During the course of this month, some of us will be travelling in pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Allow me to share some thoughts on this year’s pilgrimage, both for those who are able to physically travel there and everyone who will remain at home in...
The Catholic Social Action Network have sent a letter to the press on this Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker signed by it’s Chair, Bishop Terence Drainey. It reads: "SIR – today marks the feast day of Saint Joseph the Worker, the day when we celebrate the dignity...
Another year has passed and our pilgrimage programme continues, Lourdes in May, Rome in early October and now we look towards our annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady in Walsingham on 31 October and 1 November. This will be the fifth year we have been together...
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Towards the end of last year, on the Friday before the Feast of Christ the King, there was a gathering of 500+ young people from all over the diocese at the Cathedral. It was a really good celebration. The title of the event was the...
After holding services in a school and other venues for 20 years, the parish of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in Ingleby Barwick is to get its own church at last. The distinctive design includes a large number of windows, creating a bright area for worship. There will also...
The organisers of next month’s Middlesbrough Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes are expecting one of their busiest ever weeks at the French shrine after a big surge in bookings. Each year since 1953, hundreds of people from the Diocese have visited the site where the...
The General Election in May offers us, as Catholics, the opportunity to question those who seek our vote to judge how they will act for those most in need, and how they will act to support and strengthen families and individuals in their human dignity with the...
Faith leaders from different religions and denominations are coming together to sign a statement affirming their common principles, prior to the forthcoming General Election. The Rt Revd Paul Ferguson, the Church of England Bishop of Whitby, and the Rt Revd Terence...
The Bishop of Middlesbrough will be the chief celebrant at the funeral of a “faithful” priest who served parishes in Hessle, Middlesbrough, Market Weighton and Brotton. Father Michael Murray died peacefully in hospital in his hometown, Carlisle, on Tuesday March 10 at...
