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In Ethiopia, much of what is left of the native highland forest stands around churches. Organizers of the new Church Forest Academy count about 35,000 church forests, from one hectare to 19,000 hectares in size. From 27 October to 3 November, faith leaders and practitioners from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria are learning how these forests survived. They are also exploring how the ... Read More

Christians in South Sudan look to the United Kingdom to support their peacebuilding efforts and front-line aid work. British Parliamentarians heard a message of hope and resilience from representatives of faith groups and civil society at a meeting at Westminster this week. Churches remain central to civil society despite continuing conflict, climate shocks, and daunting humanitarian challenges. T... Read More

Pope Leo has voted in the US midterm elections. Earlier this month, Pope Leo XIV requested a postal ballot to vote in the upcoming United States midterm elections. The Will County Clerk's Office in Illinois verified that the Chicago-born pontiff submitted a request for an absentee ballot on 3 October 2026. Pope Leo remains registered to vote in the Chicago suburb of New Lenox, Illinois, under h... Read More

Spirituality Squared - the latest book by Prof Mgr Vladimir Felzmann, was launched last night in an event at Our Lady of Victories Parish Hall, Kensington. In an exclusive article for ICN here - Fr Vlad writes. There are three motivators that have caused me to write this book: 'Spirituality Squared'. The first is a desire to clarify in my own mind what I really think about my relationships, my sp... Read More

Gospel of 30 October 2026 Luke 14:1-6 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?' But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. And he said ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his "deep sorrow" over the tragic railway accident that occurred in central Spain on Wednesday. He sent a message of condolence signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and addressed to Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves of Toledo. On Wednesday, at approximately 8:54 AM local time, two high-speed trains collided in the town of Urda, Toledo. The death toll stoo... Read More

Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopalian Bishop of Washington DC, has issued the following reflection, ahead of the US midterm elections which take place next Tuesday. A Sacred Trust - Our call to love God and neighbour does not change with any election result. As the midterm election draws near, the intensity of the campaigns is rising, along with real anxiety about what will happen on Election Day and... Read More

Ethiopia's Churches renewed urgent calls for the protection of civilians following the killing of more than 60 Orthodox believers in a wave of savage attacks. The massacres prompted an unprecedented intervention by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's Holy Synod, which demanded stronger government action to defend worshippers and provide "essential security until the problem is resolved". Acco... Read More

Common Home TV presents a deeply personal look at the communities and families affected by the recent upheaval caused by the renewed Garvaghy Road parade dispute. Dermot Kelly, a husband and father Church youth worker, brings to light the need for continued peacemaking and healing in a region where quiet acceptance can still flare up into sectarian divides. Dermot's wife, Áine, grew up on the Gar... Read More

What links the Bash St Kids, Charlie Chaplin, the northern Catholic missionaries and martyrs, a Romantic Jesuit chronicler of the Lake District who inspired William Wordsworth, the first gaslit streets in England and Pugin's transformational Victorian Gothic Revival movement? These questions will be addressed in an exciting collaborative year-long exhibition opening on Saturday, 31 October, in Sto... Read More

Student reporters from St John Bosco College in Battersea - RM Youth and Holy Dons - will be presenting Faith and Resilience - a Ukrainian Story on Radio Maria tomorrow. Hlib Drapei will be sharing his personal journey to faith and reflecting on the challenges facing the Ukrainian people today. Besides working in radio, students from St John Bosco College have already have already published a vari... Read More

Gospel of 29 October 2026 John 12:24-26 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my ser... Read More

Millions of Christians have been forced from their homes by conflict, extremism and religiously motivated violence, according to a major new report which warns that some of Christianity's oldest communities face an increasingly uncertain future. Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) launched Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith, on Tuesday, 27 Octob... Read More

The UK Government's Autumn Budget 2026 was unveiled today, 28 October, with Chancellor John Healey announcing measures affecting tax, pensions, benefits, savings and more. Several faith groups, Catholic organisations and individuals have issued their first comments. SVP The St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) has welcomed measures in the Chancellor's Autumn Budget aimed at easing pressu... Read More