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Gospel of 12 February 2026 Mark 7:24-30 At that time: Jesus arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the... Read More

A group of Buddhist monks, accompanied by a rescue dog named Aloka, completed a 109 day, 2,300 mile (3,700km) Walk For Peace from Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Centre in Fort Worth Texas, to Washington DC yesterday. Inspired by their faith, the aim of the walk was to raise "awareness of peace, loving kindness, and compassion across America and the world." The Walk For Peace began on October 2... Read More

Bishop Nicholas Hudson, the Lead Bishop for Conflict and Peacebuilding and the Chair of International Affairs Department at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has commented on the recent expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining major nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and... Read More

Venezuela's bishops have called for the release of all political prisoners as part of a plea for the country to embrace "forgiveness and reconciliation". The urgent request came as part of a wide-ranging entreaty for national reconciliation, solidarity with the poor and "promotion of the common good" issued on Monday (9th February) at the close of the plenary meeting of the Episcopal Conference of... Read More

The Catholic Church in northern Nigeria is imploring the government to step up security amid ongoing violence, kidnappings and killings. Following fresh atrocities, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), several ecclesiastical provinces in the north and the Diocese of Kontagora have all called for security to be ramped up as a top priority. CSN, the administrative arm of the Nigerian Catholic ... Read More

This Lent, Archbishop John Wilson is inviting people to pray the rosary with him and the St George's Cathedral clergy every Friday at 5pm at St George's Cathedral in Southwark. Praying the rosary is a beautiful way to help people deepen their relationship with the Lord Jesus, as his Blessed Mother takes you by the hand and draws you to our Lord's heart. Archbishop John and the Cathedral clergy wil... Read More

Samantha Giles, best known for her long-running role as Bernice Blackstock in ITV's Emmerdale, recently visited St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey, to read extracts from her children's books to the school's Key Stage 2 pupils. She visited all classes from Year 3 to Year 6, revealing what it is like to be an author before immersing them in the world of Rosemary, her protagonist in the '... Read More

As debates about Britain's history, race, and responsibility continue to surface, Quakers in Britain co-hosted a discussion in Parliament exploring what reparations might mean in practice. The event, 'Approaches to Reparations: Faith-Based, Community, and Grassroots Perspectives,' was co-hosted yesterday by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afrikaan Reparations and chaired by Bell Ribeir... Read More

Gospel of 11 February 2026 Mark 7:14-23 At that time: Jesus called the people to him again and said to them, 'Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.' And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them... Read More

The Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blaise Cupich, has asked President Donald Trump to apologise for a "viciously racist" video posted on his Truth Social account. The final frames of the video, which appeared on President Trump's account on Thursday evening, depicted former US President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. In his statement, (in English, Spanish and Polish) t... Read More

On 14 February, St Valentine's Day, the Climate Coalition - which includes many Christian organisations such as CAFOD - invites people to send a green heart to their politicians. Each green heart will carry a short, personal message about what is at the heart of your community - whether that's clean air, warm homes, local green spaces, secure livelihoods, or the wellbeing of children and neighbo... Read More

Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation for what they say is the company's role in making the storm more severe. Christian environmental organisations in the UK are supporting them. Typhoon Odette was a devastating super typhoon that ripped through the Philippines in December 2021. This was a c... Read More

A Message on behalf of the Rt Rev Kenneth Nowakowski OBE, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London reads: 'As we approach the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces, we continue to hold in our thoughts all those affected by this unjust and deadly war, and we remain hopeful that it will soon come to an end and that peace foun... Read More

Pope Leo has arranged for the delivery of 80 electricity generators, along with medicine and food supplies, to Ukraine. During the General Audience in the Pope Paul VI Hall last Wednesday, Pope Leo said: "consequences of the bombings have once again begun to strike energy infrastructure." The Pope expressed his gratitude for the many initiatives of solidarity that have emerged in numerous di... Read More