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Usama Nicola writes: In many parts of the world, people run to break records, stay fit, or simply for fun and personal challenge. But in Palestine, running carries a much deeper meaning. Here, we run for freedom, for life, and to remind the world that despite everything this people endure, they still refuse to stop dreaming. In the streets of Bethlehem, beneath the skies of a city that has long ca... Read More

Catholics in Fundraising (CiF) welcomed fundraisers and charity leaders from across the Catholic sector to a summer seminar and reception hosted at Cazenove Capital in the City of London. Held on Thursday 7 May 2026, the event explored how Catholic teaching can inform a more holistic and integrated approach to wealth, philanthropy, and stewardship. The seminar, titled: 'Catholic Generosity - where... Read More

The Henry Martyn Institute in Hyderabad conducted a Summer Course on Christian-Muslim Relations from May 3 to May 10 2026. This course provides Christians, primarily students from institutions that prepare pastors for their churches, with a valuable introduction to Muslims in India, including their beliefs and practices, as well as the Church's perspective on inter religious dialogue, particularl... Read More

Gospel of 10 May 2026 John 14:15-21 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. 'I will not leave you as or... Read More

There are some luxury meals, a sunny holiday, beautiful art, and tours among the fabulous items up for grabs in this year's charity auction, organised by Holy Apostles Parish, Pimlico, in aid of St John Paul II Primary School, in Turkana, northwest Kenya. Turkana is the most remote and poorest area of Kenya. Holy Apostles has been twinned with Our Lady Queen of Peace parish in Todonyang, Turkana, ... Read More

Sixth Sunday of Easter Most of us may have little remembrance of our own baptism, but I am sure we can recollect the day of our Confirmation, a ceremony where we took that step into the adult life of the faith strengthened by the gift of the Holy Spirit. In recent years some of us will have become familiar with the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, particularly if our parish community has ... Read More

Many Catholics desire to go deeper in their faith, and understanding, but often don't know where to begin. The Church has given us an extraordinary treasury of spiritual wisdom in the writings of the saints. Books that have formed generations of Catholics in prayer, love of God, and perseverance in the Christian life. All right there to help us on the journey of deepening our faith. Yet these grea... Read More

On Thursday, 7th May, residents of Taybeh, the last entirely Palestinian Christian village in the West Bank, reported that Israeli settlers stormed their land and established a new illegal outpost. Residents also said settlers threatened to kill those returning to their property and later seized a nearby quarry. Bishop Jim Curry visited Taybeh earlier this year as part of the Holy Land Coordinatio... Read More

Gospel of 9 May 2026 John 15:18-21 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: "A servant is not greater than his master." If... Read More

Pope Leo XIV marked the first anniversary of his pontificate on Friday, May 8, with a visit to the southern Italian cities of Pompeii and Naples. The Pope celebrated Mass in the square in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, and recalled that he was elected Pope on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii. "I therefore had to come here, to place my service under the protection of t... Read More

CAFOD Director Dr Christine Allen, who was fortunate to be in St Peter's Square on 8th May last year, standing near the steps of the Basilica when Pope Leo appeared on the balcony, reflects on Pope Leo's first year in office. She said: "Witnessing him emerge onto the balcony of St Peter's as the new Pope a year ago was a very moving experience. I remember the crowd's reaction, hearing him speak i... Read More

The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, in the United States, has announced plans to build a shrine to Venerable Father Augustine Tolton, whose story of overcoming racial discrimination and divisions in his time continues to be a source of inspiration to promote peace and unity. Venerable Father Augustine Tolton - the first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States - was a much-loved pas... Read More

Today was Solidarity Day, and hundreds of people joined Rabbis for Human Rights and other activist groups to visit Palestinian communities across the West Bank living in the line-of-fire of settler terrorism. Early in the morning buses of activists left from different cities in Israel, as Palestinian communities prepared to host them on the ground. We quickly realized that the Army and Police had ... Read More

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Council for World Mission (CWM), through a joint communique, demanded fundamental reform of how extractive industries operate across Africa, following a five-day consultation in Gaborone, Botswana. Church leaders, theologians, Indigenous leaders, and community representatives gathered from 21-25 April for the Africa Consultation on Mining, Land, and Just... Read More