Bishop Stephen Wright has been installed as the 15th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle at a Solemn Mass of Installation in St Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle.The Mass was celebrated in honour of Our Blessed Mary Immaculate, a patron of the diocese who looks down from one of...
In the latest “Popecast” by Vatican News’ Salvatore Cernuzio, Pope Francis listens to recorded questions from a group of young people who share their personal stories.To each he responds with words of encouragement. |The questions and his answers are featured in an...
Pope Francis’ monthly prayer intention for August is for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.The Pope invited the Church to pray for this intention in this month’s The Pope Video, which is entrusted to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide...
As the month of August begins, a group of around 30 young adults will be travelling to Lisbon to join World Youth Day. The journey begins on July 31 and they will return on August 7. Together with hundreds of thousands – probably millions – of young people...
Our annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption will take place on Sunday August 13. There will be Rosary from 2.30pm followed by Mass at 3pm. Car parking is available in a field at the top of North End (the...
Our annual pilgrimage to Walsingham, led by Bishop Terry, is from Saturday September 30 to Sunday October 1. If you would like to express an interest in booking a place or to receive further information, email Dawn Cummings at bishopsecretary@rcdmidd.org.uk. Please...
The Diocesan Choir continues the celebrations for the 165th anniversary of St Peter’s Church, Scarborough, with sung evening prayer in the church on Sunday September 16 at 5pm.Members of the choir come from all corners of the diocese and perform at major services such...
The new Pope Video invites us to place the Eucharistic celebration at the centre of our lives: “It is the presence of Jesus, it is deeply transforming.”Pope Francis affirms that the Eucharist “gives us the courage to go out of ourselves, and to open ourselves to...
CAFOD invites you to join an online talk, “Mission Unleashed: Embracing the Social Dimension of Evangelisation”.Cardinal Luis Tagle will speak on the Church’s mission and the fundamental links between evangelisation (sharing Christ and his Good News) and social...
