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Gospel of 14 February 2026 Luke 10:1-9 At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you o... Read More

"I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbour." Pope Leo XIV made that invitation at the heart of his message for Lent 2026, which was released on Friday. As Lent begins next week, Ash Wednesday, February 18, the Pope said this liturgical season offers Christians an opportunity to p... Read More

Pope Leo has appointed Sister Nina Benedikta Krapić, as Deputy Director of the Holy See Press Office. She replaces Cristiane Murray, who is stepping down from the position she has held since July 2019. The announcement was made in the daily Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office on Friday. The Croatian religious sister will take up her new role on March 1, 2026. Sr Nina was born in Rijeka on June ... Read More

Faith leaders in Wales have issued a statement expressing their opposition to the Government's proposed assisted suicide legislation and urging the Senedd to withhold legislative consent to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The proposed bill is scheduled to be debated, and 'consent' voted upon, in the Senedd on 24th February 2026. In their statement, leaders from Christian, Jewish, Mus... Read More

Quakers in Britain have issued the following statement on today's High Court ruling that Palestine Action proscription was unlawful: We welcome the High Court's recognition that the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. We call for the immediate lifting of the proscription order which remains in place. This judgment confirms the serious risks posed when counter-ter... Read More

A reception to honour the Catholic Church's contribution to education in England and Wales took place in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, 10 February. More than 30 MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum attended the event, including Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education; former Conservative Education Secretaries Damian Hinds MP and Sir Gavin Williamson MP; Munira W... Read More

The World Council of Churches, in collaboration with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, has released a translation of Hellenism and Christianity: The Meeting of Two Worlds, by John D Zizioulas, the late Metropolitan of Pergamon (Ecumenical Patriarchate). The publication was translated by Fr Gregory Edwards and edited with an introduction by Dr Nikolaos Asproulis. As a delegation from the H... Read More

Gospel of 13 February 2026 Mark 7:31-37 At that time: Jesus returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his t... Read More

At a meeting with the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) on Thursday morning, the Holy See proposed a path of theological dialogue, aimed at safeguarding the "minimum requirements" for full communion with the Catholic Church - provided the Society suspends the July 1 episcopal ordinations it announced in early February, without papal approval. The meeting, approved by Pope Leo, was held at the Palace ... Read More

We're very sad to announce the death on 23 January of Andrew Scadding, former Chief Executive Officer, of the Thai Children's Trust, (today known as Safe Child Thailand.) During Andrew's 17 years as CEO, his dedication and enthusiasm for the work founded by Redemptorist Father Ray Brennan, (CSsR) allowed the projects to grow and in turn support more underprivileged children and young people and st... Read More

Today marks the 95th anniversary of Vatican Radio, a pioneering voice in global broadcasting and one of the Church's most historic media institutions. Established on 12 February 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, at the request of Pope Pius XI, Vatican Radio began its mission with the first papal radio message. This event began a new era in the Church's use of modern commu... Read More

There will be the Blessing of an engaged couple on the eve of St Valentine's Day, Friday 13 February at 2pm a the Shrine of the holy relics of Saint Valentine in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Whitefriar Street, Dublin. Following the blessing, Bishop Denis Nulty will celebrate Mass at 3pm. This service will be livestreamed at 2pm on the Irish Catholic Bishops' Facebook page. Following the bless... Read More

The Word of God speaks to the life of every faithful person, as it puts us in dialogue with the Lord, and fuels the Church in its mission, Pope Leo XIV said during the Wednesday General Audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall yesterday. "The Word of God responds to our thirst for meaning, for the truth about our life," Pope Leo said. "We live surrounded by so many words, but how many of these are e... Read More

Missio has been delighted to host His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo IMC, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia recently. On Wednesday 4 February he received a wonderful welcome from Missio supporters and volunteers at St Peter's Catholic Church in Stockport, Greater Manchester. There, he celebrated a special Mission Mass and gave a fascinating talk on mission in a country where, before 1... Read More