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Gospel of 13 May 2026 John 16:12-15 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what i... Read More

Christopher Lamb, CNN Vatican Correspondent, delivered the Catholic Union's latest pub talk last night, entitled Who is Pope Leo? Chaired by Catherine Pepinster, the event was extremely well attended with attendees having the opportunity to buy signed copies of Christopher's book American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV means for the Church and the World. Christopher spoke about the formative influences ... Read More

On the occasion of Nakba Day, Friday, May 15, Pax Christi International warmly invites you to a special and timely webinar highlighting the story of Taybeh, the last entirely Christian Palestinian town in the West Bank, and its living witness of faith, resilience, and peace in the midst of ongoing suffering in the Holy Land. Today, Taybeh stands at a critical moment. The community faces increasing... Read More

Ten people attended a retreat for people living with and affected by HIV in Ireland last weekend May 8th-10th 2026. Sponsored by Catholics for AIDS Prevention and Support (CAPS) and held at the Tobar Mhuire Passionist Retreat Centre, Crossgar, Co Down. The Positive Faith HIV-peer-support ministry has included Irish men and women since it's foundation in 2004, but this is the first time a Positive ... Read More

Warm tributes were offered by church leaders and environmental campaigners as Sir David Attenborough marked his 100th birthday recently, celebrating a life that has brought the beauty of the natural world into homes across generations. Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for the Environment for the Catholic Bishops Conference told ICN: "Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday gives us a worthy opportu... Read More

As part of a series of speakers at Erfurt University in Germany, World Council of Churches (WCC) senior programme lead for Children and Climate Frédérique Seidel delivered a lecture entitled 'Accelerating Climate Solutions: The Most Urgent Child Protection Measure of our Time.' She spoke on how churches can best use their influence to improve children's lives, and outlined the WCC Churches' Comm... Read More

More than 60 pupils from primary schools across Merseyside descended on St John Bosco Arts College, Croxteth, to participate in its highly successful Primary Olympics event last week. Returning for its second year, St John Bosco's Primary Olympics gives pupils in Years 4 and 5 the opportunity to utilise the secondary school's sports facilities, introducing them to a wider range of physical activit... Read More

Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) and Priests Against Genocide (PAG) have jointly sent a letter to the 150 Catholic members of the United States Congress, urging them to take immediate action to protect the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank. The letter, signed by leading physicians and Catholic clergy, calls on lawmakers to end the blockade on Gaza, suspend weapons transfers to Israel, and... Read More

Gospel of 12 May 2026 John 16:5-11 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'Now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, "Where are you going?" But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him ... Read More

Father Louis Salman, a Jordanian priest who served as parish priest in Beit Sahour, a majority Palestinian Christian town near Bethlehem and was also chaplain for the Palestinian Christian youth movement, has been forced to leave the country. Following an unusually long and intensive security interrogation by Israeli authorities, Israel refused to renew his visa and ordered him to leave before 11 ... Read More

Pope Leo met on Monday morning with members of Jordan's Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies and of the Holy See's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. The members of the Royal Institute, were in Rome for a colloquium on 'Human Compassion and Empathy in Modern Times'. In his address, the Pope suggested that compassion and empathy are "essential attitudes" of both Christianity and Islam. In th... Read More

Fr Colin Patrick McLean died peacefully at Candlewood House Care Home, London, on 9 April. He was 91 years of age. Fr Colin's Requiem Mass was at Our Lady of Hal, Camden Town on Wednesday 6 May 2026. Soldier, Priest and Dancer If Colin McLean's life was to be made into a stage production, or if a biography was to be written - or if his life was made into a dance production - there would be three A... Read More

The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has reached a new and deeply troubling dimension. The total collapse of solid waste management since October 2023 has created catastrophic public health conditions in the Strip's overcrowded tent camps. Children are waking up at night as rodents bite them while they sleep. Medical teams report treating rodent-related incidents every day. Doctors warn of potenti... Read More

Christian Art has announced the launch of the Faith Art Prize - a major international award celebrating contemporary art in dialogue with faith, prayer and the sacred. Previously known as the Laudamus Award, the newly rebranded Prize marks an exciting new chapter for Christian Art. With a total prize fund of £30,000, including a £25,000 First Prize generously donated by John J Studzinski CBE, th... Read More