by webmaster | Apr 18, 2016 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is not unusual today to hear people profess that although they are spiritual they are not religious. Or to declare that they have faith but do not have anything to do with the Church or churches. Whereas we are about to stand and...
by webmaster | Apr 15, 2016 | Schools and Colleges, Parishes
The Catholic community in Ingleby Barwick are preparing for the official opening of their new church, 22 years after the parish was founded. The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Right Reverend Terence Patrick Drainey, will dedicate the church to St Thérèse of Lisieux on...
by webmaster | Feb 22, 2016 | Miscellaneous
To mark 10 years of the Ebor Lectures in Theology and Public Life, the ecumenical sponsors (which includes the Carmelite Order) are holding an essay competition for young people. Two prizes are offered for the best academic essays on the notion of ‘religion in the...
by webmaster | Feb 18, 2016 | Diocese, Safeguarding
Statement from the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission on the obligation to report suspected sexual abuse to civil authorities Following recent press coverage the following statement was issued by Cardinal O’Malley From Vatican Radio – 15 February 2016 Statement...
by webmaster | Feb 13, 2016 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers, How many times have I heard myself saying something like, “If only I had listened properly in the first place, I wouldn’t find myself in such a mess?” I could be halfway through what at first seemed to be a very straight forward operation,...