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A Catholic charity is marking the climax of its rosary peace campaign with schools as the Pope invites the world to join him tomorrow in praying to the Virgin Mary, calling for an end to conflict. Pope Leo XIV will preside over the recitation of the Holy Rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, Rome, tomorrow (Saturday, 30th May), at 6pm GMT. At a time of increased viole... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has already appealed for peace in the world many times throughout his pontificate. His appeals have always been accompanied with consistent calls for prayer. On Saturday, 30 May at 7pm Pope Leo will preside over the recitation of the Holy Rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens. All people and all Shrines around the world are invited to join him in praying t... Read More

Gospel of 29 May 2026 Mark 11:11-26 With the acclamation of the crowd, Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he c... Read More

Towards the end of the General Audience in St Peter's Square yesterday, Pope Leo was filmed stepping down from the platform where he was speaking to assist someone in the audience who had been taken ill with the heat that reached over 34C. That person was Father Diego Semeraro, a priest from Martina Franca, a town in Puglia, southern Italy, who had come to Rome together with his brother Father Fr... Read More

Christian Aid is launching an urgent appeal as a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with faith leaders playing a critical role in preventing the disease snowballing out of control. The international development agency's local partners are at the forefront of the response - not just with hygiene kits and sanitation but with critical prevention messages passe... Read More

Upon the publication of 'Magnifica Humanitas,' Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical on artificial intelligence and human dignity, World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee moderator Bishop Prof Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm expressed gratitude for the papal social document. 'Magnifica Humanitas' (Latin for 'The Magnificent Humanity'), addresses the rapid technological developments in the age of dig... Read More

Thy Kingdom Come, a global ecumenical prayer movement, has released a new interview with Bishop Nicholas Hudson in which he reflects on the extraordinary life of Saint Carlo Acutis. In his own words, Bishop Hudson shares the following: Saint Carlo "died very young - he wasn't quite 16 when he died. He was diagnosed almost overnight with a very, very serious leukemia. And as soon as he was told of... Read More

It is with profound grief that Development and Peace - Caritas Canada (DPCC) announces the passing of its executive director, Carl Hétu. Hétu, who had been ailing from cancer for two years, breathed his last in the wee hours of this morning, surrounded by his family. He was 66 years old and is survived by his wife, Lorraine; four children; and three grandchildren. To them, and to the countless f... Read More

It was a beautiful May; Mary's month. A time of blossom and renewal, and for many of us another joy, as we prepare for the next season of the Spiritual Classics Book Club. Soon we will gather again to read, reflect and pray together. This time we turn to a favourite work of the Catholic tradition: The Autobiography of St Thérèse of Lisieux, known as Story of a Soul. It is hard to think of a bett... Read More

Father Patrick van der Vorst from Gospel in Art revisits the artworks, places and experiences that shaped his journey from the art world to the priesthood. Interwoven with testimonies from priests, religious sisters and consecrated men and women, the film explores how God calls each person uniquely through beauty, faith, experience and the search for vocation. See the film here: https://www.youtub... Read More

Gospel of 28 May 2026 Matthew 26:36-42 Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, 'Sit here, while I go over there and pray.' And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, 'My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.' And going a little further he fell on his fa... Read More

Renewing the liturgy and allowing it to progress, while preserving tradition, allows the Church to grow, be united and continue her mission of spreading the Gospel to all, Pope Leo XIV said during the Wednesday General Audience in St Peter's Square on 27 May. The Holy Father continued his catechesis series on the Documents of the Second Vatican Council, and reflected on the 1963 Constitution on t... Read More

Pax Christi USA report that across the country, people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention have launched hunger and labour strikes, bravely putting their lives on the line to demand their freedom and protest the horrendous and inhumane conditions they are subjected to in detention. At Delaney Hall in New Jersey, the labour and hunger strike began in response to people being deni... Read More

In his op ed in The Critic, Lord Alton writes about why there is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide laws and how much better it would be if advocates used their time and energy to campaign for comprehensive palliative care throughout the UK - and tackled the scandalous hospice funding crisis. The priority should be assisting and caring for the livi... Read More