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Ampleforth mourns Father Edgar

by Michael McG | Oct 26, 2026 | Ampleforth Abbey, Diocese, Obituaries, Organisations

Father Edgar Miller OSB, monk of Ampleforth Abbey and a former priest in charge of the Chapel of Ease at Oswaldkirk, died at Ampleforth on Wednesday September 23.Born James Miller in Preston in 1943, he was educated at Ampleforth College and taught at a prep school in...

Consultation Report to the Holy Father

by Michael McG | Oct 15, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, Pope Leo XIV

Bishop Marcus has published the report he sent to the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV at the end of August concerning the potential unification of the dioceses of Hallam, Leeds and Middlesbrough. Consultation Report to the Holy FatherDownload

Archbishop Moth assures Pope of prayers

by Michael McG | Oct 13, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Pope Leo XIV

Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has responded to the news that Pope Leo XIV will have a nodule from his lung removed at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in the coming days. “Following...

Pope asks us to pray ‘For mental health ministry’

by Michael McG | Oct 1, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, The Pope Video

One in every seven people in the world lives today with a mental disorder, often in silence and marked by stigma and loneliness. For this reason, Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his prayer intention for the month of October to mental health ministry. Through the...

Pope joins million children praying for peace

by Michael McG | Sep 30, 2026 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Appeals and Special Events, Organisations, Pope Leo XIV, Rosary

Pope Leo will join hundreds of youngsters in Rome as one million children around the world unite to pray the Rosary for peace.Between 700 and 1,000 children from schools and parishes across Rome are expected to gather at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on...