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Gospel of 4 July 2026 Matthew 9:14-17 At that time: The disciples of John came to Jesus, saying, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?' And Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one puts a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old ga... Read More

Human life is a sacred gift that merits to be welcomed, protected and cared for in all its stages. Nevertheless, indifference, exclusion and violence threatening the dignity of the person, especially those who are particularly vulnerable, persists in many parts of the world. When respect for life diminishes, the throwaway culture grows, leaving many without the care, support and recognition they n... Read More

As the World Cup enters its fourth week, CAFOD partners from across the world have reflected on the ability of sport to inspire and bring people together. South Sudan is deeply affected by ongoing conflict between organised forces and young people. Tensions can arise from ethnic differences and historical grievances can further complicate relationships. One of our partners from Upper Nile state e... Read More

Voices were joined, when more than 700 children came together at the Cathedral Church of St Mary, in Newcastle upon Tyne, to mark the successful first year of a new school singing initiative. Cantate: A Celebration of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Schools Singing Programme, saw pupils from ten primary schools within the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust sing at the Cathedral across two ... Read More

Holy Trinity Church, Dockhead, just downstream from Tower Bridge, was filled to the rafters twice this week for the funeral of Canon Alan McLean, who served the parish and the surrounding community for more than thirty years - firstly for a parish Mass on Thursday evening and then for the more formal Requiem Mass, led by Archbishop John Wilson, on Friday morning. Alan, born just a few miles away i... Read More

Together for the Common Good is seeking a motivated and collaborative Coordinator to join our Common Good Schools team. Working alongside our Project Leader, Jo Stow, the successful applicant will help schools become a force for the common good in their communities while equipping young people with Common Good Thinking. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing national progra... Read More

The Bishops of Scotland have confirmed the completion of the sale of the former Pontifical Scots College building on the Via Cassia in Rome, marking the end of an important chapter in the history of the college. Since 1964, the Via Cassia building has been home to generations of Scottish seminarians during their formation for priestly ministry. Commenting on the building sale, Bishop John Keenan, ... Read More

Gospel of 3 July 2026 John 20:24-29 Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, 'We have seen the Lord'. But he said to them, 'Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.' Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, a... Read More

Luminiscence premiered at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday night. (review coming soon). This spectacular immersive 360-degree video projection experience brings the story of Westminster Cathedral to life in breath-taking ways with colour and imagery, music and a narration by Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville - culminating in a vision of what the Cathedral may one day look like fully covered in... Read More

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Bishop of the Ukrainian Eparchy of the Holy Family of London has released a statement on the Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv carried out in the early hours of Thursday morning, 2 July: "Our hearts are heavy but not broken following yet another massive and brutal aerial assault last night on Kyiv. As the Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy... Read More

The bishops of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, (SSPX) Alfonso de Galarreta and Bernard Fellay - respectively principal consecrator and co-consecrator - and the newly consecrated bishops, Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, and Marc Hanappier, have incurred 'ipso facto' the 'latae sententiae' excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See for having carried out "an... Read More

Homeland Lost, at the P21 Gallery in 21-27 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD, is an exhibition of works by award-winning documentary photographer Alan Gignoux and the journalist and photographer Ahmad al-Bazz. The project juxtaposes portraits of Palestinian refugees displaced in 1948 and their descendants with photographs of their former homes and villages inside Israel. Created between 2004 and 2005 ... Read More

More than fifty humanitarian, climate and peacebuilding organisations are urging Keir Starmer to rethink Britain's growing military spending, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara. The joint letter, organised by Quakers in Britain and Rethinking Security, follows this week's Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which promised a further £15 billion for the military. Signatories including CAFOD, Pax Christi... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has today appointed Fr Stephen Wang as the new Bishop of Arundel & Brighton Diocese. Fr Steven succeeds Archbishop Richard Moth as the Sixth Bishop of Arundel & Brighton. Ordained to the priesthood on 3 January 1998, Fr Stephen has spent the last five years as Rector of the Venerable English College, one of two English and Welsh seminaries in Rome training men for the priestho... Read More