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Sr Katrina Alton csjp, will be leading Pax Christi's Novena for Hiroshima, nine days of prayer for peace, in the lead up to the anniversaries of the nuclear bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This can be followed in audio or video format, through the following links: YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRERju264dbQ&si=zksh789Spo-dhg7D Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fL1pY... Read More

The Sinfonia of London, under the baton of its brilliant conductor John Wilson, brought the house down with its delivery of Respighi's 'Roman Trilogy' at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall last Friday It was a thrill to witness one of the world's greatest orchestras bring to life Respighi's rhapsodic evocation of the Eternal City in all its colour and variety, from the spiritual to the festive... Read More

Campaign group Care Not Killing has welcomed the comments from the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, saying that we should fix palliative care before considering assisted dying. Speaking at a London care home earlier today, he was asked about the assisted dying debate and commented, "personally I think there is something that needs to happen first and that's the fixing of the funding for palliative... Read More

This episode from All Kinds of Catholic is the first of two brought to you from the We Believe Festival, recorded over the weekend by Theresa Alessandro. Listen in to hear about the goodness, truth and beauty of our faith, expressed at the festival though liturgy, talks, music, dance and being together. Pod guests explain why they came, what they found, and how their faith is sustained in daily l... Read More

The WeBelieve Festival was held at the magnificent grounds of St Mary's College, Oscott for the second year running from 24th to 27th July 2026. St Mary's College, Oscott is deeply intertwined with the revival of Catholicism in England. In July 1852 the first synod of Catholic Bishops in England in over two hundred years gathered at Oscott. It was at this synod that Fr John Henry Newman preached... Read More

This is not a tautology or a platitude. Elderly people were key to ensuring that human communities thrived in prehistoric times. And there would have been a good number of them. Life was harsh, but if you survived childhood and childbirth, you had a good chance of living for decades after your own fertility declined. In evolutionary terms, the menopause is a bit of a mystery. Why would genes that ... Read More

Gospel of 29 July 2026 John 11:19-27 At that time: Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother, Lazarus. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give... Read More

Bishop Philip Egan, Bishop of Portsmouth has issued the following statement about 'The Society of St. Pius X' (SSPX). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with sorrow and a heavy heart that I write to you today. On 1st July, against the express directive of the Holy Father, and so without a papal mandate, four priests of the Society of St Pius X, the SSPX, were ordained bishops at Écône in... Read More

The Benedictine community at Buckfast have announced that arrangements are being made with Ann Widdecombe's family to hold her funeral at Buckfast Abbey. In a statement Fr Abbot and the Monastic Community of Buckfast said: "We are working closely with the family regarding funeral arrangements and will provide further information in due course, when appropriate. We respectfully ask that the family'... Read More

Pupils at a Coventry primary school have received national recognition for their efforts to make kindness part of everyday life. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, have been named runners-up in the Collective Kindness category at the National Kindness Awards. Judges recognised the school's Kindness Ambassadors for working tirelessly to spread kindness across... Read More

Fr Rito Maresca, Coordinator of the International Network 'Priests Against Genocide' writes on "the Church of England's attempt to speak a true word about Palestine, and the Italian Church's struggle - not yet won - to do the same." Two photographs, the same room. A dark wood bookshelf on one side, a fireplace with two green armchairs on the other. In one photo they stand side by side: a rabbi wit... Read More

With great sorrow, the Caritas Internationalis family shares the following communication from Caritas Ukraine, following the tragic death of Yana Zhernovskaya, a 40 year-old social worker at Caritas Kharkiv, who was killed in a missile strike on Sunday, 26 July. Please join CAFOD in holding Yana, the Zhernovskaya family and the Caritas Ukraine team in your thoughts and prayers at this terrible mo... Read More

IACS Secretary General Robert Ashdown has been appointed Chair of Trustees of Stella Maris UK , the official maritime charity of the Catholic Church. Robert, who previously served for nine years as a Stella Maris trustee, succeeds Capt Esteban Pacha, who is stepping down after eight years as Chair of Trustees. Robert's maritime sector experience and long engagement with Stella Maris ensures conti... Read More

Gospel of 28 July 2026 Matthew 13:36-43 At that time: Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.' He answered, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is... Read More