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COP30 starts on Monday, 10 October. The head of the UN has called our inability to keep below 1.5 degrees global warming as "moral failure and deadly negligence". There are so many reasons to despair, to assume that nothing good can come out of yet another conference where fossil fuel lobbyists out-number the delegation of whole countries. And yet, it must always be right to pray. And it must al... Read More

In 2023, a new life-size bronze statue of St Dominic was unveiled outside the Dominicans' chapel in Edinburgh. In this new film by Graham Pritz-Bennett, Becoming Dominic, we follow sculptor Kenny Hunter as he draws the form of this statue out of its raw materials. This labour, attempting to capture the spirit of St Dominic, is woven between interviews with today's Dominican Friars, who in many dif... Read More

On Saturday, 8th November, I attended the Gaza Day Conference: A Mental Health Conference for Palestine - Living Through the Unimaginable: Witnessing and Responding to the Genocide in Gaza. The event, organised by Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine, took place at Birkbeck, University of London. We heard from Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, Director General of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, who as... Read More

Our day began once again with a spiritual moment presented by the USA delegates. They told the stories of a number of Peace Workers who have been inspiring. Some are on their way to Beatification. Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1776-1853) a philanthropist and founder of many Catholic works. He was a born as a slave in Haiti. Venerable Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange (1784-1882) a native of the Caribbean... Read More

Deacon Justin Malawezi Jr, Senior Lecturer and Chaplain at Edge Hill University, Liverpool, was keynote speaker at the Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ) Annual General Meeting, held at St Thomas More church in Manor House north London, on Saturday. The day began with Yogi Sutton, Chair, outlined the current situation with CARJ. A serious reduction in funds led to having to make their ... Read More

Gospel of 9 November 2025 John 2:13-22 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he to... Read More

On Friday 7 November, a group of UK Christians spoke out against the Christian nationalist narrative they say is the antithesis of the values at the heart of their faith. Those speaking out include a former Archbishop of Canterbury, bishops, clergy and lay people. Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, a prayer walk was held around London's Hyde Park, stopping at several sites which signify how people born ... Read More

We began our day with a Spirituality input lead by the Asian/Pacific delegates. We praised the Lord in Tagalog, the Philippino language, and individual prayers of intercession. Session four focussed on disarmament and integral human evaluation. The Speakers were: Jonathan Frierchs, PCI UN Representative, Geneva; Dr Richard Bosch, Pax Christi, Stuttgart; Sr Filo Hirota, Justice and Peace, Japan's ... Read More

Remembrance Sunday is a time for looking back, with reflection on action and prayers for peace in the future. "Somebody should visit John's grave". A vivid childhood memory is hearing my granny urging that a family member pay respects at her brother's grave in France. It was 1969 and John had been dead for 51 years, but she often reminisced of how he was killed on 15 October 1918. He had been serv... Read More

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. In the UK, Remembrance Sunday. This time of year is one in which our beloved dead are especially remembered, not only have we had All Souls, but our own religious commemorations of the faithful departed and the annual services of Remembrance make sure that those gone before us are not forgotten but recollected, remembered, and cherished. It is a wonderful gift ... Read More

Gospel of 8 November 2025 Matthew 1:18-23 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord... Read More

In The Pope Video for November 2025, the Holy Father asks us to pray for those who are struggling with thoughts of suicide. He reminds us that all of us are vulnerable and that Christian communities must be welcoming, open to listening, and full of hope. Every day about 2,000 people in the world take their lives. It is the third leading cause of death among young people.In this context, we are inv... Read More

On Thursday morning at the Vatican, Pope Leo met with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, and discussed the "urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza". The conversation was the first encounter between the pair, who had previously spoken only over the phone. A statement from the Holy See Press Office described the meeting as "cordial", adding that among t... Read More

In a powerful show of unity amid rising global and local tensions, faith and belief leaders from across Glasgow's diverse communities gathered last night to launch the Glasgow 850 Interfaith Declaration - a unifying statement of shared values and commitments to build a more just, inclusive, and compassionate Glasgow. Signed by senior representatives from Glasgow's diverse faith and belief communit... Read More