The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church says Ukraine is hoping for a visit from Pope Francis. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said that Ukrainians would warmly welcome a papal visit. He...
Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, the English former papal nuncio to Egypt and delegate to the Arab league, has encouraged Catholics to take part in the Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians on Sunday May 9. In an open letter to Catholics across the UK, Cardinal Fitzgerald...
An award-winning charity that was inspired by Our Lady’s example of raising a child in poverty is asked for prayers throughout the month of May for the success of its work. Mary’s Meals was set up by former fish farmer Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in 2002 and now works in...
An important announcement from pilgrinage director Keith Tillotson... I am sorry to have to inform you that as of April 27 2021, Joe Walsh Pilgrim Tours will cease trading.Having spoken to David Walsh the CEO of the company he has assured me that there was no...
To be read and made available on the weekend of April 24 and 25 in all churches and chapels of the diocese... Dear sisters and brothers, “The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest.” Do we take the...
As schoolchildren return to some normality in the UK, churches and schools across the diocese are invited to step out to help support education in the Holy Land, where Covid is forcing families to pull their children out of Christian schools. With movement...
Laudato Si’ Animators UK, a group dedicated to spreading the teachings of the Pope's encyclical Laudato Si', is calling on Catholics to take action to support political efforts to protect the environment… “We must not think that these efforts are not going to change...
The Catholic Safeguarding Project has released its latest newsletter.
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust – which covers 17 schools in North Yorkshire, two secondary and 15 primary – has been officially placed on the global Earth Day map due to its continued commitment to protecting the environment. The trust is the only...
