Art, Theatre, Music & Shows

The concert performance of Freedom Song, the story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, at the University of Southampton last Friday 12th December was superb, deeply moving and inspiring. Conducted by Harvey Brough, who was also responsible for the music, and with words by Justin Butcher, a packed auditorium learned a great deal of black history - not least through Southampton race equality activist and h... Read More

St George's Cathedral Choir have released a special recording of the 'O' Antiphons to mark the countdown to Christmas. The 'O' Antiphons, also known as the Great Advent Antiphons, have been prayed in the Catholic Church since the 8th Century in the seven days before Christmas. They make this time of preparation for the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ holy, allowing us the opportunity to meditate on... Read More

The team behind Together For Palestine, the sell-out September 2025 Wembley concert that raised more than £2 million for Gaza, release of their charity single Lullaby on 12 December. Lullaby is a powerful new rendition of the traditional Palestinian folk song Yamma Mweel El Hawa (O song of longing, mother). It will raise urgent, life-saving funds for the people of Gaza. All profits from the relea... Read More

Swedish singer songwriter Björn Ulvaeus - from the supergroup Abba, features in the Christmas edition of Faith Matters, just published by student reporters at St John Bosco College in Battersea, south London, under the guidance of editor-in-chief Fr Andrew. They succeeded in contacting Björn through Abba's manager, Görel Hanser - an achievement in itself. Instead of just focussing on the band, ... Read More

Amos Trust hosted a deeply moving final staging of Alrowwad Theatre Company's latest production Anfaas (Breaths) at a packed Union Chapel, Islington, on Sunday night. The young performers from Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem played the violin, acted, danced and mimed, responding to projected scenes from the genocide in Gaza with profoundly moving ritual power and defiant joy - their signature 'be... Read More

A remarkable painting that had long hung quietly on the walls of Campion Hall in Oxford has been confirmed as an original work by Flemish master Quentin Massijs (1466-1530) and Workshop, dating from around 1500. The small but striking image, Christ Blessing, is now on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, drawing visitors from the Baroque Gallery and flanked by two Flemish Lamentations. The r... Read More

It has been 10 years since the world premiere of the play 'INIGO'. The drama has been performed on every continent of the globe, in Ireland, India, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Jakarta, Sydney, Bilbao, and Uruguay. That is, except North America and Canada- thus far! Why write a play about St Ignatius of Loyola? Playwright Jonathan Moore said: "Ever since my first retreat in 1985 at the beautiful Jesuit Retr... Read More

CAFOD's Jubilee Icon is visiting "Places of Hope" across the Diocese of Westminster this December. The Icon, commissioned to celebrate the Jubilee Year, was created by artist Mulugeta Araya in Ethiopia, for the Catholic Church in England and Wales. To see a full list of the places where the Icon will be displayed, please see here. The Icon will be finishing its tour of the Diocese in Westminster C... Read More

The team behind Together For Palestine, the sell-out September 2025 Wembley concert that raised more than £2 million for Gaza, has announced the release of their charity single Lullaby. Released on 12 December, the day the UK's Official Christmas Number 1 race kicks off, supporters can pre-order the song now. Lullaby is a powerful new rendition of the traditional Palestinian folk song Yamma Mweel... Read More

Young artists from Aida Refugee Camp near Bethlehem, turn hardship into theatre, music and dance - a night of courage, creativity and hope at the Union Chapel, in Islington on Sunday 7 December. In the camp children and young people gather in studios and streets, armed not with weapons but with brushes, cameras, drums, words and dance steps. This is Alrowwad Cultural & Arts Society - a commun... Read More

A portrait of Venerable Nano Nagle by Vanessa Jones, was unveiled on Thursday, 27 November 2025 at University College Cork (UCC) as part of the Accenture Women on Walls campaign. Present for the unveiling were the Congregational Leadership Team of the Presentation Sisters (Union) Sr Ann Marie Quinn, Sr Miriam Martin, Sr Sharon Fagan, Sr Joy Puerta, Sr Sheila De Sa, Sr Rosarie Lordan and Sr Anne ... Read More

On October 16th, ICN published a letter from Emek Shaveh - an Israeli NGO working to prevent the politicization of archaeology in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in partnership with experts from around the world. The letter was written after the bombing of a warehouse used to store archaeological finds belonging to the French Biblical and Archaeological Research Institute (École B... Read More

Gospel of 26 November 2025 Luke 21:12-19 At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, 'They will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be your opportunity to bear witness. Settle it, therefore, in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give y... Read More

Strawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern (SHOCC) invites you to a celebration of St Mary's 175th Anniversary with St Cecilia's Music Festival which takes place from Friday 21st November -Sunday 23rd November 2025. Highlights include: Friday 21st November, 7.30pm Fundraising Concert for the girls of Kisaki School, Tanzania Sibelius Violin Concerto with Julia Yoon (violin) and Michael Bevan (P... Read More