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El Parnaso Hyspano will be holding three spiritual music workshops in London in October, learning songs that pilgrims have sung on their way to Santiago de Compostela and other places of pilgrimage for many years. After the three sessions, participants will join in a mini-pilgrimage from Farm Street to Spanish Place singing these songs on the way. Pilgrims sang these songs in different times and ... Read More

Caritas Deaf Service 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place in Westminster Cathedral this Saturday, 26th September at 2pm. Deaf people have been coming to signed and interpreted Masses on the Cathedral complex since before the second World War, probably longer. In 1976 the ministry with the Deaf Community officially became part of the Diocese. In 1976 we were called Ephphatha and led by Fr P... Read More

Gospel of 22 September 2026 Luke 8:19-21 At that time: His mother and his brothers and sisters came to Jesus, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, 'Your mother and your brothers and sisters are standing outside, desiring to see you.' But he answered them, 'My mother and my brothers and sisters are those who hear the word of God and do it.' Reflection on the painting ... Read More

In a world marked by conflict and division, the development of artificial intelligence must be guided by wisdom and charity so that technological progress may serve the dignity of every person and strengthen the bonds that unite the human family. This is the message at the heart of Pope Leo XIV's words to participants in the first edition of AI4Peace, an international symposium dedicated to the op... Read More

The Lay Community of St Benedict (LCSB) has elected Geoff O'Donoghue as its new Leader. He succeeds Adam Simon, who has served in the role for six years. Geoff has been a member of the Lay Community for more than 25 years. Together with his wife Jenny and their three children he has experienced the Community as a source of welcome, prayer and support through the changing seasons of family life. As... Read More

Pax Christi will be holding a vigil in Liverpool this Thursday, 24 September for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian paediatrician from Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip who has been detained and held hostage in an Israeli detention facility since December 2024. During that time he has endured beatings and torture, which is routine in Israeli detention. Dr Safiya has also been denied medical ... Read More

London Churches Refugee Fund (LCRF) hosted an information event at the historic Wesley's Chapel in London on Thursday, 17th September. LCRF exists to support projects working directly with destitute asylum seekers in the capital. The keynote speaker was Brother Johannes Maertens, a monk of the Community of the Good Shepherd and a long-standing member of the Catholic Worker community. For more than... Read More

As Fairtrade Fortnight (21 September - 4 October 2026) begins, the ecumenical charity Christian Concern for One World (CCOW) has issued some resources for churches and Christian communities. These include: A church action guide An interactive chocolate prayer, which enables prayer for both local and global farmers and Preaching notes tied into the lectionary readings, as well as a wide variety of... Read More

New research shows rising public concern about the impact of climate change on food supplies, as the people growing tea, coffee, cocoa and bananas for the UK say they need urgent fair pay to withstand unprecedented climate challenges and protect crops A new study released for the start of Fairtrade Fortnight (21 September - 4 October 2026) reveals this summer's record heatwaves and droughts across... Read More

Catholic charities have handed in a petition from parishes and individuals across the UK, calling on Andy Burnham to defend the right to asylum and uphold the dignity of people seeking refuge, ahead of the Catholic Church's World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The petition, organised by the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), St Vincent de Paul Society and Jesuit Refugee Service UK calls on the g... Read More

Gospel of 21 September 2026 Matthew 9:9-13 At that time: As Jesus passed on from Capernaum, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his di... Read More

Trustees and collaborators from Catholics in Fundraising CIO (CiF) presented a copy of the recently published Catholic Generosity report to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square following the Holy Father's General Audience on Wednesday. Presenting the report to Pope Leo, John Green, Chair of the charity, noted how the report spoke of the importance of making the Church's teaching on wealt... Read More

During his Angelus address to pilgrims in St Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reflected of Jesus' parable of the labourers in the vineyard and marveled that God's ways are not our ways and that His plans are infinitely greater than we could ever possibly imagine. The Pope recalled that in the day's liturgy, through the words of the Prophet Isaiah, the Lord gives us great cause for hope, tell... Read More

Following the 60th anniversary of 'Nostra aetate', the landmark declaration by the Second Vatican Council on Catholic relations with other faiths, three Vatican Dicasteries have now published a document entitled 'A Journey of Hope' renewing the call to counter fundamentalism, protect religious freedom, and build coexistence founded on fraternity. Nostra aetate was a turning point in relations betw... Read More