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The continuing rise in the numbers of people seeking emergency accommodation across the island of Ireland was referenced in a report by the Bishops' Commission for Social Issues and International Affairs during the Bishops' autumn general meeting held in Maynooth this week. Bishops stated: "This continuing crisis of homelessness in our society - North and South - is a blight on our society. It i... Read More

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, delivered this homily today for the Solemnity of Our Lady Queen of Palestine 2026 at Deir Rafat. Acts 1:12-14; Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10a; Luke 1:41-50 Dear Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters, May the Lord give you peace! As we do every year, we gather here, at the feet of the Virgin Mary, to entrust to her our Church a... Read More

Activists from Christian Climate Action added their own version of a 'Banksy' to the hoardings at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in Whitehall Place today. This was in response to news that the UK government has approved the Jackdaw gas field. The government is now poised to decide on Adura's huge Rosebank oil field. Activists point to the science that shows we cannot afford to bur... Read More

The Most Reverend Jeffrey S Grob, Archbishop of Milwaukee has issued the following statement today, in the wake of the controversy over a group of 12 Catholic bishops photographed praying with President Trump. A Public Apology - Archbishop Jeffrey Grob Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write this message to you from the Dominican Republic while visiting with fellow pilgrims our sharing pari... Read More

The Scottish Laity Network was established in September 2017 with the core aim of 'seeking to enable Scottish laity to come together as disciples of Jesus, and through prayer, dialogue and discernment find "new ways" of being Church in Scotland in the 21st Century'. During the time of lockdown, March 2020, we reflected on our core aim and rooted in prayer we felt prompted by the Spirit to go on a ... Read More

Gospel of 25 October 2026 Matthew 22:34-40 At that time: When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 'Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?' And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great ... Read More

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, in conjunction with and supported by the Holy See, and the Henry Martyn Institute, Hyderabad organised a three-day seminar on Christian-Muslim Relations entitled "Understanding Islam Through Dialogue: Walking Together in Hope and Peace" for clergy, religious sisters, and lay leaders who serve as members of diocesan Commissions for Interreligious Dial... Read More

Kate Nightingale, CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales), will take on the New York City Marathon and the London Marathon in a remarkable personal challenge to support the work of the charity. Currently Kate is preparing to take on two of the world's most iconic marathons after an unexpected double opportunity turned what she thought were her last marathon running days into one ... Read More

On 21 October the Dialogue Society held an interfaith event to highlight the importance of Nostra Aetate. It was an unusual initiative, a Muslim organization celebrating a landmark Catholic declaration of the Vatican Council on interfaith relations. The Dialogue Society is the London branch of the Islamic Gulen organization, Hizmet. Once an extensive, highly successful and influential organization... Read More

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 148 There are moments in our faith life, or as others might put it, stops on our faith journey, when we are faced with an emptiness in prayer, or perhaps what we regard as a silence from God, which sometimes can come in the form of disillusionment with what we have found as comfort and consolation from our faith. These moments or times are not to be un... Read More

Yesterday, October 23, 2026, St George's Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hmoud in Jordan's Karak governate was attacked during a funeral for a community member. Gunmen opened fire, killing eight people and injuring 33 others. The attack lasted several minutes, with survivors describing chaotic scenes of people hiding, screaming, and fleeing. Security camera footage showed three gunmen appr... Read More

Gospel of 24 October 2026 Luke 13:1-9 There were some present at that very time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, 'Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on w... Read More

The Vatican announced today that Pope Leo XIV will not be attending the 'Unarmed and Disarming Peace' meeting in Assisi on October 27 on his doctors' advice. The Vatican press office said in a statement: "To aid his recovery following the thoracic surgery he underwent on Tuesday of last week, Pope Leo XIV will be unable to attend the 'Unarmed and Disarming Peace' meeting in Assisi on October 27, a... Read More

Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has welcomed the news that Pope Leo XIV has been named a Papal Confrater of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. The appointment, which was made with the approval of King Charles III, was announced by the Dean and Canons of Windsor announced on Friday, 23 October, on the first... Read More