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Faith leaders in Wales have issued a statement expressing their opposition to the Government's proposed assisted suicide legislation and urging the Senedd to withhold legislative consent to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The proposed bill is scheduled to be debated, and 'consent' voted upon, in the Senedd on 24th February 2026. In their statement, leaders from Christian, Jewish, Mus... Read More

Quakers in Britain have issued the following statement on today's High Court ruling that Palestine Action proscription was unlawful: We welcome the High Court's recognition that the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. We call for the immediate lifting of the proscription order which remains in place. This judgment confirms the serious risks posed when counter-ter... Read More

A reception to honour the Catholic Church's contribution to education in England and Wales took place in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, 10 February. More than 30 MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum attended the event, including Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education; former Conservative Education Secretaries Damian Hinds MP and Sir Gavin Williamson MP; Munira W... Read More

The World Council of Churches, in collaboration with the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, has released a translation of Hellenism and Christianity: The Meeting of Two Worlds, by John D Zizioulas, the late Metropolitan of Pergamon (Ecumenical Patriarchate). The publication was translated by Fr Gregory Edwards and edited with an introduction by Dr Nikolaos Asproulis. As a delegation from the H... Read More

Gospel of 13 February 2026 Mark 7:31-37 At that time: Jesus returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his t... Read More

At a meeting with the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) on Thursday morning, the Holy See proposed a path of theological dialogue, aimed at safeguarding the "minimum requirements" for full communion with the Catholic Church - provided the Society suspends the July 1 episcopal ordinations it announced in early February, without papal approval. The meeting, approved by Pope Leo, was held at the Palace ... Read More

We're very sad to announce the death on 23 January of Andrew Scadding, former Chief Executive Officer, of the Thai Children's Trust, (today known as Safe Child Thailand.) During Andrew's 17 years as CEO, his dedication and enthusiasm for the work founded by Redemptorist Father Ray Brennan, (CSsR) allowed the projects to grow and in turn support more underprivileged children and young people and st... Read More

Today marks the 95th anniversary of Vatican Radio, a pioneering voice in global broadcasting and one of the Church's most historic media institutions. Established on 12 February 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, at the request of Pope Pius XI, Vatican Radio began its mission with the first papal radio message. This event began a new era in the Church's use of modern commu... Read More

There will be the Blessing of an engaged couple on the eve of St Valentine's Day, Friday 13 February at 2pm a the Shrine of the holy relics of Saint Valentine in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Whitefriar Street, Dublin. Following the blessing, Bishop Denis Nulty will celebrate Mass at 3pm. This service will be livestreamed at 2pm on the Irish Catholic Bishops' Facebook page. Following the bless... Read More

The Word of God speaks to the life of every faithful person, as it puts us in dialogue with the Lord, and fuels the Church in its mission, Pope Leo XIV said during the Wednesday General Audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall yesterday. "The Word of God responds to our thirst for meaning, for the truth about our life," Pope Leo said. "We live surrounded by so many words, but how many of these are e... Read More

Missio has been delighted to host His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo IMC, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia recently. On Wednesday 4 February he received a wonderful welcome from Missio supporters and volunteers at St Peter's Catholic Church in Stockport, Greater Manchester. There, he celebrated a special Mission Mass and gave a fascinating talk on mission in a country where, before 1... Read More

Rev Dr Merlin Rengith Ambrose DCL writes: The Commission for Canon Law in the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) celebrated the successful conclusion of its one-year international 'Diploma in Canon Law for the Laity for a Synodal Church' with a convocation ceremony in Bangalore on February 8, 2026 in which all the participants were awarded a diploma in Canon Law by Most Rev Dr S Anton... Read More

Gospel of 12 February 2026 Mark 7:24-30 At that time: Jesus arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the... Read More

A group of Buddhist monks, accompanied by a rescue dog named Aloka, completed a 109 day, 2,300 mile (3,700km) Walk For Peace from Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Centre in Fort Worth Texas, to Washington DC yesterday. Inspired by their faith, the aim of the walk was to raise "awareness of peace, loving kindness, and compassion across America and the world." The Walk For Peace began on October 2... Read More