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Gospel of 25 April 2024 Mark 16:15-20 Jesus showed himself to the Eleven and said to them: 'Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up... Read More

The Archbishop of Canterbury met and prayed with Gaza's only Catholic parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, at Lambeth Palace yesterday. Fr Romanelli is parish priest of the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. He was in Bethlehem buying medicine when Hamas attacked Israel on 7th October, and has not been able to return to Gaza since the war broke out. The Archbishop and Fr Romanelli, with C... Read More

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a pastoral reflection on gender, highlighting the teaching of the Church but stressing that accompanying those struggling with gender dysphoria is "a complex but essential pastoral task." The document, titled Intricately woven by the Lord: A pastoral reflection on gender by the bishops of England and Wales, emphasises that all are welcome in th... Read More

The UK Parliament has received an exclusive report from a leading Catholic charity about the latest wave of attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria and how the people are terrified amid growing concerns of inaction in the struggle to bring the culprits to justice. The account, given by Daniel Beurthe of Aid to the Church in Need ACN (UK), the Catholic charity for persecuted Christians, wa... Read More

The CNACD (Christian Network Against Caste Discrimination) believe that it is vital that the issue of casteism is addressed as part of the Synod on Synodality. Caste is an artificial hierarchy used around the world to rank people by their birth, and is generally associated with darkness of skin colour and ethnicity. Casteism exists in many countries including Yemen, Japan, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal ... Read More

The annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Hartley in Kent on 4 May 2024 from 12pm. 'The Romance of a Kentish Mission' is the title of a booklet by Cyril Charlie Martindale, SJ, who was was a prominent priest, scholar, and writer in the first half of the 20th century. He referred to the unlikely development of an Oratory in rural north-west Kent by Miss Beatrice Davies-Cooke, a direct desc... Read More

Extremists attacked the Christian community in Al-Fawakher village in Minya Province, Upper Egypt, following rumours that they were planning to build a church. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) sources report that several homes and properties belonging to Christians in the village were destroyed on 23 April, and that local police and firefighters, led by the deputy governor and the head of the ... Read More

Nicola A teacher and a parent from Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School, Greasby, have completed the London marathon to raise funds for Brain Research UK. Mrs Nicola McShane, early years foundation stage leader, and Mrs Stacy Walsh, a parent of a pupil, ran the 26-mile course in an incredible four hours 55 minutes and five hours 33 minutes, respectively. The duo ran the iconic marathon in memo... Read More

Gospel of 24 April 2024 John 12:44-50 Jesus declared publicly: 'Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me, sees the one who sent me. I, the light, have come into the world, so that whoever believes in me need not stay in the dark any more. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them faithfully, it is not I who shall condemn him, since I have come... Read More

Sister Gillian Price FC writes: On April 11th Pope Francis addressed the participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical biblical commission as they met to discuss, 'Sickness and suffering in the Bible.' Rather than avoiding the topic of suffering like a taboo, he said, we should endure trials "by living in relation with others" and allow God to turn "the sieve of suffering" into an opportu... Read More

On 29 December 2023, Virginia Moffatt and Chris Cole went to Downing Street to protest about the UK government's complicity in the genocide in Gaza. They poured red poster paint on the gates, and made bloody handprints and read the names of children killed by Israel and Hamas. They were charged with criminal damage and are appearing in City of London Magistrate's Court (1 Queen Victoria St, London... Read More

JRS Europe has issued this statement in reponse to the UK government's decision to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Over the past two years, the UK Government has introduced a series of laws and policies designed to make most people's asylum claims inadmissible and forcibly send those affected to Rwanda. These inhumane plans have been consistently challenged by the Jesuit Refugee Service, along ... Read More

Congolese bishops have painted a harrowing picture of the severe challenges facing the population because of internal armed conflict and international exploitation. In a statement, a copy of which was sent to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the six bishops of Bukavu ecclesiastical province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) asked the nation's leaders to serve their peo... Read More

Bishop Paul McAleenan, Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has joined with leaders of the other churches to renew their commitment to caring for the most vulnerable, as legislation to enable asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda was approved by Parliament. In a joint statement with leaders of the Church of England, Methodist, Baptist, Quaker and United Reformed Churches, they pay tribute to a... Read More