St Francis Leprosy Guild | 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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Free downloadable Easter resources for children

Michael McG — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:50:34 +0000

St Francis Leprosy Guild is offering parishes and families free Easter resources for children. There are three different Easter cards for children, each with an Easter design and the words Hallelujah! He is Risen! inside. You can download the card here.The charity has also produced images of St Francis of Assisi, St Clare of Assisi, St Damien of Molokai, […]

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Leprosy – an ancient disease of modern times

Michael McG — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:50:48 +0000

In the Gospel this Sunday (October 9), Jesus heals 10 people of leprosy. To coincide with the reading, the St Francis Leprosy Guild tells us more about this terrible disease and the charity’s quest to see it wiped out for good… We might think of leprosy as a disease of ancient times, which was referred […]

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