A priest who was named Middlesbrough’s Citizen of the Year for his dedication to the poor and marginalised at the town’s John Paul Centre has died four days after his 81st birthday.Redemptorist Father Gerry Mulligan CSsR passed away in hospital in Glasgow on March 15...
On May 25 and 26 the first World Children’s Day takes place at St Peter’s. For the first time ever, the Pope has invited thousands of children from across the world to come to Rome to get to know one another, to play and to pray together. As you can read in the main...
In this month’s Pope Video, Pope Francis dedicates his prayer intention to the formation of seminarians and men and women religious.In his video message, disseminated through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, he says “every vocation is a ‘diamond in the rough’ that...
Father Rob Esdaile will speak about “The courage of the white flag?” at this year’s Anthony Storey Memorial Peace and Justice Lecture.For the past 20 years, Father Rob has written reflections used by Pax Christi in Peace Sunday celebrations and he is priest adviser on...
The diary of diocesan events is usually published in the year book but was omitted this year. Here are the important dates for 2024... RCIA RETREAT DAYSaturday January 27 RITE OF ELECTIONIn the cathedral at 3pm on Sunday February 18 (first Sunday of Lent) CHRISM...
York Catholic History Day will take place at the Bar Convent, York, on Saturday June 1.This year, York University PhD student Laura Atkinson will take us back before the Reformation to explore ‘Record keeping and the Care of Souls in Late 13th-century York’ a paper...
CAFOD has launched an emergency appeal to support families in Sudan, as Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country is in the grip of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis. With more than eight million people having fled their homes to...
We would like to welcome women in the diocese to a day of prayer and reflection at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre in York.Prayer is about your personal relationship with the Lord. As with anything personal, the approach, your expectations and its development can vary...
As we move into April, we bathe in the light of the Risen Lord as we celebrate Easter not just for a day, or a week, but for a whole season. Not only is the light increasing as the days lengthen, but everything is very much springing back into life all around us. At...
