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Pope Leo - who is also the Bishop of Rome, with 336 parishes - made his first parish visit yesterday to the church of St Mary Queen of Peace in the ancient seaside of Ostia at the month of the River Tiber. Throughout Lent he will visit four more parishes. The Holy Father arrived around 3.45pm. He was greeted by a large crowd and officially welcomed by Cardinal Vicar Baldo Reina and the parish prie... Read More

National and local Catholic organisations and activists are coming together to hold an event in Anaheim to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the sentences of all individuals on California's death row before he leaves office. Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN) is joining with the Office of Restorative Justice in the Diocese of Orange, Loyola Marymount University, PaxChristi USA, Catholics Agains... Read More

Simon Bryden-Brook (1941-2026) Simon Bryden-Brook, a regular correspondent to 'The Tablet', lived and died a Catholic, and it was his faith, considered by some Catholics as too liberal and/or unorthodox, that shaped his life. After becoming a Catholic at 18, he spent his life campaigning for change in the Church in accordance with the vision of the Second Vatican Council. For 40 years he was activ... Read More

Gospel of 16 February 2026 Mark 8:11-13 At that time: The Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, 'Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.' And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side. Reflection on the public s... Read More

During his reflections on the Sunday Gospel, before praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St Peter's Square, Pope Leo said the Gospel teaches us that we must love greatly for true righteousness. "Jesus invites us to enter into the newness of the Kingdom of God," he said. Pope Leo noted that today's Gospel passage recounts when Jesus, who after proclaiming the Beatitudes, reveals the true meaning... Read More

Bishop Michael Router, Liaison Bishop with the Irish Bishop's Drug's Initiative issued the following statement on Temperance Sunday. "The Church's response to those who suffer from addiction must always be rooted in mercy, meeting people where they are, affirming their dignity, and speaking honestly about harm while challenging the social and cultural norms that contribute to it." Today, Sunday, ... Read More

Ash Wednesday confronts the Church with an unambiguous anthropological truth: "You are dust, and to dust you shall return." The liturgy dismantles fantasies of permanence and control, situating human life within its proper limits before God. It is from this starting point that Pope Leo's 2026 World Day Peace message, "Peace be with you all: Towards an 'unarmed and disarming' peace," must be read. ... Read More

Often referred to as the 'Living Stones', the Christians and their neighbours are facing extreme pressure across the Middle East and North Africa. This in-person and online event at Our Lady of Victories Parish Centre, Kensington, London, W8 6SA, this Thursday, at Our Lady of Victories Parish Centre, Kensington, London, W8 6SA will examine the challenges facing the Christians of the Middle East in... Read More

"Every world crisis is, as the word denotes, a judgement and a decision out of which something new must come. It is therefore an opportunity to hear the Word of God and for the Spirit to manifest its creative power to humanity. This is the hope that the prophets always maintain in their vision of judgement against the nations, and which the Church constantly repeats in the liturgy". Pope Leo on ... Read More

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Battersea will be hosting a discussion entitled: 'Unity and Hope, where can Pope Leo lead the church?' on Thursday, March 5 from 7pm to 8:30pm GMT. Speakers will be Christopher Lamb, CNN's Vatican correspondent and Rev Erin Clark, an American writer based in London who is the parish priest of St Mary's CoE church, Battersea. The event will be chaired by F... Read More

Gospel of 15 February 2026 Matthew 5:17-37 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandmen... Read More

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time In our first reading from Sirach two sentences ought to grab our attention, and if I may be so bold as to suggest to you all, they could act as part of our observance of Great Lent which begins this week, a meditation on the two simple phrases of fundamental importance for our faith-life development : '…keep the commandments, they will save you; if you trust in God... Read More

On the eve of his Installation as the twelfth Archbishop of Westminster, Archbishop-elect Richard Moth gave this homily at Solemn Pontifical Vespers in Westminster Cathedral on Friday evening, 13 February. Dear brothers and sisters, Yes, I am still pinching myself! I thank all those of you who are joining in this celebration of Vespers, those of you here in this great cathedral, and those joining... Read More

On his Installation as the twelfth Archbishop of Westminster, Archbishop Richard Moth gave this homily at his Mass of Installation at Westminster Cathedral. On 26th March 1976, I was privileged to be in this great Cathedral Church, together with a friend from school, who is also present here today, for the Episcopal Ordination of the late Cardinal Basil Hume. On that day, the text that we have jus... Read More