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Catholics in Fundraising (CiF) invites charities, parishes, and schools across the UK to take part in a festive initiative celebrating creativity, community, and generosity: "The Most Beautiful Christmas Card" 2025. Anyone hoping to raise some charitable funds by selling Christmas cards will be pouring over designs now, even though Christmas is three months away, and here's a way to boost sales. ... Read More

A Memorial Service To Celebrate the Life of the Earl of Sandwich - John Sandwich took place yesterday, September 16th 2025, in St Margaret's, Parliament's Parish Church, Westminster. In the absence of Lord Alton, because of his spinal fracture and other injuries, his Tribute was read by the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, the Earl of Kinnoull. Celebrating the Life of John Sandwich. On February ... Read More

Gospel of 17 September 2025 Luke 7:31-35 At that time: Jesus said, 'To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to one another, "We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep." 'For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you... Read More

Pope Leo XIV today spoke by phone with Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, and assures all those who turn to the parish of his concern, closeness, and prayers. Overnight, just an hour before midnight, the Israeli army launched a massive ground offensive, with media in the Gaza Strip reporting 37 attacks in 20 minutes, and a mass flight of the remaining p... Read More

In a message sent to His Majesty King Charles III, Pope Leo XIV has expressed his "heartfelt condolences" and "prayerful closeness" to the King, the Duke of Kent, and the Royal Family as they attended the Requiem Mass for Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, in Westminster Cathedral today, Tuesday 18 September. The Holy Father gave thanks to God for "the Duchess's legacy of Christian goodness, seen in ... Read More

The UN Commission of Inquiry's finding today doesn't just confirm that David Lammy's letter to Parliament last week was 'wrong' regarding Israel's genocide. The true extent of UK Government complicity is far worse. In the letter, addressed to the Chair of the International Development Committee, the former Foreign Secretary told Parliament: "The Government has not concluded that Israel is acting w... Read More

As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israel's intensifying military operation, families with starving children are being pushed southwards from one "hellscape" to another, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today . The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped up its ground offensive in Gaza City, ordering residents to leave the area. Speaking from the south... Read More

Sr Katrina Alton, Pax Christi National Chaplain writes: 'Today, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry has formally concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. "It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set for on the Genocide Convention." The criteria include, mass killings, infliction of serious mental or physical harm, destr... Read More

In Germany, a 'wonderful' illustration of Isaiah 32:14 - "the castle will be forsaken, the noisy city deserted; citadel and tower will become wasteland forever" - is in areas where coal is mined, such as in North Rhine-Westphalia. Wastelands, as far as the eye reaches, villages are destroyed, people evicted just to feed power plants which belong to big corporations and thus sustain the power of th... Read More

Last weekend pilgrims completed a striking journey, walking from four corners of England and Wales, their routes tracing out a huge sign of the cross. The pilgrim ways, named for the four evangelists, converged at St Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham. The voices of many of those pilgrims feature in this week's episode of the All Kinds of Catholic podcast. Podcast host, Theresa Alessandro, travelle... Read More

Pope Leo gave his first major interview in July, extracts of which were published this week by Crux on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Speaking with journalist Elise Ann Allen for an upcoming biography he reflected on his decades working as a missionary in Peru, how he has been adapting to the role of pope, his hopes for world peace, concerns about the growing disparity between rich and poor an... Read More

Gospel of 16 September 2025 Luke 7:11-17 At that time: Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her... Read More

When Antonia Salzano and Andrea Acutis brought their newborn son to the Church of Our Lady of Dolours on Fulham Road for baptism, just fifteen days after his birth in 1991, they could never have imagined that, only thirty-four years later, Carlo would be declared a saint by the Pope. Even more remarkable is the fact that same church would one day be overflowing with worshippers gathered for a Mass... Read More

Recently, I received an invitation from the Dicastery for Dialogue in Rome and the Apostolic Nunciature in Bangladesh to join a delegation from Rome during its visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh, for a week-long programme on engaging in dialogue with people of other faiths, particularly Muslims. This esteemed group included His Eminence George Jacob Cardinal Koovacad, the Cardinal Prefect; Monsignor Indun... Read More