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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

Liverpool-based Catholic charity Survive-MIVA has been in operation since 1974, funding the purchase of vehicles to support the Church's healthcare and pastoral outreach in countries of the Global South. In that time, it has accrued a large volume of records and ephemera, including photos, Super-8 film, minutes of Trustees meetings, and funding applications from all over the world. Recently. the c... Read More

Two-thirds of MPs are concerned that Lauren Edwards' Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill could undermine trust in our political processes if Parliament passes legislation which is well-intentioned but fails adequately to protect some of those it is seeking to help, according to a major new poll of attitudes toward the legislation, commissioned by Care Not Killing. The survey of 100 backbench ... Read More

Gospel of 5 September 2026 Luke 6:1-5 On a Sabbath, while Jesus was going through the cornfields, his disciples plucked and ate some ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the Pharisees said, 'Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?' And Jesus answered them, 'Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the h... Read More

Pope Leo XIV met today with the Provost, Fellows, and members of Oriel College, as the constituent college of the University of Oxford celebrates its 700th anniversary. Founded in 1326 under the patronage of King Edward II, Oriel College's title is formally 'the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford.' It boasts among its alumni, Saint John Henry Newman, as well as two Nobel laureates. In ... Read More

The British Province of Carmelites is seeking to employ a Programme & Community Lead to help establish an exciting new project at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent. This is a unique opportunity to live in community, accompany young adults and develop retreats, programmes and outreach initiatives. The role combines community eadership, youth and young adult ministry, and programme development and del... Read More

The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, headed by Dr. Ramzi Khouri, Member of the PLO Executive Committee, has issued an urgent appeal to Churches worldwide, calling for immediate action to save Christian schools in Jerusalem and safeguard the fundamental right to education of thousands of Palestinian students. The appeal comes amid the denial and non-renewal of Jerusale... Read More

MPs and campaigners have called on called on the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to prevent Dr Nitschke from being allowed into the UK to demonstrate his Kairos 'suicide collar' device this weekend ahead of the Second Reading vote on the Edwards assisted dying Bill. Philip Nitschke, the controversial founder of Swiss euthanasia organisation Exit International, nicknamed 'Dr Death', plans to bring... Read More

Fr David Neuhaus SJ, an Israeli Jesuit priest, born in South Africa to a Jewish family writes: For many decades, Israel has been a destination for Jewish immigration. Zionism promoted Aliyah (the ascent to the land), establishing organisations and government offices to encourage Jewish immigration to Israel. For the first time in decades, the number of Jews leaving the country has far exceeded t... Read More

A Government sponsored arms fair is taking place in Newport, South Wales, from 3-4 September. Called the 'Defence Security Resilience Cymru Summit' it is being held at the International Convention Centre at The Celtic Manor. Protest organisers say that: "Welsh public money is being used to co-organise an event bringing together arms companies and the military industry. Among those involved is Gene... Read More

Gospel of 4 September 2026 Luke 5:33-39 At that time: The Pharisees and scribes said to him, 'The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.' And Jesus said to them, 'Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in th... Read More

Bookings have opened for Adoremus Liverpool 2026: We Are Eucharist, taking place at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on Saturday 10 October. Organised by the Archdiocese of Liverpool, the free event offers Catholics across the northwest and beyond the opportunity to participate in a day centred on the Eucharist, particularly for those who are unable to travel to the national Adoremus celebrations... Read More

Rivers that carry plastic to the sea. Wells turning salt as the ocean rises. Taps that run dry where children walk far for water. These were prayed for on 1 September, at the service opening the 2026 Season of Creation at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva, Fiji, under the theme "Living Water" from Ezekiel 47. "We are surrounded by water," said Rev James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific ... Read More