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Strawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern (SHOCC) invites you to a celebration of St Mary's 175th Anniversary with St Cecilia's Music Festival which takes place from Friday 21st November -Sunday 23rd November 2025. Highlights include: Friday 21st November, 7.30pm Fundraising Concert for the girls of Kisaki School, Tanzania Sibelius Violin Concerto with Julia Yoon (violin) and Michael Bevan (P... Read More

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Pax Christi International (PCI) 80th Anniversary in Florence, Italy. From around the world, we came together not only to celebrate 80 years of Pax Christi, but also to discuss how to build momentum for the organisation to continue into the future. Over a packed four days, we had panel discussions, workshops and moments of reflection. Under the theme o... Read More

Christian and Muslim survivors of Pakistan atrocities shared their experiences with young students revealing often-hidden religious persecutions. Farhan Saleem described how he watched on helplessly as his father Malik Saleem was gunned down by extremists as the two lawyers travelled to work on a motorbike. A prominent advocate, Malik was a leader of the Ahmadiyya Community, a persecuted minority ... Read More

Gospel of 13 November 2025 Luke 17:20-25 At that time: Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus answered them, 'The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, "Look, here it is!" or "There!" for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.' And he said to the disciples, 'The days are coming when you will desire to see one of th... Read More

During the General Audience yesterday, Pope Leo stressed the importance of fraternity in our lives and described it as something "deeply human". He said that even though today's wars, tensions, and conflicts make fraternity seem difficult, without it, "we would not be able to survive, grow, or learn." Reflect on the death and resurrection of Christ and how living this paschal spirituality in our ... Read More

The remarkable story of Pablo Tac, a 19th-century native Californian seminarian and scholar, is reaching more people than ever. Native American Heritage Month offers an ideal opportunity to discoverthis extraordinary figure. Christian Clifford, veteran Catholic school educator, has been on a quest to set the record straight when it comes to the founder of the California missions, Saint Junípero ... Read More

As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, today, 12 November, they issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. This marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. The last one iss... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will convene in Hangzhou, China from 20-25 November, at the invitation of the China Christian Council. The meeting will be a pilgrimage encounter with the people and churches in China exploring the theme of "Christ, culture, and context." The business agenda will include approval of 2026 plans and budgets, follow up on central committee outco... Read More

The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) seeks to appoint an experienced, creative, and highly motivated Grant and Major Donor Fundraising Manager to lead fundraising and grant management across a global organisation dedicated to the teaching of Christian Meditation. Working to the Executive Director, you will interact with our decentralised finance, marketing and communications staf... Read More

Common Home TV, a Redemptorist digital media mission, based in Melbourne, Australia, today announce the release of its new four-part documentary series In the Shadow of the Holy Land: Identity and War, released throughout November and December. The series features in-depth conversations with key voices including Brother Peter Bray, FSC (former Vice-Chancellor of Bethlehem University), Fr David Neu... Read More

Starring: Jeremy Alan White, Jeremy Strong, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Gaby Hoffman, David Krumholz, Paul Walter Hauser, Harrison Sloan Gilbertson, Grace Gummer, Mark Maron, Matthew Anthony Pellicano Jr. Directed by Scott Cooper. Bruce Springsteen is a significant figure in American and world music, 20th century, 21st-century. This is a portrait of Springsteen in 1981-1982 rather than a biograp... Read More

Gospel of 12 November 2025 John 17:20-26 At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and praying said, 'Holy Father, I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me... Read More

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Church of Saint Anselmo on the Aventine Hill in Rome on Tuesday, 11 November, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of its dedication and encourages the Benedictines in their mission. He invited the Benedictines to respond to the challenging times we live in, by placing Christ at the centre of their lives. "The sudden changes we are witnessing provoke and quest... Read More

My grandson recently had a shock when a sparrowhawk flew down into the garden and just failed to grab his budgerigar who was enjoying the afternoon sun. This incident underlined for me how comprehensive and yet how individual is God's love for all his creatures. Not even a pet budgie falls to the ground, or escapes from certain death, without His knowledge. Then along comes Anthony deStefano's ta... Read More