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Minsteracres Passionist Retreat Centre, near Consett, on the border of Northumberland and Durham, and set within the picturesque 110-acre estate of rolling fields, woodlands, and peaceful gardens, was the setting for the Passionist Family Gathering from Monday 14th September 2026 to Thursday 17th September 2026. The gathering, the first of its kind, was an opportunity for the various components of... Read More

Gospel of 18 September 2026 Luke 8:1-3 At that time: Jesus went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and man... Read More

On 17 September 2026, in New York, Archbishop Christophe Z El Kassis, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, delivered a statement at the Global Conference on Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech. The Permanent Observer reaffirmed that every human person possesses an inviolable dignity that no ideology or expression of conte... Read More

The All Kinds of Catholic podcast is now in its third year. It exists to lift up the voices of ordinary Catholic people and share how they are living their faith in the world today. A new episode is released every Wednesday, all year round - something listeners who feel isolated in their faith have said matters deeply to them. Last week, pod producer and host Theresa Alessandro sat down with Fr Ma... Read More

Pope Leo's personal representative, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía has completed his visitation to the Archdiocese of Liverpool. In his first formal pastoral visit to the archdiocese since May 2025, Archbishop Maury Buendia spent five days in the archdiocese meeting clergy, religious, Catholic educators, hundreds of school children, and paris... Read More

At a gathering marked by prayer, discernment, and deep communion, the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace elected a new Leadership Team to guide the community for the next six years. Gathered for the 24th Congregation Chapter from September 12-19 in the Diocese of Nottingham, England, sisters and associates listened attentively to the movement of the Holy Spirit as vowed members di... Read More

Fifteen new students have begun their training for the priesthood for the academic year 2026 - 2027. In total, there are now 74 seminarians in formation training to minister for Irish dioceses, and these are: 15 entering their Propaedeutic Year in various seminaries; 51 are studying in the national seminary of Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth, and at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Dundalk;... Read More

For some reason, I had never read anything about or by St Thérèse of Lisieux until I read Fr Joseph Spence's Learning How to Love with St Therese. This was despite the fact that Pauline Sexton, my wonderful sponsor when I was welcomed into full communion with the Catholic Church in Maidstone in 1982, had a deep devotion to the saint, and that I later attended Mass at St Theresa's, Horn's Cross, ... Read More

A Catholic missionary who spent more than two years chained and threatened with death by Islamist extremists said the greatest battle of his captivity was not surviving his kidnappers but resisting the temptation to hate them. Father Pier Luigi Maccalli told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) the ordeal transformed his understanding of faith, peace and forgiveness. The Italian missionary was serving ... Read More

Gospel of 17 September 2026 Luke 7:36-50 At that time: One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet... Read More

From September 2-8, Pax Christi International's Catholic Institute for Nonviolence held a nonviolence training attended by 40+ people followed by a two-day conference, 'Unarmed and Disarming Peace: The Church's Emerging Paradigm Shift to Gospel Nonviolence,' with over 75 participants, including National Council, staff and other members of Pax Christi USA. On September 11, participants spent the d... Read More

The English version of Pope Leo XIV's book 'Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me,' has been released in the US, UK, Australia, and across the Commonwealth. 'Freedom Under Grace' brings together the Holy Father's reflections on the legacy of St Augustine that have shaped his spirituality and vision for the world. In addition to being the first-ever Pope from th... Read More

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has reopened the Holy Family Catholic School in Gaza City, after it was closed for about three years due to the war, amid a shortage of educational supplies. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said during a conference in Rome yesterday: "We have reopened a school that accommodates 1,000 students, but we still do not have desks and pe... Read More

The story of an incredible young woman is at the heart of a new film released by school feeding charity Mary's Meals. Lettie, released earlier this month, revisits the story of a girl who featured in its 2012 award-winning documentary Child 31, highlighting her remarkable journey and the legacy of Mary's Meals' work over two decades in Malawi. Mary's Meals, founded in a shed in the Scottish Highla... Read More