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Archbishop: Praying the rosary can be life changing

Archbishop John at the book launch

Archbishop John Wilson gave a keynote talk on St Oscar Romero and the Rosary at the launch of his latest book: The Romeo Rosary' in the Amigo Hall, Southwark, on Thursday. In his reflection the Archbishop spoke about how praying the rosary can be life changing - even for those who do not know where to start. In the book, the Archbishop has penned new 'Romero Mysteries', which he said can help us u... Read More


Gospel in Art: Blessed are you..., woe to you...

Gospel of 16 February 2025 Luke 6:17, 20-26 At that time: Jesus came down with the Twelve and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: 'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungr... Read More


Pope resting in hospital, condition improving

Agostino Gemelli Hospital - Image Vatican Media

Pope Francis is being treated for a respiratory infection at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital where laboratory tests indicate an improvement in certain health parameters. A statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Saturday afternoon said the Pope rested throughout the night without experiencing episodes of fever. "The examinations carried out during the day confirm the respiratory tract ... Read More


Passionist statement on current US immigration policies

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As leaders of the Passionist Congregation - We are deeply committed to keeping alive the memory of the Passion of Jesus Christ. In this spirit, we are compelled to respond to the new United States administration's executive orders on immigration. While we affirm the importance of secure borders and condemn the violence committed by any member of our society, we call for policies that reflect the... Read More

Sunday Reflection with Canon Robin Gibbons: 16 February

Sermon on the Mount by Robert Arsene in church of St Martin de Castelnau dEstretefonds

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Hard though it may be for us to hear it, Jeremiah's comparison between trust in human beings and God strikes one s very prescient in an age of great confusion and mistrust in the wider political sphere often caused by the social media that has very little checks and balances. What is worse is the outright lack of probity we discover amongst so many of our public figur... Read More


Gospel in Art: The feeding of the four thousand

Four part miniature of scenes from The Life of Christ by Aubert, David (scribe), Master of the Flemish Boethius, Ghent, Flanders ©Alamy/British Library

Gospel of 15 February 2025 Mark 8:1-10 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, 'I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.' And ... Read More


Hundreds of American Jewish leaders denounce Trump plan for Gaza

Hundreds of Jewish public figures in the United States have condemned President Trump's proposal to "take over" and redevelop Gaza, saying this would amount to the ethnic cleansing of millions of Palestinians. On Thursday, 13 February, more than 350 rabbis and other Jewish public figures took out a full-page ad in the New York Times and used it to condemn President Trump's proposal. The ad reads: ... Read More


Humanitarian plea from the Churches of Jerusalem

The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem have issued this statement tonight: 'A Humanitarian Plea from the Churches of Jerusalem: Defending the Dignity and Presence of the People of Gaza'. As custodians of the Christian faith and conscience in this sacred land, we raise our voices in sorrow and steadfast resolve in the face of the ongoing suffering in Gaza. The devastation that has un... Read More


Pope in hospital with bronchitis

Agostino Gemelli Hospital

The Holy See Press Office announced this evening that Pope Francis has been admitted to the Gemelli Hospital for treatment for a chest infection. An official Vatican statement says: "Following the worsening of his bronchitis in recent days, Pope Francis has undergone specialist examinations and begun hospital pharmacological treatment." It specified that "initial tests indicate a respiratory tra... Read More


Margaret Beaufort Institute seeks to appoint a Visiting Lecturer

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The Margaret Beaufort Institute is seeking to appoint a Visiting Lecturer to manage and teach the Pastoral Placement module on the MA Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care programme. The role can be done remotely, and is advertised as a short-term hourly paid contract for the 2025-26 academic year, with some additional preparatory hours beginning in May 2025. Application deadline 17 March 2025. Full detail... Read More


Weekend course: Latin as a language of prayer

Do you sing Latin hymns to Our Lady? Do you know what the words mean? Have you often fancied learning a bit of Latin (or revising what is long forgotten), but don't know where to start? You are invited to Boarbank Hall in Cumbria for a weekend designed to enable you to learn all the Latin we need to sing three of our best loved Marian Antiphons. It is suitable for complete beginners, or for those ... Read More


Vatican Astronomer releases 'A Jesuit's Guide to the Stars'

Br Guy Consolmagno, the director of the Vatican Observatory, has published a new book entitled A Jesuit's Guide to the Stars. The book charts the long history of Jesuit engagement with astronomy. As Consolmagno notes in his introduction, this is a story which has its origin in the very earliest days of the Society of Jesus. The founder of the Jesuit order, St Ignatius of Loyola, says in his autob... Read More


Care Not Killing troubled by 'death quango' amendment to Assisted Dying Bill

Care Not Killing is deeply troubled by latest amendments that have been tabled this evening to the Assisted Dying Bill that confirm plans to ditch the High Court process replacing it with an unaccountable 'death quango'. Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing, commented: "We are extremely troubled by the detail of the amendment tabled this evening to the assisted dying bill that confirms the... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Valentine of Rome

Two Birds, by Maurits Cornelis Escher, 1930,  Oil, pastel and gouache on paper  © WikiArt

Gospel of 14 February 2025 Luke 10:1-9 At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you ... Read More

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