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National 2026 Pilgrimage to Holywell

The Annual National Pilgrimage to the Shrine and and Well of St Winefride, Holywell, in northeast Wales, lead by the Bishop of Wrexham, Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall, will take place on Sunday, 28 June 2026. The day will begin with a Procession at 2.30pm from St Winefride's Church, to the Well. At 3pm there will be Holy Mass at the Well followed by the Veneration of the relic of St Winefride and B... Read More


USA: Bishops to consecrate America to Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th anniversary + Novena

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Altar of the Sacred Heart, mosaic. The painting for the mosaic was by Carlo Muccioli in 1919-20.Wiki Image

On June 11, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the US bishops (USCCB) will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Catholics around the country are encouraged to join the bishops in celebrating the consecration of their nation to the Sacred Heart. The act of consecration initiative will be celeb... Read More


Pope Leo bestows special honour on long-serving volunteers

Volunteers from across the nation have been awarded a special honour from Pope Leo. The accolade - a papal blessing - is in recognition of their unwavering commitment to their communities for over 25 years. Hailing from various parts of England and Wales, the recipients have been honoured for their diverse contributions across a range of activities such as organising Lent and Harvest appeals, hos... Read More


Gospel in Art: Saint Justin Martyr

A bearded Justin Martyr presenting an open book to a Roman emperor,  etching by Jacques Callot, publisher Israël Henriet, 1632-1635 © Alamy

Gospel of 1 June 2026 Matthew 5:13-19 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. 'You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, ... Read More

Professor Anna Rowlands: Magnifica humanitas is a gift to the world

Professor Anna Rowlands

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical letter, Magnifica humanitas, was presented in the Vatican's Synod Hall last Monday. Professor Anna Rowlands, a theologian and Professor at Durham University, was one of the speakers at the presentation, alongside Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promo... Read More


Pope Leo leads worldwide Rosary for Peace

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To close the Marian month, Pope Leo XIV prayed a Rosary for peace at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, urging everyone to make the daily commitment to achieve peace, which is "possible when we choose to listen to the cry of those deprived of it." "Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts" ... Read More


London: International Conference Against War

The International Conference Against War takes place on Saturday, 20 June 2026 in Central Hall, Westminster Speakers will include: Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), Medea Benjamin, American political activist Code Pink, Mothin Ali, Green Party deputy leader, Lorena Delgado Varas, Swedish MP, British MPs Richard Burgon, Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, ... Read More


Community of the Passion gathering at Wistaston Hall

Community of the Passion at Wistaston Hall

The Community of the Passion held their first gathering of the year at Wistaston Hall in Crewe, over the weekend of 29th to 31st May 2026. Passionist Development Worker Paschal Somers writes: The Community of the Passion is a dispersed community of women and men, finding together a new way of being Passionist, under the auspices of the Passionist Province of Ireland and Britain. Married and single... Read More


Novice monk's love of gardening inspires unusual appeal for plants

Brother Ambrose

The Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth near Guildford is making an unusual appeal for donations of surplus garden plants after one of its new novice monks expressed a desire to continue developing areas of the monastery grounds. The novice, who has a particular love of nature and gardening, finds working outdoors both rewarding and spiritually enriching. Gardening has become ... Read More


Gospel in Art: Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity

Holy water distribution on Holy Saturday morning, Published by La Ilustración Española y Americana, Photogravure on paper. 5 April 1876  © Alamy

Gospel of 31 May 2026 John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has n... Read More


Laudato Si' Animators' gathering at Saint Columban's, Solihull

LS Animators strolling through the rewilded land

Bees, butterflies, hedgehogs and trees featured in our visit to St Columban's, UK base of the Columban Missionaries, on Friday 15th May 2026. Laudato Si' Animators came together from various parts of England: Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Liverpool and London. We were the first to walk along the yellow path which now meanders through six acres: some were previously used as pasture ... Read More


Sunday Reflection with Canon Robin Gibbons: May 31st 2026

Hildegard's vision of the Trinity - Wiki Image

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Lectionary: 164 A bit of History I start on a slightly contentious note, because I find this feast somewhat superfluous as a distinct celebration. I can understand that it emerged out of devotion, but for the first millennium of the Church a specific, universal feast honouring the Trinity did not exist, there was a deeper and more pertinent understanding that... Read More


Pope Leo speaks with Canadian PM Mark Carney by phone

Mark Carney - Wiki Image

A phone call took place between Pope Leo XIV and Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, on Friday afternoon, to discuss the recently published Encyclical Magnifica humanitas." According to a statement by the Holy See Press Office, "the importance of developing artificial intelligence from an ethical perspective and with a human-centred approach was discussed." "The conversation also touched upon q... Read More


Gospel in Art: I will tell you by what authority I do these things

Devolved Parliament by Banksy,  2009 . © Banksy, Alamy, Sotheby's, Oct 2019, sold £9,879,500

Gospel of 30 May 2026 Mark 11:27-33 At that time: Jesus and his disciples came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, 'By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?' Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what ... Read More

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