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A moment of profound joy and thanksgiving was celebrated at midday yesterday, Sunday 26 April 2026, as the Parish Church of St Philip Howard in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge was solemnly consecrated and blessed following the completion of a major redevelopment project. The Mass was led by the Right Reverend Peter Collins, Bishop of East Anglia, joined by the Right Reverend Alan S Hopes, Bishop Emeritus... Read More

Gospel of 27 April 2026 John 10:11-18 At that time: Jesus said, 'I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shephe... Read More

Pope Leo XIV ordained ten priests during Mass in St Peter's Basilica on Sunday morning as the Church celebrated the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Basing his homily on the Gospel of John, in which Jesus said: "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly," Pope Leo pointed to the generosity of the newly-ordained priests as a sign that this promise is still being lived today. The Po... Read More

Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell delivered this homily during Mass this afternoon in the Basilica of Our Lady at the International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock, Co Mayo, during the the annual Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage. Mary Byrne O'Connell, Patrick Byrne, Patrick Hill, John Curry, and Bridget Trench are not names we know. These people were five of the 15 visionaries here at Knock in 18... Read More

Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Chair of the Department for International Affairs and Bishop of Plymouth, and Bishop Jim Curry, Vice-Chair of the Department for International Affairs and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, have issued a statement to mark the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Armernian Genocide Remembrance Day is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1... Read More

A new exhibition: Pilgrim of Hope: A Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, in pictures, will take place from 1st-30th May at the London Jesuit Centre - next to the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception - 'Farm Street Church', 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 3AH. This free exhibition from Quarr Abbey, with the National Gallery, tells the story of Mary's life, through copies of paintings held... Read More

An Ecumenical Evening Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East will take place at Our Lady of Victories, 235a Kensington High Street, W8 London 6SA on Thursday 30 April, at 7pm. Bishop James Curry KC*HS, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Lead Bishop for the Holy Land and Bishop Mike Royal, Secretary of Churches Together in England will be leading the prayers. Dr Harry Hagopian KSG KSL will be... Read More

The Pope is back safely from his visit to four African countries. Little was said about the danger to him when in Bamenda in Cameroon in the midst of a civil war, or Equatorial Guinea where Putin's Africa Corps (the old Wagner Group) look after its murderous President. During his visit to Nigeria in 2003, President George W Bush travelled protected in his heavily armoured Cadillac, The Beast. The ... Read More

Gospel of 26 April 2026 John 10:1-10 At that time: Jesus said, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out al... Read More

Fourth Sunday after Easter Many of us are radically detached from the countryside and the real rhythms of time and season, a lot of this is our own fault, urbanisation and what follows from it creates a life where we are run by electric light that allows day to be extended in to the darkness of night, and where clocks regulate our comings and goings, risings and settings! That is part of the uneas... Read More

Responding to the failure of the Assisted Dying Bill, following the final day of debate in the House of Lords, Dr Gordon Macdonald has urged MPs and peers to focus on palliative care. He commented: "The House of Lords scrutiny exposed this Bill as 'skeleton legislation' riddled with gaping holes. It is now clear that this Bill was both unsafe and unworkable. "Peers have uncovered a series of alarm... Read More

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales met at the English College's Convento Palazzola just outside Rome from 18-23 April for a one-day plenary assembly and week-long ongoing formation as Pope Leo XIV followed his Apostolic Journey through Africa to its conclusion. They issued this statement as a sign of solidarity with the Holy Father, asking for Catholics to pray with them for an enduring pea... Read More

Gospel of 25 April 2026 Mark 16:15-20 At that time: Jesus appeared to the Eleven and he said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pi... Read More

Pope Leo XIV has offered his support for those advocating for the abolition of the death penalty in the United States and around the world and insisted on the importance of safeguarding human dignity. The Church affirms "that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed," Pope Leo XIV said in a video message released today, to those gathered at DePaul Universi... Read More