by Michael McG | Jun 22, 2022 | Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Organisations
Caritas Middlesbrough – the umbrella group for the many organisations in the diocese engaged in social outreach work – has produced its second newsletter. You can read the newsletter here…
by Michael McG | Jun 21, 2022 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals
Millions of people are impacted by the food crisis in East Africa, as CAFOD director Christine Allen witnessed while visiting communities in Kenya. On the long road to Marsabit, a nine-hour drive, we saw charcoal sellers and women sitting behind small tables piled...
by Michael McG | May 18, 2022 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
Patriarchs and bishops in the Holy Land have condemned police use of smoke grenades and rubber bullets against mourners in a funeral procession as “violent” and “disproportionate”. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, joined with the Greek...
by Michael McG | May 13, 2022 | Missio, Organisations
Main photo courtesy of Emmanuel Tran One of Missio’s founders – Venerable Pauline Jaricot – is to be beatified on May 22 in Lyon, France. This special celebration will be day of prayer and joy in recognition of a lay woman’s contribution to world mission....
by Michael McG | May 9, 2022 | Postgate Society, postgate, Organisations
The Postgate Society can trace its origins back to the 1960s when Father David Quinlan, then parish priest at Egton Bridge, assembled papers for the cause of canonisation of Nicholas Postgate.Mildred Raw, then headmistress of St Hedda’s School, was a stalwart of the...
by Michael McG | Apr 11, 2022 | Rainbows Bereavement Support
A charity that helps children, young people and adults who are grieving a loss in their lives is hoping to roll out its training programme to more schools in our diocese. Research shows that Rainbows Bereavement Support Great Britain – whose patrons include Bishop...
