by Michael McG | Jan 5, 2021 | Ampleforth Abbey, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry will preside in a ceremony at a date to be arranged to bless Dom Robert Igo, who has been elected ninth Abbot of Ampleforth. Dom Robert was elected on Tuesday January 5 in the presence of Abbot Paul Stonham OSB, delegate of the president of the English...
by Michael McG | Jan 4, 2021 | Pax Christi
Pax Christi, the international Catholic movement for peace, has produced a variety of online and paper resources to celebrate the theme for Peace Sunday on January 17, “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace”. In his message to parishes, Pax Christi national...
by Michael McG | Dec 16, 2020 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations
This Sunday (December 20) is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea.Seafarers and fishers are among the heroes of this pandemic, ensuring that food, medicine and other vital equipment continues to be delivered to us. Please support...
by Michael McG | Dec 8, 2020 | Pope Francis, Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
Iraq’s Christians have welcomed news that Pope Francis is set to go to Iraq next spring – the first time any pontiff will have visited the country. Syriac Catholic Archbishop Nizar Semaan of Hadiab-Erbil warmly greeted the announcement that Pope Francis will visit...
by Michael McG | Dec 8, 2020 | Music for the Mind, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough, Parishes
Monsignor Gerard Robinson will lead a carol service for people living with dementia at St Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough on Sunday December 13 at 3pm, to be streamed live on the diocesan YouTube page. The service, which has been organised by the Music for the Mind...
by Michael McG | Nov 27, 2020 | CAFOD, Organisations
Our Catholic family in the Diocese of Middlesbrough has always been generous in our compassion for people living in poverty around the world.We know that every life created by God is precious and we can show our compassion through CAFOD, the official overseas...
