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Anne O'Connor, from the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) has sent the following catechetical resources for Lent today. They include a new Stations of the Cross for Young People suitable for schools, youth groups and Confirmation as well as a Stations of the Cross for parish use. There's a four page A4 sheet with reflections and prayers from the start of Lent up to Holy Week plus an update... Read More

Bishop Paul Mason, Lead Bishop for Healthcare for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has issued a statement expressing concern about a proposed clinical trial of puberty blockers involving children, saying that "vulnerable children should not be part of an experiment of the kind that will soon be starting at King's College." Bishop Mason urges a path of supportive care for chil... Read More

Gospel of 16 January 2026 Mark 2:1-12 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralysed man carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof ... Read More

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP gave a meditation at the Extraordinary Consistory convened by Pope Leo in Rome, on 7-8 January. The meeting - which included 170 cardinals - centred on the themes of synodality and mission. Reflecting on Mark 6:45-52, Jesus walking on water to the disciples during a storm, he said: "Sometimes we feel alone, burnt out, exhausted. But Jesus is watching and will come cl... Read More

Churches on the edge of the City of London begin their prayers for Christian Unity with a bi-lingual Welsh & English Service at Jewin Welsh Church, 70 Fann Street, London EC1Y OSA. This will take place on Saturday, 13.30, 17 January 2026. This will be followed on Sunday, 18 January 2026 with Evening Prayer, 16.00, in St Giles' Cripplegate, Barbican EC2Y 8DA, and culminating on Friday, 23 Janua... Read More

The JAMIA (Jesuits Among Muslims in Asia) Conference was held at the Caritas National Centre in Colombo Sri Lanka from 27 to 30 December 2025. The Sri Lanka Jesuit Province played host to the Assembly, with Joseph Victor Edwin SJ as the overall convenor. The Conference brought together Jesuits and their collaborators from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India and Pakistan. ... Read More

Two Sixth Year students from Clongowes Wood College SJ, Ollie Worth and Leon Zang Patje, write: On 9 January 2007, Steve Jobs, the then CEO of Apple Inc., introduced the first iPhone at Macworld. It went on sale six months later on 29 June. To date, Apple has sold over three billion iPhones since the first model was launched in 2007. On Friday 9 January 2026, the phones 19th anniversary, two stud... Read More

Priest and author, Fr Sean Smith who ministers at Knock Shrine, writes: Recent statements by the Ministries of Education, on both sides of the Irish border, have left a solemn warning that the end of religious education in Catholic schools could be around the corner. This calls for a serious, positive, and radical response. I dare to propose a national plan of action in this article: Restore paren... Read More

Archbishop Mark O'Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia, and Bishop Peter Brignall, Bishop of Wrexham, have issued a joint statement ahead of a Senedd debate and vote on assisted suicide legislation. On Tuesday 27 January Members of the Senedd will be asked to decide whether Wales should give its consent to Westminster's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - a law that would legalise assisted ... Read More

Sojan Joseph, Member of Parliament for Ashford, will deliver the Catholic Union's next pub talk, entitled: 'Mental Health: Reflections on a First Year in Parliament' on Monday 19 January at 6pm. Chaired by Catherine Pepinster, Sojan will reflect on his first year in Parliament drawing on his background, working in the NHS in mental health for 22 years and inclusion in the community. The event is ... Read More

Gospel of 15 January 2026 Mark 1:40-45 At that time: A leper came to Jesus, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, 'If you will, you can make me clean.' Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, 'I will; be clean.' And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, and said to him, 'See that you ... Read More

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay has stated that the US government's stated determination to own and control Greenland is in diametric opposition to the wishes of the people of Greenland and to their political trajectory towards independence. "It is tantamount to neocolonialism," said Dr Pillay. "The World Council of Churches joins with Bishop Paneeraq Siegstad... Read More

During his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis series on the Second Vatican Council, looking more closely at "one of the most beautiful and important of the Council," namely the Dogmatic Constitution 'Dei Verbum,' on Divine Revelation. Recalling Jesus' words in the Gospel passage according to St John: "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does n... Read More

This year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from 18-25 January. The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for 2026: One hope, one calling' - comes from Apostle Paul's letter to the Ephesians: "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling" (Eph. 4:4). In a world with diverse and often divided traditions and expressions of Chri... Read More