Around one million young pilgrims from 146 countries around the world have arrived in Rome to celebrate their Jubilee. They are ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointe Fr Richard Anthony D'Souza, SJ, as Director of the Vatican Observatory. The astronomer succeeds Br Guy Consolmagno, SJ, whose 10-year mandate expires in September.

Christian CND has anoounced a poignant and beautiful new art installation at Coventry Cathedral, running from 30 July to 25 August, to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ...

Following an attack by jihadists who shot and stabbed to death 37 children a bishop has slammed the "slow response" of ...

At the United Nations General Assembly in September, three members of the G7 are set to recognise the State of Palestine joining the 147 of the 193 UN member states who already recognise a Palestinian ...

Today's Gospel speaks of how Jesus was dismissed by those in His hometown: "Is this not the carpenter's son?" they say, with a tone of scorn. They could not reconcile the ordinary with the ...

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, yesterday delivered a Statement at the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the ...

As we celebrate the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, I am thankful to God for this great saint. However, this year I find myself thinking of two 'spiritual children' of Ignatius. These are people ...

Accomplished yachtsman and seafaring charity supporter Russ Fairman, who undertook an epic 70-day, 2,433-mile voyage around Britain to raise awareness of the work of maritime charity Stella Maris, has ...