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Gospel of 7 March 2026 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 At that time: The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, 'This man receives sinners and eats with them.' So he told them this parable: 'There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, "Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me." And h... Read More

Bishop Bosco MacDonald, Bishop of Clifton, has issued the following statement regarding the war in Iran and the wider Middle East: The widening war involving Iran is a grave cause of sorrow and alarm. After the long agony of Ukraine and the appalling suffering in Gaza, the world now faces another conflict whose consequences are unpredictable, and whose cost is already being paid first by ordinary ... Read More

This Sunday, 8 March at 7pm, you are warmly invited to gather for an International Women's Day celebration that is both prayerful and theologically rich, rooted in the Church's growing reflection on Gospel nonviolence and the call to become peacemakers in a wounded world. Taking inspiration from the 2026 World Peace Day message of Pope Leo: "Towards an 'unarmed and disarming' peace," the evening w... Read More

This Easter, the Lay Community of St Benedict (LCSB) gathers at Cefn Lea in mid Wales for a community celebration of Easter, to which all are welcome to come. This is a unique way of living the Triduum. Away from chores and distractions, planted in the Welsh countryside, we pray and sing together, we enjoy a family friendly atmosphere, and deepen our love of the Lord in this sacrificial feast. Thi... Read More

In 2024, more than 200 mental health professionals issued an open letter theorizing that President Trump exhibited behaviours that meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder. "Even a non-clinician can see that Trump shows a lifetime pattern of 'failure to conform to social norms and laws,' 'repeated lying,' 'reckless disregard for the safety of others,' 'irritability,' 'impulsivity,' ... Read More

Professor Jack Scarisbrick MBE died on Saturday, 28 February at the age of 97. After announcing the sad news, Lord Alton wrote: "I count it one of the great privileges of my life to have known Jack - a brilliant historian, his powerful intellect and profound compassion were underpinned by remarkable energy and drive. "In charting a path to create a coherent and effective pro life movement - based ... Read More

The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia has called on believers of all faiths to pray "so that the roar of missiles may cease" and that the people of the Middle East may live in communion, highlighting the spiritual context in which the conflict has erupted. "In these difficult days marked by the pain and uncertainty of war", Bishop Aldo Berardi addressed the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain, its ... Read More

In a landmark moment for one of the capital's most powerful annual events, Wintershall Theatre returns to Trafalgar Square on Good Friday, 3 April 2026, to stage two free open-air performances of The Passion of Jesus, marking 15 years of bringing this extraordinary production to the heart of London. First performed in Trafalgar Square in 2010, the production has grown into a cherished Easter tradi... Read More

Gospel of 6 March 2026 Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 At that time: Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, 'Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence round it and dug a wine press in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants t... Read More

Conflicts and tensions exist that threaten people's lives and their ability to live together. Some can drag on for years if the path of dialogue and reconciliation has not been chosen. This is particularly concerning for the most vulnerable and for future generations. In his prayer intention for March, Pope Leo invites us to pray that nations lay down their weapons, adopt diplomacy and justice, an... Read More

At the beginning of March 2026, with multiple countries now at war, it may seem a mad idea to discuss nonviolence. Or perhaps it's a very wise and sane thing to do? A sign of true repentance, and intended conversion to the Gospel? Pope Leo gave us the prompt in his Ash Wednesday address: "We perceive in the ashes imposed on us the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war... Read More

This evening, for the second time in a year, the Metropolitan Police raided a Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists who were meeting there, on the grounds that they were conspiring to commit a criminal act. The room in Westminster Quaker Meeting House was let to Take Back Power to hold nonviolent direct action training. Quakers support the principle of nonviolent... Read More

The All Saints Catholic Academy Trust has announced the completion of the rebuilding of St John's Catholic Primary School in Rickmansworth, the first school in the country to be fully rebuilt following the discovery of RAAC within the School Rebuilding Programme. The project was delivered by Tilbury Douglas, appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) as client. RAAC, (Reinforced Autoclaved Ae... Read More

The Christian-majority quarter of Erbil, Iraq, was struck in a drone attack last night (Wednesday, 4 March) - but "miraculously" there are no reports of injuries. A block of flats in Erbil's Ankawa district owned by the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil and the nearby convent of the Chaldean Daughters of Mary Immaculate were damaged in the attack at 8pm. The Blessed Michael McGivney Apartment Complex ... Read More