I am delighted to invite the whole diocese to celebrate my consecration in St Mary’s Cathedral at noon on Saturday September 26, writes EMMA MORRISON.I first wrote a piece for the Voice on consecrated virginity in December 2023, shortly after I was first accepted for...
Bishop Marcus was joined by Bishop Emeritus Terry and clergy and lay faithful from across the diocese and beyond to celebrate Mass in thanksgiving for 40 years of St Mary’s Cathedral. Consecrated by Bishop Augustine Harris on Sunday May 15 1988, the cathedral was...
Catholic leaders have appealed for help after mobilising an urgent programme for wounded people in an area of Caracas known as Latin America’s largest slum.Speaking in the wake of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare told...
During his recent apostolic journey to Spain, Pope Leo addressed these words in the Congress of Deputees: “Every human life must be recognised and safeguarded from conception to its natural end, in every circumstance of its existence.”In a world marked by what Pope...
A statement from the President and Vice President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales “Yesterday’s news of the charges brought against Bishop David Oakley is deeply distressing for all, both within the Catholic community and...
Bishop Marcus presented the BBC’s Daily Service for the Feast of SS John Fisher and Thomas More.The programme offers space for spiritual reflection, featuring a Bible reading, prayer and a selection of sacred music recorded at Leeds Cathedral.The service was recorded...
Bishop Marcus has announced a series of clergy appointments across the diocese, to take effect this summer.Monsignor Canon Gerard Robinson has been appointed parochial administrator of St George’s Parish, York, with Father Timothy Whitwell, of the Diocese of Leeds,...
Nine months ago, the first millennial saint was canonised. St Carlo Acutis has since become widely venerated, not least because his life speaks so directly to the experience of contemporary Catholics.Born and baptised in London to an Italian family, he later moved to...
Catholics are being invited to take part in an online afternoon of prayer and reflection exploring one of the most fundamental truths of the Christian life: that each person is beloved by God.Organised by the School for Synodality, the Zoom event, on Saturday June 27,...
