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Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator issued the following statement on Tuesday`; After almost seven months of brutal hostilities that have killed tens of thousands of people and maimed tens of thousands more, Gaza is bracing for even more suffering and misery. The world has been appealing to the Israeli authorities for weeks to spare ... Read More

On 25 April, the Archdiocese of Armagh and the Diocese of Dromore jointly hosted an inter-church dialogue event in the Drumcree Pastoral Centre, Portadown, on the theme: 'Journeying together as Christians in Ireland'. The event aimed to explore how the synodal processes currently underway in the Catholic Church, in Ireland and globally, can draw inspiration from the work of inter-chu... Read More

On Wednesday, 15 May, MPs will be given the opportunity to vote on two pro-life changes to the law - one amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill tabled by Caroline Ansell MP to lower the abortion time limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks - and another tabled by Liam Fox MP that would bring the abortion time limit for babies with Down's syndrome in line with the time limit for babies that do not have dis... Read More

A new poll published today by CAFOD, conducted by YouGov(i), has found that only 5% (one in twenty) of British adults think that Sudan is currently experiencing the world's largest humanitarian crisis. This is despite more than 25 million people - half the country's population - needing urgent emergency assistance, surpassing the desperate needs of Gaza, Ukraine, and Syria. CAFOD, the Catholic dev... Read More

Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 at Saint Paul's Catholic High School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester have enjoyed a Quidditch Event Day Experience with Enrich Education, the official education partner of QuidditchUK. Inspired by the fictional game in the Harry Potter stories, and devised in 2005 at a school in Vermont, USA, Quidditch is a fast, physical and highly active sport, which is growing ... Read More

Gospel of 2 May 2024 John 15:9-11 Jesus said to his disciples: 'As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete. This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. ... Read More

LGBT+ Catholics Westminster marked the start of its 25th anniversary month by laying 25 red roses during the annual commemoration of Soho's Admiral Duncan pub bombing which took place on 30 April 1999. The ceremony took place with a capacity crowd, filling St Anne's Gardens, Wardour Street, Soho. LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council Secretary, Martin Pendergast, who was also a co-founder o... Read More

The Archdiocese of Glasgow has announced the death of Fr Desmond Broderick, who was 'a hugely popular pastor.' Fr Broderick was born in Glasgow in 1924 and educated at St Conval's Primary School and Holyrood Secondary School, and at St Mary's College, Blairs. He was called up for army service during World War II. Following army service, Fr Broderick resumed his seminary training and was ordained i... Read More

"Instead of discussing this dangerous and ideological policy, we should be talking about how to fix the UK's broken and patchy palliative care system so everyone can have a dignified death - a view shared by the Health and Social Care Committee." Speaking ahead of Monday's Westminster Hall debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia, Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing described it as a mis... Read More

The Catholic Education Service and Catholic Union have welcomed the decision by the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, to lift the cap on new free schools in England. The decision paves the way for Catholic free schools to open, having previously been excluded under the 50 percent cap or 'rule' which would have forced schools to turn away some Catholic pupils. Ms Keegan is expected to announce t... Read More

A brave Catholic seminarian who spent his pastoral placement ministering in India's remote, cobra-infested jungle will be ordained a priest next week. Deacon Santosh Kumar has been ministering in the parish Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kalpahad, North Andaman, where parishioners regularly walk six km (three miles) through dangerous forests to attend Sunday Mass. But Deacon Kumar and the parish prie... Read More

An innovative evangelisation programme in the Archdiocese of Southwark has led to four staff members in Catholic schools being received into the Catholic Church. The project, called 'Come and see' invites non-Catholic staff in schools to join a bespoke Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme, where they are supported within school to be received into the Church. It began in 2023 an... Read More

It was a shocking and painful "no" vote by the United States to veto a draft declaration at the United Nations (UN) Security Council recognizing Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the US veto and said it was "unfair, unethical, and unjustified." Twelve members of the Security Council approved the recommendation to the 193-member UN Gener... Read More

Gospel of 1 May 2024 John 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples: 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more. You are pruned already, by means of the word that I have spoken to you. Make your home in me, as I make mine in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit all by i... Read More