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Following last year's World Day of Prayer for Peace in Sudan, Pax Christi International continues its commitment to peace and justice by inviting communities worldwide to take part in a World Week of Prayer for Peace in Sudan. 17 - 24 April 2026 At this critical time, we are called to stand together in solidarity, through prayer, reflection, and action, for the people of Sudan. Why Sudan? Sudan i... Read More

The Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, has issued the following statement, standing in solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in his calls for peace: "I stand with my brother in Christ, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, in his courageous call for a kingdom of peace. As innocent people are killed and displaced, families torn apart, and futures destroyed, the human cost of war is incalculable. It is the call... Read More

Gospel of 17 April 2026 John 6:1-15 At that time: Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing th... Read More

Pope Leo on Thursday visited Bamenda, a city in Cameroon's troubled north-west region which is at the centre of a decade-long conflict known as the 'Anglophone Crisis'. Since 2016, rebel groups belonging to Cameroon's English-speaking minority have been fighting government forces in the region, in an attempt to create a separate state in the north-west and south-west of the country. Huge crowds ga... Read More

This Autism Acceptance Month, Radio Maria England invites listeners across the country to tune in to a series of thoughtful and encouraging programmes exploring how our parishes can become places of deeper welcome, understanding and belonging for autistic people and their families. Throughout April, Radio Maria England will highlight voices from across the Church who are working to support familie... Read More

Representatives from projects supported by Jesuit Missions (JM) are visiting the UK over the coming days, where they will speak with supporters about their life-changing work. JM partners from India, Madagascar, South Sudan and Guyana will attend Masses, meet with pupils and staff from Jesuit schools, and, on Thursday 23rd April, join the organisation's Annual Reception. They will also spend dedic... Read More

The Supreme Knight of Columbus Patrick Kelly has published the following statement: In recent days, many Catholics and other people of goodwill have been deeply disappointed by the disparaging comments directed at Pope Leo XIV by the President of the United States. The Successor of Saint Peter is not a politician - he is the Vicar of Christ, entrusted with proclaiming the Gospel and shepherding so... Read More

This important and helpful book is a response to the rise of the Far Right in Europe, including Britain, and particularly to the growth of specifically Christian justifications for Far Right activity. It is the result of conversations between a number of academics about a 2020 publication, The Claim to Christianity, by Hannah Strømmen and Ulrich Schmiedel. Both books concentrate heavily on the Fa... Read More

On 10 April the Supreme Court of India stayed all further criminal proceedings and summonses issued against a Roman Catholic priest from Uttar Pradesh, who had been on trial in the Allahabad High Court for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. In a First Information Report (FIR) filed in the Muhammadabad Police Station, Mau District, Uttar Pradesh in 2023, Father Vincent Pereira was accused of h... Read More

Gospel of 16 April 2026 John 3:31-36 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV's landed at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, at 2.57pm local time today, Wednesday, 15 April, marking the beginning of the second leg of his Apostolic Journey. His first stop was at the Presidential Palace, where he met privately with the President of the Republic, Paul Barthélemy Biya, before addressing the authorities, civil society an... Read More

A bishop in Cameroon is praying Pope Leo's visit will herald a "path to peace" as warring factions call a "truce" in anglophone regions marked by conflict. Speaking ahead of the pontiff's arrival today (Wednesday 15th April), Bishop Emmanuel Dassi of Bafia told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) there are already signs of hope. The leader of the Catholic Church plans to travel to Bamenda, where the A... Read More

The Philippines is blessed with great mineral wealth. It has an abundance of nickel, copper, gold, cobalt, chromite, iron ore, manganese, zinc, lead, mercury, and even rare earth elements. It also has vast resources of renewable energy - wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and biomass - yet it depends on burning coal, the most hazardous fuel in the world. It has a highly educated, culturally diverse, t... Read More

Silence in the face of injustice is complicity. Peace demands courage. Faith demands action. Priests Against Genocide USA (PAGUSA) has welcomed and affirmed the recent moral appeal issued by Pope Leo, who, in remarks to reporters at the Vatican, called on "all people of goodwill to search always for peace and not violence, to reject war," and urged citizens worldwide to contact their political lea... Read More