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The Catholic Union of Great Britain confirmed two new Patrons at their Annual General Meeting at the London Jesuit Centre on Tuesday, 3 November: Archbishop Richard Moth and Archbishop Leo Cushley. Professor Anthony McClaran was elected Chair of the Catholic Union of Great Britain succeeding Richard Collyer-Hamlin who had been in post since 2023 and Vice-Chair since 2018. Outgoing Chair, Richard ... Read More

St John Lloyd Catholic Primary School, Cardiff, has recently performed a specially written play about St Oscar Romero. In a child friendly way, the pupils portrayed his life and death and made the links between his message and their own life experience. It was a really moving performance and the children, from the six year olds through to the ten and eleven year olds, embraced the message of justi... Read More

Priests Against Genocide USA (PAGUSA) has sent an open letter to Archbishop Paul Coakley and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) asking for their support. The bishops will gather in Baltimore on November 16-19 for their autumn meeting. The letter invites them to support and take part in three days of prayer, advocacy and solidarity taking place in Washington, DC, on November 14-16 organi... Read More

Pope Leo XIV arrived at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport shortly after dawn this morning to began his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America. The ITA Airways aircraft carrying the Holy Father and journalists departed from Rome at 7.05am, beginning his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. Pope Leo is scheduled to arrive at Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport at abo... Read More

Gospel of 6 November 2026 Luke 16:1-8 At that time: Jesus said to the disciples, 'There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, "What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager." And the manager said to himself, "What shall I do, since... Read More

Today, I had the privilege of participating in the EAPPI handover ceremony between Team 105 and Team 106 at the Notre Dame Chapel in Jerusalem. It was a moving and deeply reflective gathering to witness our outgoing Ecumenical Accompaniers complete their dedicated term and welcome incoming colleagues who are stepping up to bear witness and offer protective presence on the ground. However, the ce... Read More

News photographs last week of the Vatican's exhibition of a selection of vehicles used by former Popes rather resembled a car dealer's show room. Come to that the Pope could sell them when the exhibition closes. 'Good condition, Low Mileage, Experienced Driver'. I can see the advertisement now in Osservatore Romano. Most anything used by famous people can raise huge sums. That would, without doubt... Read More

In a historic move - California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of all 548 people on California's death row - more than a quarter of the people on death row in the United States. Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network, which campaigns against capital punishment issues the following response: 'Today's historic decision by Gov Gavin Newso... Read More

Two members of a Catholic charity team put down their phones and picked up knitting needles and crochet hooks as they completed a 12-hour 'Yarnathon' to support persecuted and other suffering Christians around the world. As part of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK's annual #RedWednesday campaign - raising funds for oppressed Christians - National Director Dr Caroline Hull took on the challenge b... Read More

Less than a sixth of countries' climate adaptation plans, and less than 2% of national plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions mention homelessness, despite climate change endangering those already experiencing homelessness and putting millions more at risk of losing their homes, new research reveals. The report: 'The climate blind spot on homelessness: Omissions and opportunities in national climat... Read More

Priest, missionary, aid worker and peace builder: this memoire reads like a thriller at times. John Ashworth's story also provides a heart-breaking account of how Africa's newest country, South Sudan, born of so much hope in 2011, remains the poorest nation in the world, according to the UN Human Development Index. Ashworth, a young ordained Roman Catholic priest, asked to be sent to a place where... Read More

Gospel of 5 November 2026 Luke 15:1-10 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: 'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that i... Read More

Engaging in economic and political life in accordance with Christian faith and the Social Doctrine of the Church can be a way to build peace, Pope Leo XIV said during the General Audience in St Peter's Square today, 4 November 2026. "Politics that tends to the wounds of peoples and of those who suffer injustice offers grounds for hope for the future of humanity," the Pope highlighted. "As Pope Fra... Read More

In July this year, Pope Leo quoted Bob Dylan, in the preface to his book 'Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift'. He quoted from one of Dylan's lyrics (figuratively addressed to the atomic bomb) to issue a stern warning against global rearmament and the nightmare of nuclear weapons: 'I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned, an' man-handled.' Today, in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, Pope ... Read More