Latest News

Homily given by Bishop Stephen Wang for his Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral on 30 October 2026. St Paul is almost overwhelmed with gratitude as he writes to the Christian community in Philippi. Listen to how emphatic he is, and how every word seems to be touched with emotion. He says, "I thank God, every time I remember you; always, in every prayer of mine, for each one of you. I pra... Read More

An Armenian Bishop is set to pound the streets of London in a sponsored run for Christians who suffer persecution around the world. Bishop Hovakim Manukyan - Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland - is hoping to raise £5,000 when he takes part in the Battersea Park Half Marathon on 14th November. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) - th... Read More

This year's 'Polish Carols at Westminster Cathedral' concert will take place on Saturday 19th December at 2.30pm. Following on from last year's capacity filled Cathedral, this year's event promises to be equally captivating and full of Christmas joy. It will feature - The Ave Verum Choir conducted by Jurek Pockert. The Fiołki Choir conducted by Jadwiga Słomka and accompanied by The Ambica Ensemb... Read More

Gemma Simmonds is a sister of the Congregation of Jesus, a bye-fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, director of the Religious Life Institute at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology at Cambridge, and past president of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain. Part of her purpose in writing these reflections was to help readers understand the links between the different Mass... Read More

All Souls' Day is traditionally a time for prayer and reflection. In his first Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Pope Leo XIV recalled that 'Christian faith, founded upon Christ's Paschal mystery, helps us to experience our memories as more than just a recollection of the past but also, and above all, as hope for the future'. Across the country, people are remembering those t... Read More

Gospel of 2 November 2026 Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus declared, 'I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father excep... Read More

In his Angelus message on the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Leo recalled the countless saints who have dedicated their life to Christ and emphasized how we are all called to be holy and make choices of love that transcend evil. Holiness means, with God's grace, bringing forth "actions and choices of love that transcend the calculations of greed and the arrogance of evil, which at times seems to pr... Read More

Archbishop Eamon Martin has issued a message to clergy and religious in Armagh inviting them to celebrate the Feast of Saint Malachy, and pray for peace on Tuesday, 3 November at 7.30pm in Saint Malachy's Church, Armagh. Archbishop Martin writes: "In a video message this week to those gathered at the International meeting for Peace at Assisi, Pope Leo XIV said, 'We must build peace everywhere, not... Read More

African Synodal Theology: A Tall Tree Is as Strong as Its Roots. Agbonkhianmeghe E Orobator , SJ. Publisher: Orbis, New York The invention of the imagined social reality of geographies far from European corridors of power has always been challenging for Catholicism's central institutions: Pope Leo X (1475 -1521) kept a pet Indian elephant in the Vatican Gardens, which fascinated Rome, and is said ... Read More

Heart and Soul, on the BBC World Service recently broadcast this programme about Lourdes. Presenter John Laurenson to hears pilgrim stories and meets Dr Giana Monami whose job is to investigate imiracles. Her 'Bureau de Constatation' brings the cold analysis of science to claims of instant, otherwise-inexplicable, permanent healings. There have been 72 so far. Dr Monami talks about her investigati... Read More

Several Jesuit schools are coming together this month to take part in mock 'mini-COP' conferences to raise awareness of climate change. In an initiative run by international development organisation Jesuit Missions, pupils from Stonyhurst College, Wimbledon College, St Aloysius College, and St Ignatius College will discuss key climate issues and the impact these have on communities around the wor... Read More

The City of New York honoured Venerable Rose Hawthorne, foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, on 1 October 2026 by co-naming a section of East 68th Street in Manhattan 'Rose Hawthorne Way.' The designation recognises her dedication to people living in poverty with incurable cancer and the mission of free care continued by her sisters. The stretch between First and York avenues lies besi... Read More

Matthew 5:1-12a At that time: Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirs... Read More

On Friday, Pope Leo XIV appointed two new Under-Secretaries of the General Secretariat of the Synod, for a five-year term. They are Father Giacomo Costa, SJ, from Genoa, formerly a Consultor of the General Secretariat and Special Secretary of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, and Sister Elena Massimi, FMA (Daughter of Mary Help of Christians - Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco... Read More