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Gospel of 19 September 2026 Luke 8:4-15 At that time: When a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, Jesus said in a parable, 'A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some... Read More

Pope Leo XIV will visit France from September 25 to 28, 2026 - his fifth international Apostolic Journey since the beginning of his pontificate. During a press conference at the Vatican today, the Director of the Press Office, Matteo Bruni, described the Pope's Journey, which will take him to Paris, Lourdes and the northeastern city of Metz. France will be the tenth country Pope Leo has visited ... Read More

The filmmakers of Naza, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, together with their families, have been facing severe legal threats, political retaliation, and aggressive far-right harassment in Israel. This backlash erupted immediately after their documentary, which uses interviews with Israeli military insiders to expose AI-powered civilian targeting in Gaza, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Inte... Read More

In the world of social ethics and political theology it is not often that two inspiring, thoughtful and fresh new books with wide relevance come along at the same time: Clemens Sedmak's superb new work: Enacting Mercy: Pope Francis and an Ethics of Institutions (Orbis) and Chris Shanahan's Life on the Breadline: Theology, Poverty and Politics in an Age of Austerity (SCM Press) are though two such ... Read More

Young adults aged 18-34 are invited to take part in a volunteering weekend helping to prepare the winter shelter at Giuseppe Conlon House in Harringay, which provides accommodation and a welcoming community for people experiencing homelessness. Supported by Caritas Westminster, the weekend will involve painting, decorating, cleaning and other practical tasks. It's on Saturday the 10th of October a... Read More

Musicians from two Catholic schools in Wimbledon: Ursuline High School and Wimbledon College are joining together for a concert which promises to raise the roof in aid of Christians in the Holy Land. The concert, being held at Sacred Heart Church, Edge Hill, SW19 4LU, at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st October, will support Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)'s work in the Holy Land - Jerusalem, Bethlehem and ... Read More

During their recent Chapter, the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace Congregation presented the 2026 CSJP Peacemaker Award to Holy Family Parish in Gaza. Given every six years, the award recognizes those who embody the peacemaking spirit of founder Mother Francis Clare (Margaret Anna Cusack). Amidst relentless violence, the small community, sustained by Sisters and Fathers of the Incarnate Word, Missio... Read More

Minsteracres Passionist Retreat Centre, near Consett, on the border of Northumberland and Durham, and set within the picturesque 110-acre estate of rolling fields, woodlands, and peaceful gardens, was the setting for the Passionist Family Gathering from Monday 14th September 2026 to Thursday 17th September 2026. The gathering, the first of its kind, was an opportunity for the various components of... Read More

Gospel of 18 September 2026 Luke 8:1-3 At that time: Jesus went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and man... Read More

On 17 September 2026, in New York, Archbishop Christophe Z El Kassis, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, delivered a statement at the Global Conference on Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech. The Permanent Observer reaffirmed that every human person possesses an inviolable dignity that no ideology or expression of conte... Read More

The All Kinds of Catholic podcast is now in its third year. It exists to lift up the voices of ordinary Catholic people and share how they are living their faith in the world today. A new episode is released every Wednesday, all year round - something listeners who feel isolated in their faith have said matters deeply to them. Last week, pod producer and host Theresa Alessandro sat down with Fr Ma... Read More

Pope Leo's personal representative, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía has completed his visitation to the Archdiocese of Liverpool. In his first formal pastoral visit to the archdiocese since May 2025, Archbishop Maury Buendia spent five days in the archdiocese meeting clergy, religious, Catholic educators, hundreds of school children, and paris... Read More

At a gathering marked by prayer, discernment, and deep communion, the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace elected a new Leadership Team to guide the community for the next six years. Gathered for the 24th Congregation Chapter from September 12-19 in the Diocese of Nottingham, England, sisters and associates listened attentively to the movement of the Holy Spirit as vowed members di... Read More

Fifteen new students have begun their training for the priesthood for the academic year 2026 - 2027. In total, there are now 74 seminarians in formation training to minister for Irish dioceses, and these are: 15 entering their Propaedeutic Year in various seminaries; 51 are studying in the national seminary of Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth, and at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Dundalk;... Read More