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Pope asks prayers ‘for values of sports’

by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, The Pope Video

Just days before one of the largest sporting events, the FIFA World Cup, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his June prayer intention to the values of sports, “to build communion and fraternity in history”.Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope campaign,...

Pope’s first encyclical now available to read

by Michael McG | Jun 2, 2026 | Encyclicals, Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, is available to read online via the Vatican website here. The Catholic Truth Society has put together a series of resources to help equip lay...

Archbishop welcomes Pope’s first encyclical

by Michael McG | May 25, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Encyclicals, Pope Leo XIV

President of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Richard Moth, has welcomed the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas. “I welcome today’s publication of Pope Leo’s first...

Adoration vigil to be held at St Thomas More’s

by Michael McG | May 18, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes

St Thomas More’s Church in Middlesbrough will host a “24 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration” event in honour of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.The event will begin at 6pm on Thursday June 11 and will conclude at the same time the following day (Friday June...

Bishop Marcus presides at ruby jubilee Mass

by Michael McG | May 18, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough

Bishop Marcus joined Bishop Emeritus Terry and clergy and lay faithful from across the diocese and beyond to celebrate Holy Mass in thanksgiving for 40 years of St Mary’s Cathedral.Consecrated by Bishop Augustine Harris on Sunday May 15 1988, the cathedral was built...