Wednesday May 13 at 7pm, via Zoom “Hope in Turbulent Times” Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is delighted to welcome Sir John Battle as this year’s speaker for the Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture. John was MP for Leeds West for more than 20 years...
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales held a one-day plenary assembly on Saturday April 18, followed by a week of ongoing formation. The gathering took place at Convento Palazzola, the Venerable English College's villa and retreat house just outside Rome. The...
A stunning painting that captures the story of Middlesbrough and its rich Catholic history in a single image has been commissioned to mark the 40th anniversary of St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham. Procession, by local artist Philip Meadows, begins at the foot of...
At the beginning of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV announces that his prayer intention for the month of April is dedicated to priests in crisis and the need to care for them, listen to them and accompany them. Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope...
We were delighted to celebrate the ordination of Father Douglas McKittrick to the priesthood at St Mary's Cathedral on Saturday April 29. Bishop Marcus's first ordination in our diocese, it was a joyful and grace-filled moment for our diocesan family. We give thanks...
The Most Reverend Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, has responded to Israeli police blocking Church leaders from celebrating Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (March 29).Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His...
Following the resignation of the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett CSsR as Bishop of Hallam, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Marcus Stock as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Hallam. This appointment is in addition to his office as Bishop of...
A Message to the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Dioceses of Hallam, Leeds and Middlesbrough My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Following the resignation of the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett C.Ss.R. as Bishop of Hallam, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has...
Bishop Marcus will ordain Deacon Douglas McKittrick to the sacred priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral at noon on Saturday March 28. He will continue to serve at St Leonard & St Mary, Malton, and St Joseph, Pickering, alongside Father Timothy BywaterPlease keep...
