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Gospel of 6 July 2025 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 At that time: The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending yo... Read More

Brother Matthew, prior of the Taizé Community, was received in a private audience by the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican on Friday. This was his first audience with the pope, who was elected on May 8. In a fraternal atmosphere, the meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the great challenges of Christian unity, the ecumenical witness of Taizé for more than 70 years, and the commitme... Read More

Pat Gaffney, Vice President of Pax Christi, Executive of Catholic Nonviolence Initiative writes: For three days over the past week I have taken part in nonviolent protests and gatherings related to what is happening in Gaza. Now, with many others, if I do something as simple as wearing a badge or carrying a placard, I could be charged under anti-terrorism legislation. If we are not watchful, we co... Read More

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A hidden problem in faith On the whole, most of us who are involved with the Church in a committed manner, are able to cope with the vagaries of Christian life and when in difficulty find friends or spiritual guides to help us sort out the problems. But there is a real hidden problem with religion and faith, when we start counting the success stories of a denomin... Read More

Gospel of 5 July 2025 Matthew 9:14-17 At that time: The disciples of John came to Jesus, saying, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?' And Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one puts a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old ga... Read More

Deacon William T Ditewig, PhD, from the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, writes in his blog: Deacons Today: Servants in a Servant Church: "Non Sibi Sed Patriae": A Reflection on Patriotism 4 July 2025 Commander William T Ditewig, United States Navy (ret.) Most citizens of the United States are disheartened by the current state of political affairs in our country. There appears to be no gradation of ... Read More

More than 600 children gathered in the Paul VI Hall yesterday, for a meeting with the Holy Father. The group included participants in the Vatican summer camp and 300 Ukrainian children hosted by Caritas Italiana. After being welcomed by young volunteers working at the summer camp, the Pope spent time speaking with the children and answering their questions. Recalling his own childhood, he shared m... Read More

The Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Bernard Longley, the Archbishop of Birmingham, to two Vatican Dicasteries. The Archbishop will serve as a member of both the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. On learning of his appointment, Archbishop Longley said: "I regard it as a privilege to serve the Holy See as a member of the Dicaste... Read More

The Latin American and Caribbean Nicaea 1700 Years conference took place in Guatemala City 1-3 July. Faith, unity, and hope is the theme that brought together more than 80 people from 15 countries across the continent. Renewing the path of unity among Christians in Latin America and the Caribbean was one of the objectives of the regional gathering. Promoted by the Roman Catholic Latin American and... Read More

Religious Sisters in northern Mozambique who were robbed at gunpoint have recounted their ordeal, describing how they were threatened with decapitation during a night-time raid. The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament broke their silence for the first time since the attack, telling Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that a group of 18 armed men stormed their compound on 8th June in conflict... Read More

Following the passage of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' by the US Congress today, the President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have expressed serious concerns about its impact on the poor and vulnerable. Reacting to the final passage of the Act by the United States Congress, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, said the ruling would have harmful consequences for the most vulnerable m... Read More

Melanie Nazareth has recently returned from Israel and occupied Palestine where she spent two and a half months with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. Noor's story was about about a family with a demolition order on their home. In this letter I want to share some understanding of the reality of that. There was a morning not long ago, when we stood with people in the ... Read More

Gospel of 4 July 2025 Matthew 9:9-13 At that time: As Jesus passed on from Capernaum, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciple... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has released his prayer intention for the month of July, and invites us to pray that we may know how to choose the right path for our life and reject anything that leads us away from Christ. In the video produced by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, the Holy Father offers a prayer to guide Christians in our discernment process. Pope Leo XIV's prayer for discernment Holy Spirit, you... Read More