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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

A couple of months ago, I was turning a corner to enter the temporary church beside Salford Cathedral when I came across two parishioners from a previous Mass discussing 'Critical Race Theory'. I was amazed and taken aback. It's not something I've ever heard discussed at the back of a church, even though the parish where I work has parishioners from over 50 different nations, several of those bein... Read More

Richard Solly, Campaigns and Advocacy Adviser of Jesuit Missions writes: At the Opening Ceremony, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev of Azerbaijan handed over to COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago. Babayev spoke of the finance deal made last year at COP29, which he said was inadequate but nonetheless a deal. Developing nations accepted a lower finance goal than they wanted so there is no excuse n... Read More

In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is "a strong predictor" of hunger, violence and death, the UN's gender equality agency warned today. "Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan's latest catastrophe, tell us that they've endured starvation…displacement, rape and bombardment," Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for ... Read More

The annual remembrance service organised by the Combined Irish Regiments Association took place on 6th November at St Patrick and All Saints of Ireland Chapel, overspilling into the main body of Westminster Cathedral. Always held on the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday, this year the service fell on the Feast Day of All Saints of Ireland. Former Vicar General of the British Army, Mgr Phelim Rowl... Read More

Gospel of 11 November 2025 Matthew 25:31-40 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the... Read More

Vatican Media have launched a documentary today: 'Leo from Chicago' about the background of Robert Francis Prevost in his native United States. The film begins with his childhood in Dolton, through the memories of his brothers Louis and John, and continues among schools and universities, communities and parishes, featuring the voices of confreres, teachers, classmates, and longtime friends. Produc... Read More

Extensive conservation work has begun on one of the English Catholic Church's most unusual mausoleums. The tomb of Sir Richard Burton and his wife, Isabel, in the graveyard of St Mary Magdalen Church in Mortlake near Richmond, is shaped like a Bedouin tent. It is being fully renovated for the first time in more than three decades to prevent it from falling into disrepair. Sir Richard was one o... Read More

Father Bede Mullens OP writes: We are based in Kingston, which mercifully was left largely unscathed by the hurricane. Nonetheless, some of our poorer parishioners in August Town, an impoverished neighbourhood, did lose roofs, walls, and in one case, pretty much the whole house; St Martin's Missions funding has enabled purchase of materials for repairs. We are also conscious that, after recent pan... Read More

Quaker climate activist Marcus Decker will not be deported, a judge ruled at his immigration tribunal on Monday, 10 November. Decker had faced deportation thanks to his witness against fossil fuels but defence barristers from Matrix Chambers emphasized that he acted upon his conscience. They said he was a model citizen with a strong moral compass and that it was only a matter of time before clima... Read More

On Remembrance Sunday, 9 November, Every Casualty Counts, hosted by Quakers in Britain, projected a striking Virtual Cenotaph onto the front of Friends House in Euston. In 2024, at least one civilian was killed in war every 12 minutes. The Virtual Cenotaph's light projection focused on the deeply personal cost of war, memorialising 100 ordinary people killed in wars during 2024. This inclusive rem... Read More

The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd marks a year-long celebration of the Bicentenary of the founding of the Contemplative Sisters by Saint Mary Euphrasia in Tours, France. This celebration concludes on November 11, 2025, with a Eucharistic Celebration presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Rome. A Legacy of Faith and Courage The origins of the Contemp... Read More