Bishop Terence Drainey’s open letter to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding the closure of the Corus steelworks and the effects this will have on families on Teesside. Bishop Terry is the seventh Bishop of Middlesbrough.
On 19th December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI formally published a Decree recognising the ‘heroic virtue’ demonstrated by Mary Ward and thereby conferring on her the title ‘Venerable’. Her cause will now go forward to the next stage in the process towards beatification and...
In the end, the visit of the relics of St Thérèse to York Minster was almost unbearably moving. I talk as one who went on the Friday morning and listened to the service for schoolchildren and witnessed the procession of the relics down the nave to the...
CAFOD Holy Hour at Christ the King Church, Trenchard Avenue, Thornaby on Thursday 10th December, at 7.30pm. It is an opportunity for us to pray for a positive outcome from the UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen. All are welcome.
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Community of Teesside and the Diocese of Middlesbrough I would like to express my deep concern and sorrow for the loss of 1700 jobs at Corus. Steel making has been part of our Teesside tradition for over a century with the quality of...
On Friday 18th December, 12.40-13.30pm there will be a vigil, the fifth annual vigil, to remember friends who sought sanctuary in the United Kingdom and were removed from this country back to danger during 2009. This will be held at All Saints' Church, Linthorpe Road,...
or Holy Hour between 7 and 18 December 2009 The UN leaders meet in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December to broker a Climate Change agreement to replace the Kyoto protocol. It’s vital that they come up with the right kind of deal that will: Recognise and support the right...
If you do light a candle during Advent, please remember those seeking sanctuary. Those who have been detained from our area, Fatuma, Patrick, Habibulla, Mr. Khan, two Iranian men and a young Eritrean Christian unknown to us. The rate at which people are being put out...
Many people in prison need more help and support, at this time in their lives, than at any other. Roman Catholic Chaplains work to ensure the Sacramental and Pastoral needs of Roman Catholic prisoners are met. As a Chaplain you will carry out faith specific and...
