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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

As we approach Holy Week our thoughts and prayers are very much on the Holy Land and particularly on the last days of Jesus, as he approached Jerusalem. In an act of deep symbolism and solidarity, a number of Catholic and Anglican Dioceses have again chosen Palestinian Olive Oil as the base for their Holy Oils. So far, these include the Catholic Dioceses of Arundel and Brighton and Birmingham, and... Read More

Gospel of 13 March 2026 Mark 12:28b-34 At that time: One of the scribes came up to Jesus and asked him, 'Which commandment is the most important of all?' Jesus answered, 'The most important is, "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." The second is this:... Read More

The General Secretariat of the Synod has released the final report of Study Group 5 on Women's participation in the life and leadership of the Church. The Final Report is composed of three parts. The first offers a brief reconstruction of the history of Study Group No. 5 and its working method. The second part presents a synthesis of the themes that emerged from the synodal study. This section is ... Read More

On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, OSA, as the new Papal Almoner, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, and made him Archbishop. At the same time, the Pope named Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the previous Papal Almoner, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź, his birthplace in Poland. Cardinal Krajewski has served as the Papal Almoner since 2013, ... Read More

Three former US Democrat presidents and the current President of Colombia were among a vast array of speakers at a marathon final public memorial service for the late Baptist minister and trailblazing politician Rev Jesse Jackson in Chicago last Friday. Rev Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr, negotiated global hostage releases, and shamed c... Read More