Latest News

Have you ever seen scratches on an old wall and wondered what they mean? Historic graffiti, often found on the walls of medieval churches, serve as a fascinating time capsule for historians and archaeologists. Drawings and writing in these spaces give us glimpses into the stories of past communities and people. Join Crystal Hollis (PhD) at the Guildhall Library in Aldermanbury, London EC2V 5AF, on... Read More

Suspected Fulani militants carried out on a three-day massacre in Pankshin Diocese in Nigeria's Middle Belt, killing 29 Christians, injuring a further two, and burning down churches and houses. The attacks, which began on Friday (12th April), took place across the villages of Kopnanle, Mandung, Bokkos Town and the Mbar district of Bokkos. Among the dead was a pastor of the Church of Christ in Na... Read More

Christian Aid and Islamic Relief, in partnership with the University of Leeds and the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI), will convene an international conference to explore the role of faith in international development. The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Deputy Foreign Secretary, has been confirmed as a speaker at the conference which will take place on 24 April 2024 at Church House, London. Bringing... Read More

The World Women's Observatory (WWO) of WUCWO, in the framework of their School of Synodality, will hold two 'Conversations in the Spirit' on Women's Mission in the Synodal Church, on 23 April. All Catholic faith communities have been encouraged to learn, practice and share this discernment model of encounter, active listening, shared silence and collaborative discernment of the Spirit as an integ... Read More

The UK Parliament has heard from a leading Catholic charity how - eight months on - the victims of the worst atrocity against Christians in Pakistan are still anxiously waiting for justice and feel deeply disappointed by the state's response to the violence they suffered. The address from John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) (UK), the Catholic charity for persecuted Christians, was giv... Read More

As the IMF and World Bank's Spring Meetings get underway [April 15-20], the IMF is being urged to abolish its surcharge policy by over 540 civil society organisations who argue the payments unfairly punish the most indebted borrowers and make it harder for those countries to get out of debt. Borrowers currently required to pay surcharges include crisis-hit countries like war-ravaged Ukraine; Egy... Read More

The former Bishop of Raphoe, Irish Jesuit Alan McGuckian SJ was installed as the new Bishop of Down and Connor on Sunday afternoon, 14 April 2024 in Saint Peter's Cathedral, Saint Peter's Square, Belfast. Saint Peter's Cathedral Choir and the Down and Connor Schola Cantorum performed the music throughout the liturgy under the direction of Mr James McConnell. You can watch the ceremony here. Cardin... Read More

Gospel of 18 April 2024 John 6:44-51 Jesus said, 'No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I... Read More

Pope Francis has appealed for the release of prisoners of war, prayed for their freedom and denounceed the tortures many of them are subjected to. Speaking off the cuff, at the end of the General Audience with pilgrims in St Peter's Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis said: "Our thoughts, at this moment, the thoughts of all of us, go to the peoples at war.. We think of the Holy Land, of Palestin... Read More

On Tuesday, the All-Part Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities Pakistani Minorities, a cross-party parliamentary group focused on the situation of minority communities in Pakistan, marked the anniversary of the murder of a Christian boy, Iqbal Masih, in 1995, at the age of 12. Iqbal Masih was a child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive child labour in Pakistan. When ... Read More

As UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt arrived at the IMF's Spring Meetings on Wednesday, CAFOD issued the following statement about this week's World Bank and IMF meetings and the urgent need for the UK to push for an end to the global sovereign debt crisis. Maria Finnerty, Economic Justice Policy Lead at CAFOD, said: "As leaders gather in Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World B... Read More

This year Ramadan coincided with Lent, offering a beautiful occasion to make of this time a moment of interreligious dialogue and learning. I relocated to Delhi for work a few months ago. A providential meeting with Fr Joseph Victor Edwin SJ, a teacher of theology and Christian Muslim relations at Delhi's Vidyajyoti College of Theology and Secretary of the Islamic Studies Association, led to my be... Read More

A new report on Religious Education from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted): 'Deep and meaningful? The religious education subject report' suggests that the subject is not taught in enough depth in most schools. and pupils remember "little" when many religions are covered in the curriculum. The watchdog's report says a "superficially broad curriculum" does not always provide pupils wit... Read More

This Laudato Si' Week and Pentecost, we are invited to gather in community to contemplate and nurture seeds of hope for our "suffering planet" (LD 2). In our broken and divided world where ecocide flourishes seeds of hope are desperately needed. Such seeds are found within Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler's new book, So We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Cr... Read More