Author: Michael McG - Page 106 - Middlesbrough Diocese

Churches Stand Up Against Immigration Camp

by Michael McG | May 20, 2021 | Justice and Peace, Organisations

Churches are being invited to join our neighbours in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle who are opposing plans for a new prison-style immigration camp. The government wants to house women seeking asylum at a detention centre in Hassockfield, Consett. The site has a...

Safeguarding Project Publishes Newsletter Seven

by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Miscellaneous

The Catholic Safeguarding Project has released its latest newsletter.

‘Pray In May’ For Mission To Feed The World’s Children

by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Mary's Meals, Organisations

An award-winning charity that was inspired by Our Lady’s example of raising a child in poverty is asking for prayers throughout the month of May for the success of its work.Mary’s Meals was set up by former fish farmer Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in 2002 and now works in...

Charity Seeks Volunteers To Help Send Tools Across The World

by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Miscellaneous

Christian charity Tools With A Mission (TWAM), which sends unwanted tools to those who need them across the world, is looking for volunteer tool collectors and van drivers in the north of our diocese. TWAM’s volunteering coordinator PAUL DALEY tells us more… The...

Laudato Si’ Week Celebrates Landmark Encyclical

by Michael McG | May 17, 2021 | Encyclicals, Pope Francis

What does Laudato Si’ mean to you? Do you recognise it as the name given to Pope Francis’ encyclical letter back in 2015?Also know as On Care of Our Common Home, a year of celebration from May 2020 to May 2021 was instigated on the fifth anniversary of its...