Congregatio Jesu and IBVM merge into single congregation
After prayer, reflection and engagement of members, the two congregations of apostolic women religious, Congregatio Jesu (CJ) and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM- Loreto) today merged into one.The merged Congregatio Jesu, around 1,800 sisters worldwide,...
Father Gerry passes away after 81st birthday
A priest who was named Middlesbrough’s Citizen of the Year for his dedication to the poor and marginalised at the town’s John Paul Centre has died four days after his 81st birthday.Redemptorist Father Gerry Mulligan CSsR passed away in hospital in Glasgow on March 15...
Records and year books in spotlight at York Catholic History Day
York Catholic History Day will take place at the Bar Convent, York, on Saturday June 1.This year, York University PhD student Laura Atkinson will take us back before the Reformation to explore ‘Record keeping and the Care of Souls in Late 13th-century York’ a paper...
Women invited to Year of Prayer event
We would like to welcome women in the diocese to a day of prayer and reflection at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York.Prayer is about your personal relationship with the Lord. As with anything personal, the approach, your expectations and its development can vary...
