The Tenth World Meeting of Families (WMOF) takes place in Rome from Wednesday June 22 to Sunday June 26. Canon John Lumley has sent this letter to all parishes... For this event, (which normally takes place every three years), the theme is Family Love: A Vocation and...
Inspiring speaker Dr Carmody Grey will give this year’s Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture, which is organised by the Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission. Dr Grey, who is assistant professor of Catholic theology at Durham University, will speak on the subject of...
Patriarchs and bishops in the Holy Land have condemned police use of smoke grenades and rubber bullets against mourners in a funeral procession as “violent” and “disproportionate”. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, joined with the Greek...
Main photo courtesy of Emmanuel Tran One of Missio’s founders – Venerable Pauline Jaricot – is to be beatified on May 22 in Lyon, France. This special celebration will be day of prayer and joy in recognition of a lay woman’s contribution to world mission....
The Teesside Apollo Male Voice Choir will get back to doing what it does best – entertaining with its singing and raising charitable funds – in a special Concert for Ukraine at St Mary's Cathedral. Like many choirs, the Apollo has been enduring an enforced rest period...
The Postgate Society can trace its origins back to the 1960s when Father David Quinlan, then parish priest at Egton Bridge, assembled papers for the cause of canonisation of Nicholas Postgate.Mildred Raw, then headmistress of St Hedda’s School, was a stalwart of the...
A Statement by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales In his 2014 message for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis wrote, ‘We ourselves need to see, and then to enable others to see, that migrants and refugees… are brothers and sisters...
This is the bread come down from heaven (John 6:58) A beautiful hallmark of the Catholic faith is the profound desire to participate in the Holy Mass and share in the Eucharist. We do so with deep gratitude and joy.The Eucharist gives the Church her identity – “The...
Catholic youth social action charity Million Minutes has relaunched its popular Celebrating Young People Awards for 2022.These social action awards comprise six awards recognising children and young people who have been inspired by each of the values of Catholic...
