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Today, as the region enters yet another moment of deep uncertainty and escalation, Bethlehem University continues its mission of educating and forming young leaders for Palestine, grounded in faith, dignity, and hope. Out of care for student safety, classes for our master's programs that were scheduled on campus have moved online, and Nursing practicum sessions in Jerusalem and the West Bank have ... Read More

Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, condemns the horrific bombing of Iran by the US and Israel, and we urge our nation's leaders to stop the violence. As we recall the words from the daily readings of February 28, when the gospel reminds us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), our hearts break for the loss of life and the extraordinary damage being inflicted not only on the pe... Read More

Twenty years ago, a small group of determined women gathered in Dublin with a shared conviction: that human trafficking could no longer be ignored. What began as a conversation became a movement. This year, Act to Prevent Trafficking in Ireland (APT) marks two decades of awareness, advocacy, and action-yet the crime it seeks to end remains deeply embedded and largely hidden in Irish society. This ... Read More

This Lent, academics at St Mary's University, Twickenham; Bishop Grosssteste University, Lincoln and York St John University are inviting every candidate for RCIA in every Diocese in England, Wales and Scotland to complete a survey which will inform a study of who is joining the Catholic Church, where they come from and how they might best be supported. Project lead Professor Francis Davis says... Read More

Gospel of 1 March 2026 Matthew 17:1-9 At that time: Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, 'Lord, it is good that we are here. I... Read More

Second Sunday of Lent Saint David of Wales whose feast is normally kept on March 1st shares with us a pithy saying: 'Gwnewch y pethau bychain' : in English 'Do the little things'! If we are puzzled at this phrase its only because it has a stark and direct simplicity, but also a graciousness which make important those small and considerate things we do for others. It might at first seem at odds wit... Read More

Church activities across the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia have been suspended following explosions reported in parts of Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar amid rising regional tensions. Apparent Iranian attacks have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrein, Kuwait - places with US military bases, or that are allied to the US - and elsewhere. The attacks came after the US and Israel launched joint a... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grave concern and condemned military attacks carried out by Israel against Iran, and the subsequent escalation and retaliatory strikes that are rapidly expanding across the region. "This dangerous spiral of violence places millions of civilians at immediate risk, undermines regional and international security, and threatens already fragile economic and... Read More

Pope Leo XIV met today with Spanish seminarians attending the seminaries of Alcalá de Henares, Toledo, Cartagena, and the Interdiocesan Seminary of Catalonia. In his address, the Pope invited them to read his letter to the Archdiocesan Major Seminary of Trujilloi n Peru saying it covers the essential aspects of priestly formation. "But today," he told the seminarians, "I would like to focus on s... Read More

Gospel of 28 February 2026 Matthew 5:43-48 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: 'You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy." But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unj... Read More

For the first time in 800 years, the relics of the Francis of Assisi were put on public display in the Basilica named after him on Sunday. The exposition will continue for one month until 22 March. More than 400,000 pilgrims have already pre-registered to venerate the mortal remains on this much-loved Saint. Franciscan Father Giulio Cesario said the thousands of pilgrims who came to Assisi for th... Read More

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), have filed a Supreme Court brief opposing President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children born in the US to parents without legal status or temporary visas. Urging the Supreme Court to strike down the order, they say it is "immoral" and an affront to Catholic teaching on human dignity and justice. The 29 pa... Read More

In a Lenten statement, the Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Reverend John Sherrington, clarifies the Church's principled objection to the Terminally Ill (Adults) End of Life Bill, and urges Catholics to pray for parliamentarians debating the Private Members' Bill in the House of Lords. Archbishop Sherrington, the Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops' Conference, asked for a special prayer... Read More

New research has revealed the impact of the 2024 riots on minority groups in the UK, showing that it made people feel unwelcome and fearful in their own communities and that they modified their daily lives to feel safe. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology undertook a qualitative study to explore the lived experiences of ethnic and religious minority groups during and a... Read More