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This Autism Acceptance Month, Radio Maria England invites listeners across the country to tune in to a series of thoughtful and encouraging programmes exploring how our parishes can become places of deeper welcome, understanding and belonging for autistic people and their families. Throughout April, Radio Maria England will highlight voices from across the Church who are working to support familie... Read More

Representatives from projects supported by Jesuit Missions (JM) are visiting the UK over the coming days, where they will speak with supporters about their life-changing work. JM partners from India, Madagascar, South Sudan and Guyana will attend Masses, meet with pupils and staff from Jesuit schools, and, on Thursday 23rd April, join the organisation's Annual Reception. They will also spend dedic... Read More

The Supreme Knight of Columbus Patrick Kelly has published the following statement: In recent days, many Catholics and other people of goodwill have been deeply disappointed by the disparaging comments directed at Pope Leo XIV by the President of the United States. The Successor of Saint Peter is not a politician - he is the Vicar of Christ, entrusted with proclaiming the Gospel and shepherding so... Read More

This important and helpful book is a response to the rise of the Far Right in Europe, including Britain, and particularly to the growth of specifically Christian justifications for Far Right activity. It is the result of conversations between a number of academics about a 2020 publication, The Claim to Christianity, by Hannah Strømmen and Ulrich Schmiedel. Both books concentrate heavily on the Fa... Read More

On 10 April the Supreme Court of India stayed all further criminal proceedings and summonses issued against a Roman Catholic priest from Uttar Pradesh, who had been on trial in the Allahabad High Court for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. In a First Information Report (FIR) filed in the Muhammadabad Police Station, Mau District, Uttar Pradesh in 2023, Father Vincent Pereira was accused of h... Read More

Gospel of 16 April 2026 John 3:31-36 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV's landed at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, at 2.57pm local time today, Wednesday, 15 April, marking the beginning of the second leg of his Apostolic Journey. His first stop was at the Presidential Palace, where he met privately with the President of the Republic, Paul Barthélemy Biya, before addressing the authorities, civil society an... Read More

A bishop in Cameroon is praying Pope Leo's visit will herald a "path to peace" as warring factions call a "truce" in anglophone regions marked by conflict. Speaking ahead of the pontiff's arrival today (Wednesday 15th April), Bishop Emmanuel Dassi of Bafia told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) there are already signs of hope. The leader of the Catholic Church plans to travel to Bamenda, where the A... Read More

The Philippines is blessed with great mineral wealth. It has an abundance of nickel, copper, gold, cobalt, chromite, iron ore, manganese, zinc, lead, mercury, and even rare earth elements. It also has vast resources of renewable energy - wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and biomass - yet it depends on burning coal, the most hazardous fuel in the world. It has a highly educated, culturally diverse, t... Read More

Silence in the face of injustice is complicity. Peace demands courage. Faith demands action. Priests Against Genocide USA (PAGUSA) has welcomed and affirmed the recent moral appeal issued by Pope Leo, who, in remarks to reporters at the Vatican, called on "all people of goodwill to search always for peace and not violence, to reject war," and urged citizens worldwide to contact their political lea... Read More

Todd Walatka, Words of Life. The Preaching of Saint Oscar Romero. Publisher: Maryknoll Orbis Books, 2026 At the beginning of March, Professor Todd Walatka came to the UK to speak at a series of events organised by the Archbishop Romero Trust during 'Romero Week', ahead of the 46th anniversary of his martyrdom on March 24, 1980. Walatka is a real expert on Romero's theology and witness, being the f... Read More

Jonathan Roumie, the Catholic actor who plays Jesus in the popular TV series The Chosen, has published this heartfelt message on his official Instagram page: 'I never imagined I'd see a day when the leader of our nation and the Holy Father might find themselves at odds. It speaks to the weight-and uncertainty-of the times we're living in. Yet, one thing remains firm: Christ is on the throne. He ... Read More

Gospel of 15 April 2026 John 3:16-21 At that time: Jesus said to Nicodemus, 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not beli... Read More

Pope Leo XIV, the first Augustinian Pope, celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, and reminded the faithful that, like the great saint and Doctor of the Church, it is never too late to welcome the Lord's invitation to lift us up from our hardships and trials, and, with His strength, renew and transform our lives. During the Mass Pope Leo said: "Dearest Christians of A... Read More