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the... Read More

On the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Pope Leo renewed his appeal for peace. After the Angelus prayer with pilgrims in St Pete's Square on Sunday, the Holy Father said: "Let the weapons fall silent, let the bombings cease, let an immediate ceasefire be reached, and let dialogue be strengthened to pave the way toward peace." Describing a war which is "unfolding before the eyes of th... Read More

On Ash Wednesday - after months of trying - a group of religious and clergy were finally given a temporary injunction to visit the Broadview ICE 'processing centre' for migrants on the outskirts of Chicago. They gave Communion and distributed ashes to those inside. That evening, more than 3,500 people attended a Mass outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Chicago, presided over by Cardinal Bla... Read More

Music in Motion - a Choral Concert in aid of destitute refugees in London will take place at All Hallows Church, Savernake Road, (seven minutes walk from Gospel Oak Station) on Sunday 8 March 6.30pm This will be a wonderfully immersive, musical experience, for the audience because the singers move around the church as they present different pieces of choral music - sometimes singing on the move! P... Read More