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Ukrainian churches appeal for worldwide prayer for Ukraine (added 14/08/2026)

Bishop James Curry on declaration of Taybeh as a closed military zone (added 13/08/2026)

Israeli army surrounds last Christian town in West Bank (added 11/08/2026)

Scotland: Church leaders hold vigil outside nuclear base (added 06/08/2026)

Coventry school wins National Kindness Award (added 29/07/2026)

50+ Catholic leaders urge Andy Burnham to stop Rosebank oil field (added 24/07/2026)

Dorset: Bishop of Plymouth with members of Caritas meet King in Blandford Forum (added 22/07/2026)

Season of Creation: A Journey of Education and Ecological Conversion (added 22/07/2026)

UK faith leaders urge Andy Burnham to act on climate change (added 17/07/2026)

Mandela, a moral compass, a symbol of hope (added 14/07/2026)

A prisoner of conscience is dying, and the world is silent (added 10/07/2026)

Pope to have lunch with 200 poor guests in Castel Gandolfo (added 08/07/2026)

Medaille Trust calls for withdrawal of modern slavery provisions of Immigration and Asylum Bill (added 08/07/2026)

Diverse coalition urges PM to rethink military spending (added 03/07/2026)

Holy See at UN: Obstruction of aid in Gaza a grave violation of humanitarian law (added 02/07/2026)

India: Christians unite in prayer over threat to Church charitable services (added 30/06/2026)

From Malawi to the UK, churches demand fairer taxes now (added 25/06/2026)

Sudan: Priest who refused to evacuate volatile region murdered by militants (added 23/06/2026)

Nigeria: Summit launches new network to combat trafficking in Africa (added 18/06/2026)

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski decries Russia's attack on Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral (added 16/06/2026)

Bethlehem: Water has become a daily worry (added 15/06/2026)

G7 Bishops' Conferences call for peace, justice and human dignity (added 13/06/2026)

The Pope Video: March 2026 - For disarmament and peace (added 06/03/2026)

Pope Leo: Technology must serve the human person, not replace it (added 26/01/2026)

Ten common statements you may hear about Asylum Seekers - and how to respond with facts (added 26/08/2025)

First Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Richard Moth on Vocations (added 25/04/2026)

Pope Leo: Catholic Social Teaching shows path to peaceful coexistence (added 26/01/2026)

Catholic Medical Association statement on new Assisted Suicide Bill (added 13/08/2026)

Eastern DRC Ebola outbreak at 'risk of spiralling out of control' (added 13/08/2026)

Book: The Priest Who Stayed In Gaza - A Witness To Hope In The Ruins (added 10/08/2026)

Just Talk - National Justice & Peace Conference (added 06/08/2026)

Season of Creation 2026: Make living water flow (added 31/07/2026)

Ukraine: Caritas worker killed in missile strike (added 29/07/2026)

Holy Land: Bishop sends distressing update on Christian student detained without charge (added 23/07/2026)

Catholic priests urge Ireland to use EU Presidency to push for Gaza ceasefire (added 22/07/2026)

Pope Leo prays for peace at Monte Cassino (added 21/07/2026)

Bethlehem: Every morning the same question: "Why are we still here?" (added 15/07/2026)

Cardinal Zuppi begins mission to Ukraine (added 15/07/2026)

Urgent appeal from last Christian town in West Bank, threatened by new illegal settlers (added 09/07/2026)

Holy Land: Update from bishop on young Christian woman abducted by IDF (added 08/07/2026)

Central African Republic: Priest gunned down 'a tremendous loss to all' (added 02/07/2026)

Student reflects on Home Office Prayer Vigil for Migrants (added 30/06/2026)

Sudan: a genocide unfolds (added 27/06/2026)

Pope visits World Food Programme, decries waste of resources on war (added 23/06/2026)

Conversions increasing as 'Ukraine defends peace in Europe with its blood', says archbishop (added 19/06/2026)

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities confiscate historic Church property (added 18/06/2026)

Text: Bishop Paul McAleenan at Home Office Prayer Vigil (added 17/16/2026)

Birmingham: Celebrating 10 years of Fatima House (added 15/06/2026)

Laudato Si' Animators' gathering at Saint Columban's, Solihull (added 01/06/2026)

Webinar on Taybeh - Last Christian town in the West Bank (added 13/05/2026)

Pope Leo: Christians and Muslims must work together to 'revive humanity' (added 12/05/2026)

Pope Francis' Vehicle of Hope denied permission to enter Gaza (added 30/04/2026)

Statement of Holy See to UN on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (added 30/04/2026)

Diary from Gaza: Pages from a Tent ... (added 20/03/2026)