by Michael McG | Mar 31, 2021 | Pope Francis, Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Encyclicals, Justice and Peace, Organisations
The Diocese of Middlesbrough J&P Commission is looking for inspirational examples of parishes, schools and members of our Catholic community being “Guardians of Creation”. The ecological crisis we face, the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, is affecting...
by Michael McG | Mar 19, 2021 | Pope Francis, Encyclicals, Ampleforth Abbey, Organisations
Ryedale Christian Council is holding a free Zoom event entitled the Climate Change Crisis – what on earth can we do? Our Lady and St Benedict’s, Ampleforth, and Ampleforth’s Anglican benefice, as well as local Methodists and Quakers, are all involved in...
by Michael McG | Mar 10, 2021 | Pope Francis, Encyclicals, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry is encouraging people in our diocese to take part in Earth Hour on Saturday March 27. “The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes...
by Michael McG | Mar 8, 2021 | Pope Francis, Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
The meeting between Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani – one of Iraq’s most influential spiritual leaders for Shi‘a Muslims – on Saturday (March 6) has been hailed as a historic moment of peace. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN),...
by Michael McG | Mar 1, 2021 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
Father David Stewart SJ introduces the theme of the Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March, the Sacrament of Reconciliation. TASTE GOD’S INFINITE MERCY It’s already a full year since Pope Francis prayed for the whole world in that haunting and poignant televised...
by Michael McG | Feb 26, 2021 | Pope Francis, National Board of Catholic Women, Organisations
The National Board of Catholic Women is hosting a Zoom meeting with Dr Anna Rowlands to examine the pope’s latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. Dr Rowlands is St Hilda associate professor of catholic social thought and practice in the Department of Theology and...
