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The following open letter was written in September, after the bombing of a warehouse used to store archaeological finds belonging to the French Biblical and Archaeological Research Institute (École Biblique) in Gaza. Since then, a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, and the 20 surviving Israeli hostages have returned home. We welcome this development and hope it marks a true end to the war an... Read More

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make an official State visit to the Vatican next Thursday, October 23, where they will be received by Pope Leo XIV. The visit, confirmed by both the Holy See and Buckingham Palace, marks a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations and will focus on two key themes: Christian unity and care for the environment. As part of the day's events, King Charles wi... Read More

A celebration took place last night at St Thomas More's Church, Manor House, north London, to mark the arrival of their beautiful vintage pipe organ. After a blessing from Parish Priest, Fr Clive Lee, there was a concert given by renowned international organist Richard Hills, along with two professional musicians: parish director of music, mezzo soprano Patricia Hammond and countertenor and flauti... Read More

A Million Reasons to Be Angry - Only One to Love by Deacon Sean Loone is a book about mental health, childhood trauma, and faith. Rev Loone is a Catholic Deacon working at Our Lady of the Wayside parish in the Archdiocese of Birmingham where he is also a Catholic Life governor. He has spent much of his career teaching in schools and colleges, and lecturing part-time at St Mary's Oscott, the semina... Read More

Gospel of 17 October 2025 Luke 12:1-7 At that time: When so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, Jesus began to say to his disciples first, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in th... Read More

An exciting charity evening is to take place at Campion School in Hornchurch on 31 October. Harry Cambridge, well-known for his breathtaking celebration of Luther Vandross, is to perform his Luther UK stage show at an event raising money for charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The event is the brainchild of staff member Lynn Luff who is keen to support the charity, particularly as one of the... Read More

As artificial intelligence accelerates, reshaping our economies, relationships and even our sense of what it means to be human, Together for the Common Good (T4CG) is convening a vital conversation: "Being a Person in the Age of AI." This online lecture forms part of Staying Human, a four-part series exploring how Christians can respond faithfully and constructively to the change of era we are liv... Read More

The Second Annual Report on Safeguarding Policies in the Catholic Church, was published today by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. The document presents guidelines for "informed listening" and for economic, psychological, and spiritual support to victims, while highlighting the need for more transparent communication, public acceptance of responsibility by the Church, and str... Read More

Church bells have once again begun to ring in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, built on the ruins of Nineveh. The Mar Toma and Al-Tahira churches in Mosul's Old City, which had been desecrated and wrecked by Daesh, (ISIS) eight years ago, have been restored and were reopened yesterday. When ISIS seized power in northern Iraq in 2014, they declared Mosul their capital. All holy sites belonging t... Read More

The Vicars for Religious from dioceses across England and Wales have just held their annual conference at Hinsley Hall in Leeds, together with Bishop Alan Williams of Brentwood, the link with the Bishops Conference. Bishop Alan's input was important to keep the group aware of the national perspective, as well as the more local knowledge gained by individuals updating one another on what was happe... Read More

Gospel of 16 October 2025 Luke 11:47-54 At that time: Jesus said, 'Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute", so that the blo... Read More

As humanitarian aid was finally granted access to Gaza, Pope Leo XIV instructed the Office of Papal Charities to send medicines for the youngest victims of the war. Meanwhile, aid missions to Ukraine also continue. Through the Office of Papal Charities, known as 'Pope Leo's first aid service', 5,000 doses of antibiotics have been sent to Gaza for children, who are among those most affected by two ... Read More

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has sent greetings to those preparing to celebrate the Hindu feast of Diwali (Deepavali) next Monday 20 October, and invited Christians and Hindus, "as believers rooted in our respective faith traditions, and as people united by shared values and a common concern for peace, may we... together with those of other religions and all people of goodwill - join ... Read More

A massive best-seller in French for the past four years - God, The Science, The Evidence has just been published this week in English by Palomar - and looks set to attract a much larger audience. In this book, authors Michel-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnassies distil insights from 62 Nobel Prize winners and more than 100 leading scientists from a wide range of disciplines - from cosmology to phys... Read More