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Gospel of 19 July 2025 Matthew 12:14-21 At that time: The Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: 'Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I w... Read More

In the wake of the deadly Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza yesterday, Pope Leo XIV and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone today. The Holy Father renewed his appeal for negotiations and a ceasefire in Gaza, according to the Holy See Press Office. "This morning, in his residence at Castel Gandolfo, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone with His ... Read More

Catherine Robinson from Right to Life UK writes: We are expecting the Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill to have its Second Reading in the House of Lords on Friday 12 September. There is a real chance we can defeat this Bill in the Lords - and the assisted suicide lobby knows it. That's why their campaign in the Lords is now in full swing. Several Peers have told us they're getting a large amount o... Read More

Joseph Victor Edwin SJ writes: The Dargah of Bibi Fatima Sam, a revered woman Sufi saint, is tucked away in the residential neighbourhood of Kaka Nagar, providing a serene escape from the bustling city. It's conveniently situated just a kilometre from the Khan Market Metro Station. Bibi Fatima lived in the thirteenth century (1246-47 CE). A marble slab beside her maqbara emphasizes her esteemed le... Read More

In the aftermath of the grievous strike on the Holy Family Church compound in Gaza, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, entered Gaza this morning as part of an ecclesiastical delegation, expressing the shared pastoral solicitude of the Churches of the Holy Land and their con... Read More

Rev Richard Sewell, Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem writes: The day after Israel's outrageous attack on Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, more facts have been established. Three people were killed by Israel's shelling: Saad Salameh, 60 year old janitor of the Church complex, Fumayya Ayyad 84, year old woman and Najwa Abu Daoud, 69 year old woman both of whom died in the Caritas Ps... Read More

What do you know about St Clare? The founder of the Poor Clares, perhaps? A great contemplative who twice saved Assisi from invading armies by the power of prayer and was known as alter Franciscus - another St Francis - so fully did she live out his ideals. Charmingly, Clare is also the patron saint of television due to a 'live' vision of a Franciscan crib scene the other side of town when on her ... Read More

Gospel of 18 July 2025 Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the cornfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears of corn and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, 'Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.' He said to them, 'Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: ... Read More

Vox Holloway, Charles Daniels and the Holloway Players will perform Harvey Brough's Requiem in Blue, directed by the composer Harvey Brough, at Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA, on Saturday, 19 July at 7.30pm This is a concert to celebrate Vox Holloway's 15th year of producing innovative and exciting new choral music. Requiem in Blue has been performed more than 100 times in venues all over the UK, i... Read More

Pax Christi England and Wales and Pax Christi International have issued the following statements in response to the deadly attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza today. Pax Christi England and Wales This morning's horrific news that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) struck the Holy Family Church in Gaza is both shocking and shameful. We know that at least six people are injured, including Fr Roma... Read More

Dear Foreign Secretary David Lammy I was saddened and outraged to hear of the bombing by the IDF, of the only Catholic Church in Gaza. This church received daily phone calls from the late Pope Francis. It was a Church that provided food and shelter for Christian and Muslim without prejudice. It demonstrated the best of humanity. Please condemn this wicked action, along with many others, carried o... Read More

This morning, an Israeli military attack killed three people: Saad Issa Constandi Salameh, Najwa Abu Daoud and Phemia Ayyad. It wounded several others, including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, in the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Gaza. The church and its parish compound have served as a refuge for hundreds of people since the beginning of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip, wh... Read More

Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, General secretary of the World Council of Churches has issued this statement after the deadly attack on the only functioning church in Gaza: The World Council of Churches is deeply distressed by reports of an Israeli attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza on 17 July, which has reportedly resulted in injuries and fatalities among civilians, including members of the Chri... Read More

Following the shelling by an Israeli tank of the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza with reports of two deaths, serious injuries, and extensive damage to church buildings, Cardinal Vincent Nichols said: "I condemn this appalling strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, pray for the dead and injured, and stand in solidarity with Fr Gabriel Romanelli and the people sheltering in the compound - Chris... Read More