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Gospel of 9 January 2026 Mark 6:45-52 After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied: Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. And he saw that ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV opened the Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals on Wednesday and recalled that Christ draws us to follow Him, warning that division in the Church scatters the faithful. "I am here to listen," Pope Leo XIV said in his opening address. He began by expressing his joy at welcoming the Cardinals to Rome on the day after Epiphany, praying that the Holy Spirit may guide them during these tw... Read More

Yanoun is a very special place-and a tragic one. It lies in the north of the Palestinian West Bank and has now been emptied of Palestinians. I had heard its name spoken in low, reverent tones long before I ever reached the West Bank. But I did not walk its land until a two-week stint in 2019 when I was based there with EAPPI Stella Carroll and the late David Heap . Our role was to maintain a prote... Read More

Theodore House is hiring! We are looking for a full-time Domestic & Guest Admininstrator to join the small team running our beautiful facility on the Stonyhurst estate, who will be supportive of the Catholic ethos and mission that Theodore House is part of. For more information please visit: https://theodorehouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/TH_Administrator-job-spec_25.12.11.pdf? Read More

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, has called for prayers and calm following the fatal shooting at point blank range by a masked ICE officer, of Rene Nicole Good, a 37 year old mother of three children in Minneapolis. She had just dropped her six year old child at school. Rene was a US citizen born in Colorado and appears to never have been charged with anything involving law... Read More

Israeli human rights organisation Btselem have issued a new report on the situation in Gaza. They write: 'Although the 'ceasefire' agreement was signed nearly three months ago, Israel continues to kill Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip, systematically demolishes buildings and infrastructure and restricts the entry of humanitarian aid. 'Since the start of the 'ceasefire' on 10 October 2025, Is... Read More

The Tricolore Theatre Company and Radio Maria England in association with The Catholic Association of Performing Arts (CaAPA) will be hosting 'Oh Come Let Us Adore Him' - a fundraising evening with dramas and carols, on Saturday, 10 January 2026 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Kensington High Street. The event has been sponsored by Ghirelli. Food and drink kindly donated by Carnevale & Giribi... Read More

The Columban newsletter Vocation for Justice - produced by the Justice, Peace and Ecology Team - is marking 40 years this month. The final hard copy edition is going out at the moment. Future editions will be sent out electronically. Ellen Teague looks back at the last four decades. In one of our first Vocation for Justice newsletters in 1986, the prominent South African Dominican theologian Fr Al... Read More

Gospel of 8 January 2026 Mark 6:34-44 At that time: When Jesus went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, 'This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and ... Read More

"It is the Magisterium [of the Second Vatican Council] that still constitutes the guiding star of the Church's journey today," Pope Leo said, during his Wednesday General Audience, on 7 January, in the Pope VI Hall, as he began a new catechesis series, dedicated to Vatican Council II and a rereading of its Documents, following the Jubilee Year's focus on the mysteries of the life of Jesus. The P... Read More

With the first prayer intention of the year, Pope Leo XIV invites us to rediscover the transforming power of God's Word, the Word in which "we find the light that guides our steps." Along with the Holy Father, we turn to prayer, asking that we might be a Church that "prays with the Word, that is built upon it and shares it with joy, so that in every person, the hope of a new world may be born agai... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has sent his Apostolic Blessing to participants in the Three Kings Parade, the world's largest street Nativity scene held annually on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, in Warsaw. Similar events also took place in many more places in Poland and around the world. On behalf of the Holy Father, the Holy See sent a letter with the papal blessing and spiritual support to Piotr Giertych, Chairm... Read More

Church ministers have called for prayers for peace after fatal clashes erupted in north-west Syria when a volatile ceasefire broke down. At least seven people, mostly civilians, have been killed and several others wounded following clashes between the government and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo yesterday (Tuesday, 6th January). Sister Annie Demerjian, of the Sisters of Jesus and... Read More

On the Feast of the Epiphany, London Catholic Worker volunteer Harry Wills, reflected on who the Magi were and what they teach us about the meaning of the 'Other'." One of my university teachers told us about the time he spent living in rural Africa. He was the only white Christian in a Muslim community. At first, he felt like a distrusted other'. Yet, they shared their space and resources with hi... Read More