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Gospel of 24 October 2025 Luke 12:54-59 At that time: Jesus said to the crowds, 'When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, "A shower is coming." And so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, "There will be scorching heat", and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the pr... Read More

King Charles was accorded the title 'Royal Confrater' at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, on Thursday after the historic service in the Sistine Chapel. The ecumenical celebration was presided over by Abbot Donato Ogliari, in the presence of Cardinal Archpriest of the Papal Basilica James Michael Harvey; the Archbishop of York and Primate of England, Stephen Cottrell; and the Moderator... Read More

Pope Leo XIV met today with the Knights and Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, gathered in Rome for the Jubilee Year of Hope. Pope Leo began by noting that the Order's origins lie in pilgrimage and service. Founded to protect the Holy Sepulchre and care for pilgrims, its members, he said, continue that mission today "with humility, dedication, and a spirit of sacrifi... Read More

0.7% of the UK population are refugees. Claims that we're being "overrun" are fear-mongering. Public services are stretched because of decades of underfunding, not migration. £3.3 BILLON This is how much migration brings to UK public finances each year. Migrants contribute in so many ways, from paying BILLION taxes to bringing diverse skills and setting up new businesses. 1 IN 6. People ar... Read More

Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, Parish Priest of Farm Street Church, the Jesuit parish in Central London, who is currently in Rome, writes: "This is such an exciting and potentially pivotal moment on the journey towards the full unity for which we are striving. Christ's command is that all be one in Him, and we are painfully aware of the historic divisions which have been such an obstacle to this. An un... Read More

King Charles III and Queen Camilla joined Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel for Midday Prayer as part of their official state visit to the Vatican - marking a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations. After a meeting in the Apostolic Palace earlier in the morning, Pope Leo XIV, King Charles III and Queen Camilla of England gathered together for an ecumenical prayer service in the Sistine Ch... Read More

Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Archbishop of Sebastya, issued this open message to US Vice President JD David Vance) yesterday, ahead of his visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old Jerusalem today - hoping that it will reach him and that the Palestinian Christian voice will be heard. You will visit the Church of Resurrection tomorrow and you will se... Read More

Gospel of 23 October 2025 Luke 12:49-53 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided: t... Read More

Catholics who identify as 'evangelical' are being asked to take part in new research at Queen's University Belfast. According to a 2023 survey conducted by the polling organisation Savanta ComRes on behalf of the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland, 38% of practising Catholics would now describe themselves as evangelical. This is a dramatic increase from a figure of 6% which was recorded in 2... Read More

Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference gathered this week in Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth, for their Autumn 2025 General Meeting. The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin. On the first day, Archbishop Martin celebrated Mass as Gaeilge in Saint Mary's Oratory, concelebrated by clergy, and wi... Read More

In this week which has commemorated the Feast of St Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, two members of the Community of the Passion from England, joined a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, organised by Christ the King Parish in Coventry, and discovered a little known Passionist connection in the Marian Shrine. Medjugorje is a small mountain town in Bosnia Herzegovina. Since 1981 it has been cla... Read More

Jonathon Porrit's latest book, Love, Anger & Betrayal (Anthony Eyre, Mount House Press, 2025) is a game of two halves. On the one hand it is the author's own testimony to the depth of the climate crisis which is already upon us, outlining the multiplicity of issues now coming to a head - taking us into the land of tipping-points, feedback loops and human chicanery (including the'political capt... Read More

Lord @DavidAltonHL was unable to speak on the abortion up to birth proposal in the House of Lords last week, because he is recovering from a spinal injury - But he recorded his own speech instead. WATCH IN FULL his impassioned plea for peers to reject this "grotesque" measure HERE It is deeply shocking that with virtually no consideration in the House of Commons, a new clause has been inserted int... Read More

A house prepared as a 'refuge' near a Marian Shrine in a south Wales valley is for sale. The house has three double bedrooms. Plus basement flat with double bedroom. Multifuel stove on ground-floor. Ceramic wood-burning stove in basement. Supply of wood and coal. Solar panels + battery. Scenic views. Close to the Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys. £285,000 For more information telephone Ann: 01443 73... Read More