Pope Leo XIV: Christians living amid war are seeds of peace
Pope Leo is inviting us to pray throughout December for Christian communities who live in war-torn or conflict zones. Leo XIV invites them to not feel abandoned and to be “seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope”, asking all Christians in the world “to not fall into...
Bishop Terry’s November Voice column
I sit down to write this column having just packed my case to set off on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome. We are going, of course, to take part in the Jubilee Year as “pilgrims of hope”. We hope to be able to celebrate Mass in some of the “holy” places in Rome and to...
Bishop: Action needed to counter Sudan’s ‘immense human cost’
At the end of October, the city of el-Fasher in Darfur, western Sudan, fell to the Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia after 18 months under siege.Reports indicate widespread executions and mass displacement, with tens of thousands of civilians forced to flee or face...
Four days of faith and fun
More than 40 young people from across the diocese enjoyed four days of catechises, prayer and fun at a Catholic summer residential event at Ampleforth.They joined another 50 young people from Lincolnshire, Cumbria and Scotland at Faith Summertime during the first week...
