by Michael McG | Sep 12, 2024 | Talks, Retreats and Lectures, Evangelisation
A free retreat is taking place to explore how we can ask the Holy Spirit to stir up in us the gift of prophecy, for the encouragement and comforting of God’s people.The meeting is hosted by ADoRE, one of the longest-running charismatic days of renewal in the...
by Michael McG | Sep 2, 2024 | Pilgrimage
Bishop Terry invites the people of the diocese to join him in Rome from October 6 to 11 2025.This special pilgrimage will be one of the major events marking our celebration of the Jubilee year.The tradition of jubilee and pilgrimage traces its origins to the medieval...
by Michael McG | Sep 2, 2024 | Diocese, Obituaries
Father Dan O’Neill, a much-loved priest who served parishes throughout the diocese for more than half a century, has passed away at the age of 81 after a recent illness.Father Dan was born on January 29 1943 in Ayle, Cappawhite, County Tipperary, Ireland. He attended...
by Michael McG | Sep 2, 2024 | Appeals and Special Events, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Parishes
At noon on the Feast of St Henry (July 13), I was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Terry at St Mary’s Cathedral.It was such a joyful occasion for me. I was greatly moved to see all the people who had made the journey to be there – family and friends and...
by Michael McG | Sep 2, 2024 | Pope's Prayer Intention, Pope Francis
Pope Francis’s prayer intention for September is for the cry of the Earth, which “has a fever and is sick, just like anyone who’s sick”. As part of the Season of Creation – that annual time during which the Church reflects on the care of our common home – it is a...
