Cardinal Vincent Nichols has welcomed the news that Saint John Henry Newman is to be declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. The announcement has been met with great joy across the Catholic world, especially here in England. Newman will be the 38th saint to...
You are warmly invited to join the annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Lady Chapel at Osmotherley on Sunday August 17 2025, in honour of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. This beautiful and longstanding pilgrimage has drawn Catholics from across our diocese...
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, dear friends, Dear Bishop John and Bishop Terry, I suspect that neither of you would have readily chosen that first reading from the Book of Sirach, which is assigned to today’s feast of Saints Joachim and Anne. In my experience,...
On Saturday 26 July 2025, the Diocese of Middlesbrough gathered with great joy at Saint Mary’s Cathedral to celebrate two extraordinary milestones in the life of the Church: 60 years of priesthood for Emeritus Bishop John Crowley, and 50 years for Bishop Terry...
In the Pope Video for August, Pope Leo XIV requests our prayers that societies avoid internal conflicts due to ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.Announcing his prayer intention – “For mutual coexistence” – the Pope encourages us to “seek paths of...
Hundreds of pilgrims from all over the diocese converged on Egton Bridge to celebrate the memory of Blessed Nicholas Postgate and the martyrs of England and Wales. Three buses from different parishes arrived and many other pilgrims travelled by car. This year we were...
It was a very special occasion for the diocese when Bishop Terry ordained Robert Colombari, Douglas McKittrick, James Nevison and Tom Rolfe to the diaconate at St Mary’s Cathedral. Deacon Robert reflects on his experience… The words of Psalm 118:24 were ringing...
From £14.68 per hourHours: 35 per week, term-time only An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and professional administrator to undertake the role of schools' service administrator in the Diocese of Middlesbrough. The schools’ service administrator supports the...
In a heartrending witness account of his visit to Gaza, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has begged for an end to the violence. Speaking in Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a statement highlighting the distressing scenes he witnessed shortly after an...
