by Michael McG | Jan 8, 2020 | Diocese, Justice and Peace, Bishop Terry
The Diocese of Middlesbrough and the Diocese of Lancaster have announced their commitment to divest from fossil fuels, becoming the first Catholic dioceses in England and Wales to do so. Their announcements are made together with two Catholic religious orders – the...
by Michael McG | Nov 4, 2019 | Religious Communities, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry presided at the abbatial blessing of Dame Anna Brennan OSB, the newly elected abbess of Stanbrook Abbey in Wass. The blessing of an abbess, first recorded in the sixth century, has varied in form and expression over the centuries. Nowadays, the rite is...
by Michael McG | Sep 5, 2019 | St Charles, Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry will preside at a Mass in St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull on Tuesday October 8. Mass will be in honour of Our of Lady Star of the Sea, patron of seafarers’ charity Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea). All are invited to come along to pray for...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2019 | Sacraments, Vocations, Bishop Terry
Congratulations to Father Francis Sutcliffe, who was ordained to the priesthood at Saint John of Beverley Church on Saturday May 11. Father Francis is a former Anglican vicar and is married to Barbara. Our pictures show Bishop Terry laying on hands and requesting and...
by Michael McG | May 8, 2019 | Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry gave his blessing to what is thought to be the first NHS chaplaincy leadership of its kind during a visit to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. Deacon Len Collings, from Blessed Nicholas Postgate Parish, Redcar, has been appointed as...
by Michael McG | Feb 4, 2019 | Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Bishop Terry, Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Terry called for politicians to use their influence to take positive steps to address the housing crisis as he launched an important new report at the Houses of Parliament. He said greater preference should be given to community-owned and led housing...
