Young asylum seekers arriving from war-torn Syria and other troubled parts of the world will be helped to blend into in their new surroundings thanks to kind-hearted Teesside churchgoers. More than 70 pairs of trainers were donated, as well as £300 in cash, after an...
The relics of one of the one of the Christian church’s best-known saints will visit Middlesbrough for one day during a tour of Great Britain. As part of the celebrations to mark the jubilee Year of Mercy, two relics of Saint Anthony of Padua will be venerated at Saint...
'Called to Care' Christians working in Health and Social Care are invited to a conference at St Mary's University, Twickenham. Commencing at 4.30pm on 23rd June and running until 1.00pm on 25th June 2016. It is an event sponsored by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of the return of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help to public veneration. He took part in a procession and Mass at the Church of Saint Alphonsus Liguori in Rome where the icon is housed and which...
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is not unusual today to hear people profess that although they are spiritual they are not religious. Or to declare that they have faith but do not have anything to do with the Church or churches. Whereas we are about to stand and...
The Catholic community in Ingleby Barwick are preparing for the official opening of their new church, 22 years after the parish was founded. The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Right Reverend Terence Patrick Drainey, will dedicate the church to St Thérèse of Lisieux on...
More than 500 Catholics prepared for Easter by having their confessions heard at Middlesbrough’s Saint Mary’s Cathedral during a two-day event inspired by Pope Francis. The celebration, entitled 24 Hours For The Lord, was part of the Year of Mercy jubilee. Vicar...
To mark 10 years of the Ebor Lectures in Theology and Public Life, the ecumenical sponsors (which includes the Carmelite Order) are holding an essay competition for young people. Two prizes are offered for the best academic essays on the notion of ‘religion in the...
Statement from the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission on the obligation to report suspected sexual abuse to civil authorities Following recent press coverage the following statement was issued by Cardinal O’Malley From Vatican Radio – 15 February 2016 Statement...
