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New research has revealed the impact of the 2024 riots on minority groups in the UK, showing that it made people feel unwelcome and fearful in their own communities and that they modified their daily lives to feel safe. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology undertook a qualitative study to explore the lived experiences of ethnic and religious minority groups during and a... Read More

A bishop has highlighted the devastating impact of clandestine migration in Mauritania. Bishop Victor Ndione, who has led Nouakchott Diocese in the north-west African country for two years, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) the country is often a "stop-off on the route for those who dream to be elsewhere." But he stressed these journeys are fraught with danger. He said: "Often migrants try to l... Read More

Churches across the world prayed for peace and called for justice as Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its fifth year this week. An ecumenical prayer for peace in Bern Cathedral, with participation of Bern churches and a chamber orchestra from Bakhmut, Ukraine, became more than a commemoration. Those gathered described it as "lament, intercession, and hope all at once." Bishop Felix Gmür open... Read More

Gospel of 27 February 2026 Matthew 5:20-26 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: 'I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to those of old, "You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgement." But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will ... Read More

A new World Council of Churches (WCC) campaign: 'From Condemnation to Consequences', running 4-18 March, will call on states to hold Israel accountable for ending the illegal occupation of Palestine. In light of the escalating crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the clear, yet unfulfilled, legal obligations of the international community, the campaign will demand concrete, legally-gro... Read More

Priests Against Genocide, an international network of 2,200 priests from 58 countries, together with 23 bishops, archbishops, and two cardinals, has issued a formal letter to Mr Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, urging the institution to suspend any participation in the so-called 'Board of Peace.' In their letter, the network states that its pastoral mission obliges members to defend ... Read More

Jersey has voted to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults, becoming the second of the British Isles to do so after the Isle of Man. The vote on Thursday, after three days of debate, was 32 in favour and 16 against. The bill will now go for royal assent. Under the bill, a person with a terminal illness "who is experiencing or is expected to experience unbearable physical suffering" and ... Read More

Harry Clark, broadcaster, author and celebrated winner of BBC hit series 'Traitors' revisited his roots in Slough this week, with an inspiring mission for local young people. As part of his 'faithful' era, Harry encouraged students at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School as they take on a charity challenge for the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD). CAFOD's 'Big Lent Walk' involves p... Read More

The St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) today announced the Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Richard Moth as a Patron. Archbishop Moth will lend his support to the SVP's mission of tackling poverty and providing practical assistance to those in need across England and Wales. Archbishop Moth, who was appointed the 12th Archbishop of Westminster at a service in Westminster C... Read More

Christopher Lamb, CNN's Vatican correspondent and Rev Erin Clark, an American writer based in London who is the vicar of St Mary's CoE church, Battersea will be taking part in a discussion entitled: 'Unity and Hope, where can Pope Leo lead the church?' at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Battersea next Thursday, March 5 from 7pm to 8.30pm. The event will be chaired by Fr David O'Malley S... Read More

New Hall School, Chelmsford, is proud to announce that it has become an Associate member of the Choir Schools' Association, an organisation dedicated to supporting the education of choristers in schools, cathedrals and churches. Founded in 1642 and steeped in a rich liturgical heritage, New Hall has a long-standing reputation for excellence in music. The Chapel Choir is a mixed-voice ensemble of a... Read More

Gospel of 26 February 2026 Matthew 7:7-12, 24-27 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: 'Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, wil... Read More

Pope Leo XIV is planning to make a ten-day Apostolic Journey to Africa and two others in Europe, the Holy See Press Office announced on Wednesday. The first visit will be a day trip at the end of March to the Principality of Monaco, followed by the Africa Journey in April, and finally the six-day Journey to Spain and in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands in June. After the significant j... Read More

Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, presided at a prayer vigil at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, organized by the Community of St Egidio, to mark the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. "How can we pray always without growing weary?" Cardinal Zuppi asked. In an age in which we are not accustomed to waiting, pr... Read More