by Michael McG | Feb 1, 2020 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
An urgent and tragic aspect of human life today is the suffering of millions of our brothers and sisters who have been forced to become refugees. A particularly harrowing dimension of this tragedy is illegal human trafficking. In his prayer Intention for February,...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2020 | Pope Francis, St Wilfrid's, York, Religious Communities
It has been announced in Rome that our Holy Father Pope Francis has erected the oratory-in-formation in York as an independent Oratory of St Philip Neri. The decree of foundation is dated November 9, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. It became the...
by Michael McG | Dec 20, 2019 | Pope's Prayer Intention, Pope Francis
For the Holy Father and all Catholic Christians, each new calendar year begins with a heartfelt plea for peace. Pope Paul VI proposed that January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, be dedicated to the cause of universal peace, and so this day of prayer was...
by Michael McG | Sep 10, 2019 | Appeals and Special Events, World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis, Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN)
The theme for this year’s World Day of the Poor, on Sunday November 17, has been revealed as: “The hope of the poor shall not perish forever” (Ps 9:19) PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OUR SPECIAL WORLD DAY OF THE POOR RESOURCE PACK In his letter announcing the theme,...
by Michael McG | Jun 30, 2019 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
During July we are invited to pray with Pope Francis for justice. “The integrity of justice: that those who administer justice may work with integrity, and that the injustice present in the world may not have the last word.” There are several ways of understanding...
by Michael McG | Jun 5, 2019 | Pope Francis, Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019
As we look forward to Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019, Canon Michael Loughlin reflects on the work we do to support the Church’s mission… Our diocese has a long history of supporting the Pontifical Mission societies. The chief way we support...
