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Gospel of 18 September 2025 Luke 7:36-50 At that time: One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his fee... Read More

At the conclusion of his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his "deepest" sympathy for the people of Gaza. He renewed his appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, a diplomatic solution to the crisis, and full respect for international humanitarian law. "I express my deepest sympathy to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and survive in una... Read More

The World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel is an annual World Council of Churches event held during the third week of September. The week aims to encourage people of faith to pray for, and work towards, an end to Israeli occupation and oppression allowing both Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace. This year the week runs from the 20th to the 26th September and the theme is 'We must giv... Read More

The new Catholic Parish of Brighton & Hove was inaugurated on Sunday 14 September, with Mass at St John the Baptist Church, Kemptown, celebrated by Bishop Richard Moth and priests and deacons from across the new parish. Bishop Richard published a new Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton in January 2024. Called 'The Word Who is Life: The Call to Mission', the Plan creates vit... Read More

A bishop has condemned the "horrible carnage" after more than 60 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a message to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Melchisédech Sikuli Paluko of Butembo-Beni condemned the brutal attack carried out by Islamist extremists in Ntoyo village, in Saint Joseph of Maguredjipa parish, North Kivu, on 8th September. The slaughter has been attri... Read More

Writer and broadcaster Joanna Bogle will be leading the Catholic History Walk this Friday, September 19th. Meet at 2pm on the steps of St Patrick's Church, Soho Square. Nearest tube: Tottenham Park Road. No need to book - just turn up! We will explore Holborn and learn about Bishop Richard Challoner. ALL WELCOME! Bishop Challoner September was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Aposto... Read More

Catholics in Fundraising (CiF) invites charities, parishes, and schools across the UK to take part in a festive initiative celebrating creativity, community, and generosity: "The Most Beautiful Christmas Card" 2025. Anyone hoping to raise some charitable funds by selling Christmas cards will be pouring over designs now, even though Christmas is three months away, and here's a way to boost sales. ... Read More

A Memorial Service To Celebrate the Life of the Earl of Sandwich - John Sandwich took place yesterday, September 16th 2025, in St Margaret's, Parliament's Parish Church, Westminster. In the absence of Lord Alton, because of his spinal fracture and other injuries, his Tribute was read by the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, the Earl of Kinnoull. Celebrating the Life of John Sandwich. On February ... Read More

Gospel of 17 September 2025 Luke 7:31-35 At that time: Jesus said, 'To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to one another, "We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep." 'For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you... Read More

Pope Leo XIV today spoke by phone with Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, and assures all those who turn to the parish of his concern, closeness, and prayers. Overnight, just an hour before midnight, the Israeli army launched a massive ground offensive, with media in the Gaza Strip reporting 37 attacks in 20 minutes, and a mass flight of the remaining p... Read More

In a message sent to His Majesty King Charles III, Pope Leo XIV has expressed his "heartfelt condolences" and "prayerful closeness" to the King, the Duke of Kent, and the Royal Family as they attended the Requiem Mass for Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, in Westminster Cathedral today, Tuesday 18 September. The Holy Father gave thanks to God for "the Duchess's legacy of Christian goodness, seen in ... Read More

The UN Commission of Inquiry's finding today doesn't just confirm that David Lammy's letter to Parliament last week was 'wrong' regarding Israel's genocide. The true extent of UK Government complicity is far worse. In the letter, addressed to the Chair of the International Development Committee, the former Foreign Secretary told Parliament: "The Government has not concluded that Israel is acting w... Read More

As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israel's intensifying military operation, families with starving children are being pushed southwards from one "hellscape" to another, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today . The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped up its ground offensive in Gaza City, ordering residents to leave the area. Speaking from the south... Read More

Sr Katrina Alton, Pax Christi National Chaplain writes: 'Today, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry has formally concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. "It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set for on the Genocide Convention." The criteria include, mass killings, infliction of serious mental or physical harm, destr... Read More