On the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 2024, we began the celebration of the opening of the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025. A year on, the Holy Door at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls was closed on December 28 and the Holy Year concluded in...
Today, the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has accepted my resignation as Bishop of Middlesbrough and has appointed Bishop Marcus Stock, the Bishop of Leeds, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Middlesbrough.I am very grateful to His Holiness for having entrusted...
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Following acceptance of the resignation in accordance with Canon 401 §1* of the Rt Rev Terence Patrick Drainey as Bishop of Middlesbrough, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed me as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of...
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Right Reverend Richard Moth as Archbishop of Westminster. Ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Southwark on July 3 1982, Archbishop-elect Moth has served as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton since 2015. Before...
Pope Leo is inviting us to pray throughout December for Christian communities who live in war-torn or conflict zones. Leo XIV invites them to not feel abandoned and to be “seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope”, asking all Christians in the world “to not fall into...
Bishop Terry and Bishop Emeritus John had the honour of meeting Pope Leo during a special pilgrimage to Rome for jubilarians from throughout the country.Canon Michael Loughlin and Father Michael Keogh were also present, joining a group of about 35 in total.They were...
Organisers are hoping for the biggest audience yet as Cantabile return for their third Christmas at the Cathedral concert.It’s always one of the highlights of the festive season, with hundreds coming to enjoy stunning performances in the two previous concerts. Under...
Modern technology is meant to save us time by fulfilling all the humdrum tasks of the day with ease. But I find it somehow makes demands on me that I would never have demanded of myself in times past.Responses have to be made in seconds with barely time to think or...
Bishop Richard Moth, chair of the Department for Social Justice for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has welcomed the government’s decision to scrap the two-child cap on Universal Credit payments. He said: "I warmly welcome the government’s...
