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The new Archbishop of Canterbury is setting out on a six-day walking pilgrimage from London to Canterbury on Tuesday, as part of her spiritual preparation for her Installation service at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday 25 March. It is the first time in modern history that an Archbishop of Canterbury has undertaken a pilgrimage of this nature in the lead-up to their Installation. The Most Revd a... Read More

Family and friends gathered in the beautiful All Saints Church, Brailsford, Derbyshire, on Friday, 6 March, for the funeral of Andrew Scadding, who worked for many charities throughout his life, including being CEO of the Thai Children's Trust. Ian Kerr gave the following Eulogy during the service: John Andrew Patrick Scadding was born in Leeds on 16th October 1948 to Sidney Alan Scadding and Isab... Read More

As war rages across the Middle East, the dire situation of communities in the Gaza and the West Bank is being compounded by the state's decision to block aid - according to the head of the Church's development office. George Akroush, director of the Development Office of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ), told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that, despite the ceasefire in ... Read More

Pupils and staff, led by Mrs Anna Haighton, at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, in Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, are celebrating after achieving the CAFOD LiveSimply Award, recognising their commitment to living simply, caring for the environment and supporting communities locally and globally. The award reflects a year of activities where the whole school worked together to put their faith ... Read More

Gospel of 16 March 2026 John 4:43-54 At that time: Jesus departed Samaria for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honour in his own hometown.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at... Read More

Please vote to stop the abortion up to birth clause in the Crime and Policing Bill from becoming law. There are less than three days left until the House of Lords votes on Wednesday (18 March). Right to Life has just re-launched their No To Abortion Up To Birth campaign email tool with important new information that Peers need to see before this vote. Even if you have contacted Peers already, it's... Read More

El Paso, Texas - The Most Rev Mark J Seitz, Bishop of El Paso, released a pastoral letter on mass detention and mass deportations in El Paso during Mass today at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in El Paso, Texas. The message, addressing both mass detention and mass deportation, is the first of its kind since the beginning of mass deportations in the United States this past year, and addressed direc... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel has safely evacuated its 11 accompaniers from their posts in the Holy Land, but they will continue their work from their home countries to accompany and document human rights violations and the voices of communities facing great challenges. In their shortened time on the ground, the accompaniers - the 10... Read More

With yet another blow to regional stability, many Christians in the Holy Land believe it is time to leave. Yet the mission of the Church remains, bringing hope and dignity to people in their daily lives. The director of the Development Office of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, George Akroush, was in Munich, Germany when Israel and the USA began the latest war against Iran. With all flights to... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has appealed for a ceasefire in the Middle East and called for paths of dialogue. Speaking after the Angelus with pilgrims in St Peter's Square, he addressed those responsible for the ongoing conflict between the US and Israel and Iran, and said "in the name of the Christians of the Middle East and of all women and men of goodwill: Cease the fire! Let paths of dialogue be reopened!" "... Read More

On Saturday afternoon, 14 March, Pope Leo XIV took possession of the apartment in the Apostolic Palace, moving with some of his closest collaborators, into rooms used by his predecessors. The news was announced by Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office. The Pope has been living in the Vatican's Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio, where he already resided, while serving as Prefect of the Dicaste... Read More

Michal Tuchowski from Radio Bobola reports: On Friday, March 13, the Polish community group 'Men of Saint Joseph in England and Wales' walked a 19-kilometre Night Way of the Cross through the streets of London. The route from the parish of St Philip the Apostle in Central Finchley to Westminster Cathedral including 14 station churches and Adoration at Tyburn Convent. The event was a time of prayer... Read More

Gospel of 15 March 2026 John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 At that time: As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. He spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud and said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbours and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying... Read More

Professor Todd Walatka, Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA gave the following reflection at the St Oscar Romero ecumenical service held in St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square today. The theme was: Inspiration and Hope in Hard Times. Romans 12 is one of those passages from St Paul that is both beautiful and, if we are honest, rather overwhelm... Read More