On Saturday March 28, at St Mary’s Cathedral, FATHER DOUGLAS McKITTRICK became the first priest to be ordained for the Diocese of Middlesbrough by Bishop Marcus. Here, he looks back on this very special occasion… My ordination to the sacred priesthood was the...
All alumni, along with their friends and family, are invited to Leeds Trinity University’s Trinity Sunday Fun Day at the Horsforth Campus on Sunday May 31. This special day marks a joyful milestone in Leeds Trinity’s journey and is an opportunity to come together in...
Pope Leo XIV lifts up his voice in prayer in a world in which millions of people do not have access to adequate food.His intention for the month of May, “That everyone might have food,” focuses on the most urgent challenges of our time: hunger and wasted food. Through...
Pope Leo XIV held an audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, and prayed with her in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. In his greetings, the Pope shared his joy to receive the archbishop...
Archbishop of Birmingham Bernard Longley, chair of the Department for Dialogue and Unity, has issued a statement condemning the recent antisemitic terror attack in Golders Green. In his statement, Archbishop Longley prays for the victims and condemns rising and...
Wednesday May 13 at 7pm, via Zoom “Hope in Turbulent Times” Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is delighted to welcome Sir John Battle as this year’s speaker for the Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture. John was MP for Leeds West for more than 20 years...
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales held a one-day plenary assembly on Saturday April 18, followed by a week of ongoing formation. The gathering took place at Convento Palazzola, the Venerable English College's villa and retreat house just outside Rome. The...
A stunning painting that captures the story of Middlesbrough and its rich Catholic history in a single image has been commissioned to mark the 40th anniversary of St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham. Procession, by local artist Philip Meadows, begins at the foot of...
At the beginning of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV announces that his prayer intention for the month of April is dedicated to priests in crisis and the need to care for them, listen to them and accompany them. Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope...
