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Rev Richard Sewell, Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem writes: Extremely serious developments are on the near horizon. Israel has passed the necessary law in the Knesset to forcibly displace a very long established Bedouin community in the Occupied West Bank, in the highly contentious E1 area on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On June 1 Israel is opening the process for tenders to build new sett... Read More

The following statement from leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and the EU was issued by Downing Street yesterday. Over the past few months, the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated significantly. Settler violence is at unprecedented levels. The policies and practices of the Israeli government, inc... Read More

Pentecost How can one relate to the unseen Spirit? The paucity of our various languages reveals the difficulty of expressing just who the Spirit is to us, and the wisdom of Christianity in its best sense, uses descriptive metaphors and symbols just as Jesus' teaching in the gospel does. The manner in which we use our various languages to describe the Spirit does not capture or determine the essenc... Read More

Gospel of 23 May 2026 John 21:20-25 At that time: Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, 'Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?' When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, 'Lord, what about this man?' Jesus said to him, 'If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You f... Read More

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday authorised the promulgation of six decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, paving the way for the beatification of Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek and 80 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. The decrees, approved during an audience with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery, also recognized four new venerables: Salesian missionary Fr Costan... Read More

The Holy See has highlighted the urgent need to uphold international humanitarian law and protect civilians, noting increased attacks on religious sites and healthcare workers. Addressing the Security Council's Open Debate on the 'Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict' held in New York this week, the Delegation of the Holy See outlined the tragic reality faced by millions worldwide as civilia... Read More

The World Council of Churches has strongly condemned the widely reported humiliation, manhandling and degrading treatment of activists detained by Israeli authorities following the illegal interception of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters. (Among the volunteers was 72 year old RAF veteran pilot Malcolm Ducker. Several have been hospitalised for their injuries.) WCC general secre... Read More

At a time of profound global uncertainty and conflicts that underscore the growing risks of fossil fuel dependency, a coalition of over 140 Christian organisations from 20 EU countries has issued for the first time an urgent appeal to European Union institutions: "Europe, Be Faithful for our Common Home." These include Laudato Si' Movement, Caritas Europa, CIDSE, several Jesuit provinces, Pax Chri... Read More

For the first time, members of Jesuit Young Adult Ministries groups from across Britain came together for a shared pilgrimage to Rome (Roma Ignaziana), spending four days exploring the spiritual heart of the Church through prayer, friendship and the Ignatian tradition. Young adults from London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Preston visited some of the city's most significant Jesuit and Catholic sites, be... Read More

After massive waves of drone and missile attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, renewed the WCC's call for an end to unconscionable violence. "Impacts on civilians and their communities continue to escalate on an almost daily basis, without respite or accountability. This bloodshed must stop. The Russian invasion of Ukra... Read More

As Sudan marks three years of devastating civil war, a priest has warned everyone not to ignore the world's worst humanitarian crisis. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Diego Dalle Carbonare, a Comboni missionary with experience in Egypt, Lebanon and Sudan, said that people share a collective responsibility, as global citizens, for peacebuilding in places the world has f... Read More

Gospel of 22 May 2026 John 21:15-19 When Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?' He said to him, 'Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.' He said to him, 'Feed my lambs.' He said to him a second time, 'Simon, son of John, do you love me?' He said to him, 'Yes, Lord; you know that I l... Read More

Remembering, interpreting, orienting, celebrating. These are the four key stages accompanying local Churches, Bishops' Conferences, and continental groupings towards the Ecclesial Assembly that will take place in October 2028 in the Vatican. They are proposed by the General Secretariat of the Synod in support of the implementation phase through the document Towards the 2027-2028 Assemblies: stages... Read More

The fight for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) natural resources is putting communities at risk, a priest has warned. Armed rebel group M23 took over Bukavu on DRC's eastern border in February 2025 instilling fear in the local diocese. Since then people have fled from 30 of its 44 parishes. Father Floribert Bashimb, vicar-general of Bukavu Diocese, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN): "We... Read More