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Catholic Prayers: A Prayer for Every Need, 700+ Authentic Prayers from Scripture, the Saints and the Church - for Healing, Protection, Strength, Family, Work and Every Season of Life. Published by Modern Life Press This new Catholic Prayer book, compiled by Thomas Cox at Modern Life Studio, which brings together authentic prayers from the church, saints, catholic teaching and, is designed to be ac... Read More

The temporary pause in air strikes over Kyiv this weekend masked worsening conditions for communities on the ground, says CAFOD. Henry Wilson-Smith, CAFOD's Acting Emergency Programme Manager for Ukraine says: "As Ukrainians approach a fifth winter of war, Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure have increased dramatically. Across the country people are exhausted, as they attempt to go about ... Read More

Br Nicaise Mundurame CSsR, Common Home TV Africa Bureau Chief writes: As the Democratic Republic of the Congo confronts a rapidly worsening Ebola outbreak, communities and health workers face the crisis amid conflict, displacement and an already fragile healthcare system. Since May 15, 2026, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially declared a major resurgence of Ebola vi... Read More

An estimated 7,000 campaigners, including several large youth groups, took part in the annual March for Life in London on Saturday. Campaigners met for prayers in several places of worship including St Andrews CoE church Holborn, the Emmanuel Centre and an Orthodox Moleben in St Johns Gardens before the march and rally in Parliament Square. Archbishop Richard Moth celebrated the Mass for Life at W... Read More

Gospel of 7 September 2026 Luke 6:6-11 On a Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, 'Come and stand here.' And he rose ... Read More

Across nine MAGA states from Cheyenne to Tallahassee, Catholic nuns, priests, bishops, and lay leaders are standing up to the lies, tyranny, and corruption of the Trump-Vance White House. Christopher Hale writes in his excellent online publication: 'Letter from Leo' - (definitely one to subscribe to.) In this most recent report, Christopher summarises the activities of Catholics in nine Trump sta... Read More

The third plenary of the 11th mandate of the Joint Working Group was convened at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, from 1-3 September. "The daily sessions were accompanied by morning and evening prayers, reflection, and moments of fellowship," reads the communique. "Most of the programme was dedicated to advancing the work of the three working groups, with seven sessions devoted to this purpose... Read More

The following Pastoral Letter for the Season of Creation from Rt Revd Bosco MacDonald, Bishop of Clifton was read throughout his diocese this weekend. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, During my recent recovery after a heart procedure, I found myself walking much more slowly than usual. At first, I found that rather frustrating. But then something unexpected happened. I began noticing thin... Read More

An annual pilgrimage through North Norfolk has brought Scripture, prayer and Christian unity together as pilgrims walked from Walsingham to Wells-next-the-Sea, reading the whole of St Mark's Gospel along the way. The pilgrimage has become a developing tradition in the Catholic community in North Norfolk, with participants setting out each year with a simple but ambitious aim: to read an entire G... Read More

Bishop Martin Hayes Bishop of Kilmore, delivered the following homily during the 11am RTÉ One televised Mass broadcast live from the Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim, Co Cavan, in the Diocese of Kilmore. We live in a world where we see, only too clearly, that some people are doing wrong. Most often, we don't know how to respond? Do we challenge them? Are we entitled or right to challenge th... Read More

On Saturday, members of Pax Christi, Sabeel-Kairos, Christians for Palestine, Swansea - Palestine Community Link, Oxfam, PSC and many others came together to join the Red Line for Palestine which came to Swansea. More than three hundred people gathered at the Guildhall with Palestinian stalls, flags, music and speeches before the half kilometre of red cloth was unrolled and people took their place... Read More

Gospel of 6 September 2026 Matthew 18:15-20 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to... Read More

Why is it important for a priest to speak out against the genocide in Gaza? Why saying that it is a genocide is not antisemitic? and, Why genocide is a human rights issue and not a partisan one? These issues were discussed by Cardinal Ramazzini, Professor Omer Bartov and Fr David Newhaus SJ, in the following webinar hosted by Priests Against Genocide on Monday, 31st August 2026. To watch the video... Read More

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 127 One of my abiding favourite memories of my years in the monastery is still the Office of Vigils in the early morning, and psalm 94/5 which was the Invitatory psalm, the call to worship as it were. This Sunday it is our responsorial psalm and not only worth praying through carefully but taking time to reflect on its words. Though it has an easy s... Read More