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Gospel of 24 January 2026 John 15:9-17 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 'This is my commandment, that you... Read More

The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation held its 2026 European Conference in Luxembourg on Friday, January 23. Pope Leo XIV sent a message, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, expressing his appreciation for its theme: "Peace Building in Europe: What Role for Catholic Social Thought and Universal Values?" The Pope said the theme is particularly relevant in today's world, in... Read More

This week, the Knesset's National Security Committee held yet another discussion on the proposed bill to impose the death penalty for terrorists - a proposal that has resurfaced repeatedly, especially in the shadow of October 7. Rabbis for Human Rights CEO Rabbi Avi Dabush, himself a survivor of the October 7 attacks, addressed the committee. Dabush spent more than 30 hours sheltering in a safe ro... Read More

A new Catholic church and a grotto with the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, the 'Regina Pacis,' was blessed on 13 January, in the Diocese of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State in northern Myanmar. The surrounding area has been the scene of violent clashes between the regular army and Kachin ethnic militias, causing immense suffering for the civilian population and a steady increase in the numbe... Read More

Today, Ed Miliband MP, the Energy and Net Zero Secretary, visited children from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School in Doncaster to hear about an exciting project. Inspired by Catholic social teaching, students have set up a 'Care for Creation' group to protect the local environment and beyond. Over the last two years, they have demonstrated their commitment to environmental steward... Read More

Two Christian nurses in Pakistan have been acquitted of blasphemy in a landmark court ruling which brings an end to an ordeal dating back more than four and a half years. Mariam Lal and Newosh Arooj's legal defence was conducted by the National (Catholic) Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), which is supported by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). In April 2021, Mariam, then 52... Read More

Gospel of 23 January 2026 Mark 3:13-19 At that time: Jesus went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom he also named Apostles, so that they might be with him, and he might send them out to preach, and have authority to cast out demons. He appointed the Twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter; James the son of Zebedee an... Read More

On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV held an audience with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and authorized him to promulgate decrees related to two people who will be beatified and four new Venerables. The decrees recognized the martyrdom of Fr Augusto Rafael Ramírez Monasterio, a priest of the Order of Friars Minor, and a miracle attributed to the intercession ... Read More

Nigerian authorities have confirmed the mass kidnapping of nearly 200 faithful from several churches on Sunday, January 18, in Kurmin Wali, in the Local Government Area of Kajuru in the State of Kaduna. After initially denying the incident vehemently, federal police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin admitted that the initial denial by Kaduna State authorities was aimed at "avoiding unnecessary panic whi... Read More

2025 was a year of devastating climate extremes. From deadly heatwaves and record-breaking wildfires to floods, cyclones and droughts that overwhelmed communities, the impacts of climate change were impossible to ignore. Christian Aid's new report: Counting the Cost 2025, A Year of Climate Breakdown, reveals the true financial and human cost of the world's most destructive climate disasters. The t... Read More

The Partnership for a World without Nuclear Weapons released a statement in recognition of the fifth anniversary of the entryinto force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: We hope for its further expansion through additional ratifications, now that a majority of the world's countries have signed the Treaty. In July 2017, the Vatican was the first nation-state to sign and ratify th... Read More

Over thirty people gathered outside the UK Home Office in London during the lunch hour on Monday 18 January to remember the many people who have died trying to find safety in Europe, including the UK. At the centre of the circle of people was an icon of Jesus as a refugee, trying to get through a barbed wire fence. Members of different Churches and Church organisations participated, with strong re... Read More

The ecumenical, international group of bishops who have returned from their visit to the Holy Land have issue the following statement: "You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world" Matthew 5:13.14 Our pilgrimage was to a Land where people are suffering trauma. We began with a visit to Bedouin communities living on the margins of society in the Occupied West Bank. They shared thei... Read More

We recently carried reports about a campaign to save one of the few green spaces in Bethlehem - a football pitch next to the Separation Wall, used by young people from Aida Refugee Camp, which was threatened with demolition by Israel. A petition addressed to Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA and Aleksander Čeferin, President of UEFA, urging them intervene has attracted more than 350,000 signatu... Read More