Bishop Terry called for politicians to use their influence to take positive steps to address the housing crisis as he launched an important new report at the Houses of Parliament. He said greater preference should be given to community-owned and led housing...
Would you like to meet inspiring new people and make new friends in your community while learning new skills? As a volunteer with CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, you will make a tremendous difference in the fight against global poverty and...
A new Middlesbrough branch of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) will hold its first meeting at St Thomas More’s Church on Monday February 11 at 7pm. If you would like to join the new branch or if you are interested in getting involved in local...
I had the great privilege, as chair of Caritas Social Action Network, an agency of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, to present and launch a report entitled Abide With Me, in the Churchill Room in the House of Commons on November 20 last year. Among many...
Happy New Year, and perhaps more importantly, happy Epiphany! The celebration of Christmas and Epiphany only came about in the Fourth Century. Until then the need to celebrate the Incarnation, the Coming in Flesh of the Son of God, had not really entered people’s...
You are invited to join Bishop Terry on our diocesan pilgrimage to Italy to follow in the footsteps of St Pio Of Pietrelcina and St Francis Of Assisi. The pilgrimage takes place from Wednesday October 2 to Sunday October 6 and highlights include… Pietrelcina – the...
February 17 marks Racial Justice Sunday, which focuses on the experiences of ethnic communities in England and Wales. It is a day on which we all called to earnestly pray for an end to racism and racial inequality in our country. The theme this year is Dignity of...
Our diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is delighted to welcome Chris Cole as the speaker for its January Peace meeting in York. Chris is the co-ordinator of Fig Tree, a new initiative to engage the Christian community on peace and security issues. Fig Tree...
The following choral services will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough during the month of January… Sunday January 6 at 10am: Solemn Mass of Epiphany (Cathedral Choir) Sunday January 13 at 10am: Solemn Mass (Cathedral Choir) Wednesday January 16 at 6pm:...
