Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference, has written to Pope Francis to assure the Holy Father of the prayerful support of Catholics in England and Wales.The Holy Father remains in Gemelli Hospital in Rome with pneumonia and a respiratory tract...
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Job opening for Schools’ Service Administrator
Schools’ Service Administrator – 21 hours per week Salary: In the region of £25,800 (FTE) (£14.20 per hour) with employer pension contribution Permanent Contract Based at the Curial Office, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic...
Hope is theme of Racial Justice Sunday
Racial Justice Sunday (February 16) is the day the Church focuses on the need to oppose racism and pursue racial justice with renewed vigour. This year’s theme is: “Pilgrims of Hope: Our Journey Together Towards Racial Justice” and invites Catholics to reflect on...
‘Marriage is key foundation for a happy, healthy society’
Ahead of National Marriage Week, celebrated from February 7-14, Bishop Bosco MacDonald has said marriage is a vital building block for a flourishing society. In a message for the week, Bishop MacDonald, the lead bishop for marriage and family life, said we should all...
Baptism in focus at national conference
National Conference: Reimagining BaptismPreparing for a lifetime in ChristKeynote: Abbot Hugh Allan OPraemWith workshops run by catechists and clergy from around the country Dates: Friday May 9 for clergy and repeated on Saturday May 10 for all Location: Amigo Hall,...
Marriage Week celebrates family life
Marriage Week (February 7-14) is an annual celebration offering the opportunity to support and promote marriage and family life. A Christian marriage is rooted in faith. That means faith in God as the giver of life and the one who promises eternal life to those who...
Bishop Terry’s February 2025 Voice column
Beginning with the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple and ending with the feast of the Chair of St Peter, the month of February is filled with many beautiful celebrations and saints’ days.And among these many other feast days this month, we remember...
Bishops call for lasting peace in Holy Land
Auxiliary Bishops of Westminster Nicholas Hudson and James Curry, Anglican Bishop of Southwark Christopher Chessun and Archbishop of Glasgow William Nolan were among those who took part in this year’s Holy Land Co-ordination, from January 18 to 23. Afterwards, the...
Father Neil’s life of service commemorated
The Requiem Mass for Father Neil McNicholas took place at St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday February 14 before his burial in Redcar Cemetery.Father Neil passed died peacefully at the Butterwick Hospice in Stockton on the morning of Friday January 24.The night before the...









