Author: Michael McG - Page 61 - Middlesbrough Diocese

Message to young Catholics: ‘Dare to testify to Christian ideals’

by Michael McG | Apr 11, 2023 | Flame Congress, Flame2, Youth

Tens of thousands of young Catholics from across England and Wales, including many from our diocese, gathered at the OVO Arena Wembley for the 5th CYMFed Flame Congress. The event was held 150 days before the 37th World Youth Day—to be held in Lisbon in...

Annunciation Mass draws Holy Land pilgrimage to a close

by Michael McG | Apr 4, 2023 | Friends of the Holy Land, Organisations

Pilgrim Margaret Rooney gives a personal report on her recent visit to the Holy Land… High Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, on the actual feast of the Annunciation (March 25), was a thrilling way to spend the last day of the St Barnabas Holy Land...

Charismatic leader to speak at ADoRE retreat

by Michael McG | Apr 4, 2023 | ADoRe charismatic renewal, Organisations

Charismatic leader to speak at ADoRE retreat Dr Maria Heath, leader of the country’s Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service, will be the guest speaker at April’s ADoRE mini-retreat morning for spiritual renewal.This is the latest part of the Zoom course to...

Free downloadable Easter resources for children

by Michael McG | Apr 3, 2023 | Organisations, St Francis Leprosy Guild

St Francis Leprosy Guild is offering parishes and families free Easter resources for children. There are three different Easter cards for children, each with an Easter design and the words Hallelujah! He is Risen! inside. You can download the card here.The charity...

Pope Francis calls for a culture of peace

by Michael McG | Apr 3, 2023 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

The Pope Video for April is an appeal to build a culture of peace that should resort less and less to the use of arms because “a lasting peace can exist only without weapons.”Sixty years after St John XXIII published the encyclical Pacem in Terris, Pope Francis renews...