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A Statement by the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales

by webmaster | Apr 23, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Child abuse in the Catholic Church has been such a focus of public attention recently, that we, the Bishops of England and Wales, wish to address this issue directly and unambiguously. Catholics are members of a single universal body. These terrible crimes, and the...

Sanctuary Pledge weekend of prayer

by webmaster | Apr 16, 2010 | Miscellaneous

16th – 18th April 2010 Cath Ramos writes, Citizens for Sanctuary will be sending letters to prospective candidates asking them to commit to protecting sanctuary and to the stopping of the detention of children. If you wish to sign up to this letter or attend a...

A personal reflection on Assisted Suicide

by webmaster | Apr 3, 2010 | Miscellaneous

The following unsolicited personal reflection on Assisted Suicide was received at the office of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice. Unable to include the item in the April 2010 issue of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice for reasons of space, and unwilling to savagely...

North East Inter Faith Forum on the Resettlement of Offenders

by webmaster | Apr 3, 2010 | Miscellaneous

A North East Inter Faith Forum, titled ‘Faith Communities Can Change Lives’ was held in Newcastle on 4th March. Participants included representatives of faith communities in the North East, the Prison and Probation Service, other statutory bodies and faith...

Speaking up

by webmaster | Apr 3, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Province 5 Catenian Public Speaking Competition Catenians from Province 5 organised a public speaking competition for young people in the north-east of England, including some from the north of our own diocese. James Harris from St Michael’s gave advice to...

Women’s World Day of Prayer

by webmaster | Apr 3, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Let everything that has breath praise God ‘Let everything that has breath praise God’ (Ps 150) was the theme chosen by the women of Cameroon for this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer (WWDP) on 5th March. In south west York, parishioners from...