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Layan Nasser, a 25-year-old Palestinian Christian woman and has recently returned home to the occupied West Bank after her third spell in an Israeli prison. Layan, a member of St Peter's Anglican Church in Birzeit, in the West Bank was released from Damon Prison at Daliyat al-Karmel, on May 16, 2026, after being detained for eight months without charge. Her detention was part of Israel's administr... Read More

Columban Missionary Fr Shay Cullen writes: The Filipino family is revered worldwide for its many values, its unity, and the mutually supportive and harmonious love between parents and children. Such a family has wise Filipino parents who have respectful, positive and caring relationships with their children. They neither dominate nor neglect their children. They are not punishers and scolders, and... Read More

Bishop John Keenan President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland issued the following statement today: "On behalf of the bishops of Scotland, I warmly congratulate John Swinney on his re-appointment as First Minister of Scotland and wish him every success in the weeks and months ahead. "The Catholic Church looks forward to the opportunity for constructive engagement with Mr Swinney and his Gov... Read More

A bishop in Cuba has warned that people are starving as ongoing sanctions push them to the brink of survival. An oil blockade by the US government implemented in January has strangled energy supplies, leading to strict rationing which is having dire consequences on the poorest in society. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Arturo González Amador, president of the Cuban Bishops' C... Read More

Gospel of 20 May 2026 John 17:11b-19 At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and praying said, 'Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fu... Read More

Israel's far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans yesterday to evacuate the entire population of a village in the West Bank, near the site of the Inn of the Good Samaritan, in retaliation he said, to the news that International Criminal Court's prosecutor was seeking a warrant for his arrest. The Jerusalem Human Rights Consortium (JHRC) expressed grave concern over "the ... Read More

This Easter, 246 people from Hong Kong, residing in the United Kingdom, were formally initiated into the Catholic Church. The group comprised adults, young people, and children - with children under 11 and adults aged 36-45 representing a significant 82% of the total. During the Easter Vigil, godparents passed them the light of the Paschal Candle, symbolising a commitment to passing on the flame ... Read More

On the morning of May 13, 2026, at approximately 8am Burma local time, soldiers from the 102nd and 427th Infantry Battalions set fire to three convent buildings and a wooden warehouse in the compound of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Doungankha village, Demoso Township, Karenni State (Kayah), as reported by People's Spring on May 13. The destroyed buildings belong to the Divine Providence ... Read More

The Saturday following the Ascension marks the annual celebration of Saint Joan of Arc in Rouen. Every year, the Archbishop of Rouen invites a guest preacher. The last Englishman to have been invited was Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer of Birmingham in 1967. This year, the Bishop of Plymouth, the Right Reverend Nicholas Hudson, was invited to preach. Bishop Nicholas, both fully British and fully F... Read More

A Jerusalem Voice for Justice: an ecumenical witness for equality and a just peace in Palestine/Israel state: Christians are an integral part of the society in which they live. They must fulfill their religious and civic duty and speak out against the Death Penalty for Terrorists Bill, voted into law on March 30, 2026 in Israel. It came into effect on May 18, 2026. Although Israel had previously ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV's first Encyclical Letter: Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25, 2026. It bears the Pope's signature dated 15th May, the 135th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum novarum. Magnifica humanitas will be presented on the day of its release at 11.30am at the Vatican's Synod Hal... Read More

Gospel of 19 May 2026 John 17:1-11a At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, 'Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on eart... Read More

HCPT (the Hosanna House and Children's Pilgrimage Trust) is delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Quigley as Fundraising & Communications Director bringing a wealth of senior charity leadership experience to the organisation. Claire joins HCPT after five years at Money Ready, where she was Deputy CEO and Fundraising & Communications Director. Claire led the charity's income and c... Read More

On the weekend of 24th-26th April, around 100 people gathered at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, for a joint peace conference organised by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Pax Christi, Christian International Peace Service (CHIPS), the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and Church and Peace. The theme of the conference was 'Healing from Conflict', looking at how individuals and communities heal after c... Read More