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Gospel of 12 July 2025 Matthew 10:24-33 At that time: Jesus instructed his Apostles: 'A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. 'So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered... Read More

Pax Christi International issued the following statement yesterday: On the 8th anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (#TPNW), and in this year that marks 80 years since the bombings of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki, Pax Christi International renews its call for a world free from nuclear arms. We remember with sorrow the lives lost and scarred in 1945, and we honour the witnes... Read More

This month, St Mary's College, Oscott, in collaboration with The Guild of Our Lady of Ransom is hosting WeBelieve, a festival of Catholic Life, celebrating the Jubilee Year of Hope. You are warmly invited to join us from 25-28 July for what promises to be a wonderful experience. WeBelieve has been designed with parishes and families in mind, as an opportunity to receive inspiring faith formation ... Read More

Best-selling writer and historian William Dalrymple spoke about Gaza and Palestine, and about Britain's historic responsibility for the situation there. His speech introduced 'A Golden String: William Blake in Words and Music ' a fundraising event for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) at St James' Church, Piccadilly, London on 30 May, 2025. An ICN transcript of the full text follows: Seventy sev... Read More

Nursing students from the University of Brighton will join a week-long pilgrimage to Lourdes this July, supporting people living with serious health needs and disabilities as part of a distinctive international placement. Every year, between four and six million pilgrims visit Lourdes, one of the world's most significant Catholic pilgrimage sites in southwest France. Many travel in search of spiri... Read More

Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Chair of the International Affairs Department of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and Moderator of the Holy Land Coordination, has condemned the alarming escalation in settler violence taking place in the West Bank town of Taybeh. On Tuesday, 8 July, priests representing the town's three Christian churches issued a joint statement about the repeated attacks on t... Read More

Gospel of 11 July 2025 Matthew 19:27-29 At that time: Peter said to Jesus, 'See, we have left everything and followed you. What, then, will we have?' Jesus said to them, 'Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses, or broth... Read More

Ahead of the Jubilee Year celebration of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly - which this year falls on July 27 - Pope Leo writes that "hope is a constant source of joy, whatever our age", adding, "when that hope has also been tempered by fire over the course of a long life, it proves a source of deep happiness." In his Message for the Day, Pope Leo offers a scriptural meditation on old age... Read More

The 50th Anniversary of the Consecration of Worth Abbey Church takes place this Saturday, 12th July. This significant milestone marks five decades of faith, hope, and unity, during which the Abbey Church has served as a spiritual home for countless individuals. These years have also been a period of remarkable achievement and growth in Worth's mission. This celebration is an opportunity to reflect... Read More

What does it mean to be a parish today? It's more than a building or a Sunday routine; it's a place where faith is lived in community with others. As the Church teaches in Sacrosanctum Concilium, local parishes are 'the visible Church constituted throughout the world.' That truth came to life on 21 June at St Teresa of the Child Jesus in Borehamwood, where parishioners gathered to mark the 100th A... Read More

For the year 2026, the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the Inter-Church Relations Department of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The resources are jointly published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches (WCC). The final material is sent to WCC member churches and Roman Catholic episcopal conferences. ... Read More

More than a hundred school students from across the UK joined the Act Now, Change Forever mass lobby of Parliament yesterday, calling on MPs to take urgent action on the climate crisis, unjust debt and nature loss. The event was organised by The Climate Coalition, a network of over 120 UK organisations representing more than 22 million people and highlighted the public demand for bold leadership... Read More

Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino Diocese issued a statement on Tuesday freeing the faithful from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass, after two Catholic parishes in his diocese were raided by ICE agents. Multiple people were detained in the parking lot of St Adelaide Church in Highland, California. The director of communications for the Diocese of San Bernardino, John Andrews, said those de... Read More

Faith groups joined a mass lobby of parliament on climate change and biodiversity yesterday, (Wednesday 9 July). Calling for action 'For People, For Climate, For Nature' they met their local MPs from across the UK, urging them to tackle the climate crisis and protect the natural world in line with moral responsibility, human dignity and the stewardship of creation. They wanted the government to co... Read More