In 2008/9, £5.5 billion of UK government spending went on aid whilst £29.2 billion of government spending went on bailing out Northern Rock. Yet 64 million more people are expected to be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2010 as a result of the global...
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Connect2 Brazil: Where the dogs wear coats and the people are homeless
In the last two editions of Middlesbrough Catholic Voice, CAFOD has focussed on its Connect2 project which gives parishes here in England and Wales the opportunity to journey alongside our partners in either El Salvador, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Cambodia or...
Seventh National Conference for Rural Catholics
7th-9th February 2011 Oakwood House, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE The 2011 National Catholic and Rural Conference takes place in Maidstone, Kent. It will be of special interest to those who have to grasp the nettle of pastoral reorganisation or who are being reorganised...
Annual Middlesbrough Corpus Christi Procession 2010
The annual Middlesbrough Corpus Christi Procession, organised by the Legion of Mary, took place on Sunday 6th June at 3.00 pm at Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough. Legionaries of Mary from Middlesbrough, Billingham, Redcar and Whitby gathered with priests, religious...
John Paul Centre 250+ Club Draw July 2010
Drawn on Monday 5th July 2010 £100 Winning No 219 £75 Winning No 315 £50 Winning No 223 £30 Winning No 155 Next meeting and monthly draw - Monday 2nd August 2010 New members welcome. Ask for details on 01642 247831
York Nurses Honoured
Two of our Lourdes nurses, Jean Naughton and Hugh Coyle, both from York, were awarded gold medals by Bishop Drainey for ten years service to the Diocesan Pilgrimage. Congratulations to them.
First for First Holy Communion at St Anthony’s
Thirteen children from the parish of St Anthony and Our Lady of Mercy in Hull had a double reason for celebrations when they made their First Holy Communion on Sunday 13th June because it was the Feast of St Anthony of Padua. It is the first time in the existence of...
First Holy Communion at St Francis of Assisi, Hull
Seven children from St Francis of Assisi Parish, Hull, made their First Holy Communion on the Feast of Corpus Christi. Fr Bill Serplus celebrated Mass with proud family members, friends and parishioners.
First Holy Communion at All Saints RC Church, Thirsk
A special day was made even more special when one little girl from All Saints Primary School in Thirsk made her First Holy Communion. Not only did her Grandmother and Uncle travel from her home town, Nisa in Poland, but they brought with them her specially made...
