Apostleship of the Sea | Middlesbrough Diocese

Pilgrimage to Lourdes for people of the sea

Michael McG — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:53:53 +0000

Stella Maris is delighted to invite sick, retired and active seafarers, fishers and their families from the UK and EU to join the charity on its inaugural Stella Maris Lourdes Pilgrimage from May 25 to 30 2026.This pilgrimage brings together those who have lived and worked at sea or in fishing communities, offering time to pray, reflect and […]

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Sea Sunday 2025: Vatican Calls Seafarers and Fishers ‘Pilgrims of Hope, Prophets of Peace’

Michael McG — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:37:37 +0000

Seafarers and fishers are in the heart of the Church and serve as “pilgrims of hope” and “prophets of peace”, the Vatican has said in a message released ahead of Sea Sunday, which will be marked on July 13 this year.In a powerful statement, Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, reaffirmed the Church’s […]

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When seafarers need a Good Samaritan

Michael McG — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:03:36 +0000

When seafarers and fishers arrive in a port, they are strangers in a foreign land, they don’t know the locals and often don’t know who to turn to when they need help.Port chaplains and volunteer ship visitors from Stella Maris (the Catholic Church’s maritime agency and formerly known as Apostleship of the Sea) are there […]

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