Organisations | Middlesbrough Diocese

Catholics invited to support World Leprosy Day

Michael McG — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:02:17 +0000

The UK’s Catholic Leprosy Charity, St Francis Leprosy Guild (SFLG) invites the Catholic community to support its mission by dedicating a Sunday service or short event in support of World Leprosy Day (Sunday January 25). To make it easier to talk about leprosy or World Leprosy Day, SFLG can provide the following: Contact Katharine Jones […]

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Bishop Moth welcomes scrapping of two-child benefits cap

Michael McG — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:46:10 +0000

Bishop Richard Moth, chair of the Department for Social Justice for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has welcomed the government’s decision to scrap the two-child cap on Universal Credit payments. He said: “I warmly welcome the government’s decision to scrap the policy that imposed a two-child cap on claims for Universal Credit. […]

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Caritas shares new guide ahead of Prisoners’ Sunday

Michael McG — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:48:08 +0000

In the lead-up to the Jubilee for Prisoners on Sunday December 14, Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) is sharing a new Call to Action Guide in response to last year’s Bishops’ Conference publication, Remember Me, which focuses on the criminal justice system in the UK.The guide is designed to empower parishes and individuals to discern ways they can […]

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