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17 April 2025 John 13:1-15 Before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that... Read More

They are known as some of London's most elite venues with a string of VIP guests going through their doors. But Annabel's, George, Harry's Bar and Mark's Club are also helping to feed the homeless at a West End church thanks to a service set up by a group of churches during the pandemic. Yesterday, the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Robert Rigby, visited the project, and helped serve lunch to aro... Read More

Dozens of members of the UK's largest formal Jewish body have condemned Israel's new offensive on Gaza, warned that "Israel's soul is being ripped out". In an open letter, published in the Financial Times yesterday, 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews said they could not "turn a blind eye or remain silent at this renewed loss of life and livelihoods". They also condemned violence a... Read More

In this Jubilee year, we have many extra opportunities to reflect and celebrate many groups of people who are often overlooked or treated as an outcast in society. As we prepare for Easter, over the next three days we have an opportunity to respond to Jesus' death and resurrection by seeing how Jesus asked us to respond to those people. Even when Jesus was preparing for his death, he reached out t... Read More

It seems hard to believe that 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking and influential Papal encyclical letter, Laudato Si' - On Care for Our Common Home. This will be marked by an interactive webinar on Wednesday 23 April from 7.30-9pm, with speakers including Lorna Gold, Executive Director of Laudato Si' Movement. Pope Francis, then entering the third year since being elected Pope, ... Read More

In Holy Week our thoughts and prayers are very much on the Holy Land and particularly on the last days of Jesus, as he approached Jerusalem. In an act of deep symbolism and solidarity a number of Catholic and Anglican Dioceses have again chosen Palestinian Olive Oil as the base for their Holy Oils. These include the Catholic Dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham, Sout... Read More

Staff and pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in Coventry have paid tribute to their much-loved headteacher, Kevin Shakespeare. Kevin, who served as principal at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School from 2014 to 2019 before taking up the role at Corpus Christi in Ernesford Grange, passed away from cancer in March aged 51. Colleagues at the Romero Catholic Academy, of which both s... Read More

A special Holy Week episode of the All Kinds of Catholic podcast will be released on Wednesday. The guest, Jim, has wide-ranging interests and expertise. Podcast host Theresa Alessandro explained, 'The Holy Week and Easter liturgies are so full of emotion that I thought it would be an interesting contrast to talk to a scientist about how they experience this time in the church's year.' When aske... Read More

Gospel of 16 April 2025 Matthew 26:14-25 At that time: One of the Twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, 'What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?' And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray Jesus. Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 'Where would you have... Read More

The Holy See Press Office has reported that Pope Francis' health is continuing to improve. They've announced that he has written meditations for the Good Friday Via Crucis at Rome's Colosseum. The Holy Father has been continuing his treatment, having mobility and respiratory related physiotherapy. The Pope is now able to go for long periods of time without oxygen administration, and generally onl... Read More

Foreign Secretary David Lammy addressed senior representatives from the African Union and EU nations at a summit in London to mark the two-year anniversary of the conflict today. Speaking shortly afterwards, James Wani, Christian Aid's Country Director for South Sudan based in Juba, said: "Amidst a brutal conflict, millions of people across Sudan are displaced and facing the threat of famine and d... Read More

The war in Sudan has triggered the world's largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis. Over 30 million people, more than half of Sudan's population, now require urgent assistance. Sudan and its people are left in the shadows - as the crisis continues to escalate and people struggle to survive. On 11th April 2025, coordinated ground and air attacks on Zamzam and Abu Shouk and Al Fasher, has r... Read More

Around 2,000 people gathered in Westminster Cathedral today (Tuesday 15 April) for the Chrism Mass celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster with hundreds of members of the Diocese of Westminster clergy. In his homily, Cardinal Nichols said: "In this ceremony today, we celebrate the gifts of this priesthood in its different forms. We bless the chrism through which the pries... Read More

Cardinal Vincent Nichols delivered this homily today for the Chrism Mass at Westminster Cathedral. In this solemn Mass of Chrism, our eyes are firmly fixed on the person of Jesus, the anointed one, the Christ. It is he, the anointed High Priest, who gives us, the Church, our fundamental character and mission. Today we seek renewal in our priesthood, both that which arises from our baptism and that... Read More