This year's Postgate Rally will now be held on Sunday July 10 and not the week before, as previously publicised.
Date change for Postgate Rally
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Latest News from around the Diocese and beyond
Father John passes away in Redcar care home
A popular retired priest has died in a Redcar care home after being in ill-health for some months. He was 86. Monsignor John Heslin was a well-known figure in Saltburn's town centre and lived in Garnet Street for nearly 20 years after retiring. Known as Father John,...
Snowdrops at Tudor Croft herald the spring
The magical sight of delicate snowdrops braving the cold weather heralds the ending of winter and the promise that spring will soon be here. But you may be surprised to learn that these much-loved flowers are not native to Britain. They were first introduced...
Bishop Terry’s February 2022 Voice column
Most of us will know that February 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is also, fittingly, the World Day of Prayer for the Sick.Each year, the Holy Father sends a message out to all of us on this occasion. In his message he first of all reminds us that it was...
Bishops’ conference Guidance
Covid-19 Guidance for Churches – January 2022 Download Introduction Following the government announcement that the Plan B measures put in place to mitigate against Covid transmission will be lifted in full on January 27, the following guidance is offered to the...
New retreat programme at Minstercares
The team at Minsteracres Retreat Centre in Consett, County Durham, has released its latest programme of events. “You are a thought of God" is led by Father Ben Lodge CP, a Passionist priest and postulator for the causes of Dominic Barberi and Father Ignatius...
Bishop Terry’s January 2022 Voice Column
Despite the fact that the Christmas and New Year holidays were a little bit longer this year – the bank holidays were transferred from the weekend to the Monday and Tuesday, then for New Year to the Monday – the Church likes to move us on quite swiftly.No sooner have...
Resources celebrate world peace day theme
The theme of Pope Francis for World Peace Day on Sunday January 16 is “Education, work and dialogue between generations: tools for building lasting peace.” Pax Christi, the international Catholic movement for peace, has produced a variety of online and paper...
Pastoral letter for the feast of the holy family
Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letter for the Feast of the Holy Family... https://youtu.be/jcbFRwMnZHM
