by Michael McG | May 5, 2021 | RENATE
RENATE (Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation) is inviting 16 to 24-year-olds in European countries to join its mission to tackle human trafficking by entering a film competition. Entrants are invited to produce a short film individually...
by Michael McG | May 5, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Coronavirus, CAFOD, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals
A message from CAFOD Middlesbrough community participation coordinator CAROL CROSS about a special appeal to help with the coronavirus crisis in India…Few people can fail but be moved with compassion by the tragedy unfolding in India. The second wave of coronavirus is...
by Michael McG | Apr 30, 2021 | Mary's Meals
An award-winning charity that was inspired by Our Lady’s example of raising a child in poverty is asked for prayers throughout the month of May for the success of its work. Mary’s Meals was set up by former fish farmer Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in 2002 and now works in...
by Michael McG | Apr 26, 2021 | Friends of the Holy Land, Organisations
As schoolchildren return to some normality in the UK, churches and schools across the diocese are invited to step out to help support education in the Holy Land, where Covid is forcing families to pull their children out of Christian schools. With movement...
by Michael McG | Apr 20, 2021 | CAFOD, Organisations, Parishes
Father Bill Serplus continued throughout Lent with his support for CAFOD’s Walk for Water appeal, completing a total of 524,668 steps and raising a magnificent £2,140 from parishioners and their friends. St Aelred’s, York, parishioner Kath Stubbs tells us more… Not...
by Michael McG | Apr 14, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
The bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have condemned rebel violence in the east of the country, highlighting attempted Islamisation, the forced conversion of prisoners and the deaths of thousands – including children. In a statement received by...
