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Exciting work is underway in the monastery garden at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth. Nestling in the Surrey Hills near Guildford, a new programme of planting has been gradually building in the hope to bring new life and spiritual expression to parts of the monastery grounds. The project is being undertaken by one of the new novice monks, Brother Ambrose, who has been overwhelmed by the kindness... Read More

During the General Audience today in St Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the importance of the liturgical reform enacted by the Second Vatican Council, which encouraged the faithful to participate more actively in the liturgy and enter into a deeper relationship with God. "Through the Church's ritual actions, whilst the memorial of the work of salvation is celebrated, the opportunity is... Read More

A striking photographic exhibition that reveals the people and stories behind familiar images of the Holy Land is coming to the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic, St Dominic's Priory, Haverstock Hill, from Friday 4 to Sunday 13 September 2026. 50 Faces of the Holy Land features intimate black-and-white portraits by photographer Marcin Mazur. The project brings together Israeli and Pa... Read More

A bishop serving on Ukraine's front line says he sees "constant signs of hope" - despite the wholesale destruction of villages and churches as drones and missiles land. Bishop Maksym Ryabukha of Donetsk told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN): "The material destruction is devastating. Now they are razing houses, one by one, including rectories. "In Kostantynivka the church was destroyed. Through ima... Read More

Bishop Timothy Menezes, an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Birmingham, has called attention to the threat which assisted suicide poses not just to the elderly, but to all vulnerable people. In a video message, Bishop Menezes shares the concerns of a young parishioner with disabilities: "A young man spoke to me after Mass and he said, 'Thank you for mentioning assisted dying. As a disabled ... Read More

Gospel of 26 August 2026 Matthew 23:27-32 At that time: Jesus said, 'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites... Read More

Sir Vincent Fean, British Palestine Project trustee and former Consul General to Jerusalem writes: More than 100 British and French ex Ambassadors have asked President Macron and Prime Minister Burnham to take action together on Palestine/Israel. The letter below was published in le Monde on Saturday 22 August) and here as an open letter to Andy Burnham, with advance copies sent to No 10 and the ... Read More

As the Scottish Government prepares to publish its Programme for Government, Bishop John Keenan, President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, has called for human dignity and the common good to be placed at the heart of its priorities. In a statement published today, Bishop Keenan urges the Government to judge its policies particularly by their impact on the poorest and most vulnerable. Bisho... Read More

Right-wing extremist ways of bringing religion and ethics into politics seem to be gaining ground. Reform's recent attempt to redefine empathy is a further example. They are all interlinked so this gambit is particularly dangerous. If they weren't connected, Catholic Social Teaching would be all good intentions and no action. Gad Saad invented the term 'suicidal empathy'. He spent a decade in Conc... Read More

Across Africa, churches are stepping up aid for children affected by civil wars and conflicts, as crises rise on the continent. South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State especially has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village, centered in Kuron, has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the regio... Read More

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will have its crunch vote and second reading in the House of Commons on Friday, 11 September. A diverse range of people, not just Catholics, have raised their voices in opposition to this Private Members' Bill that seeks to legalise assisted suicide. Our new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has said that now is not the time for this debate and it would be ... Read More

Gospel of 25 August 2026 Matthew 23:23-26 At that time: Jesus said, 'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! 'Woe to you, scribes and Pharise... Read More

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Bishop of the Ukrainian Eparchy of the Holy Family of London, has released a statement marking the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence which occurred on 24 August, in 1991. Recalling those days, Bishop Nowakowski said: "There was once again a sense of hope that a peaceful and prosperous future was within reach." The current ongoing conflict with Russia has presen... Read More

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, arrived in Moscow yesterday for a mission focused on dialogue and peace. During his visit Archbishop Gallagher will have with meetings with Russian authorities, representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Catholic community. Today, Tuesday 25 August, the Archbishop will meet S... Read More