Bishop Terry has released the following statement on the death of Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome... I heard the truly shocking news as I switched on the TV to listen to the morning news. Although Pope Francis has been struggling with his health over the last few months,...
Pope Francis, who has died aged 88, served as the 265th successor of St Peter from his election on March 13 2013 to April 21 21 A 2025.At 9.45am Rome time on Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the apostolic chamber, announced the Pope’s death from...
Parliament is currently considering legalising assisted suicide through the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.As has been made clear earlier in this debate, as Catholics we have maintained a principled objection to this change in law recognising that every...
Fishers arriving in the United Kingdom to earn a living can sometimes find themselves in extremely vulnerable situations, writes GREG WATTS. Some are exploited, abused, not paid their agreed wage, or even denied wages altogether. They trust that the contracts they...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has written a pastoral letter urging Catholics to contact their MPs – even if they have done so already – to oppose the bill that seeks to legalise assisted suicide.The...
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thomson is one of the speakers at an event organised by SPUC's Lives Worth Living at St Thomas More Church Hall, Middlesbrough, on Friday April 4 at 7pm. Full details on the flyer...
SCHOOLS SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR – TERM-TIME ONLY (other working patterns will be considered)Currently £14.20 per hour An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and professional administrator to undertake the role of Schools' Service Administrator in the Diocese of...
March already! It doesn’t seem like five minutes since Auld Lang Syne was being bellowed out. The good thing about March is that January and February have passed us by, so we can really begin to look ahead with some hope. And there are lots of signposts for us.As the...
Father Peter Ryan died peacefully yesterday (Thursday March 13) in James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.Born in Limerick in the Republic of Ireland, Father Peter ministered in the Diocese of Middlesbrough throughout his priestly life, mainly on Teesside and...
