The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a reflection on post-pandemic recovery and the challenges faced by the Church in encouraging people back to the Church and her Sacraments. In a reflection titled The Day of the Lord, the bishops also praise...
Father Bill Serplus continued throughout Lent with his support for CAFOD’s Walk for Water appeal, completing a total of 524,668 steps and raising a magnificent £2,140 from parishioners and their friends. St Aelred’s, York, parishioner Kath Stubbs tells us more… Not...
The general secretary of international peace movement Pax Christi will give a talk entitled “Shining a light on the power and creativity of nonviolence” for this year’s Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture. Pat Gaffney will reflect on current ways in which nonviolence is...
St Francis Xavier School in Richmond has a job opportunity for a school chaplaincy co-ordinator. Part of the St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust, St Francis Xavier is a joint Roman Catholic (Diocese of Middlesbrough) and Church of England (Diocese of Leeds)...
An online retreat delivered by the team from Minsteracres Retreat Centre will explore ways of listening to and responding to the “God Who Speaks” to us through people, the Scriptures and nature. The weekend retreat, held online via Zoom, will include prayer,...
The bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have condemned rebel violence in the east of the country, highlighting attempted Islamisation, the forced conversion of prisoners and the deaths of thousands – including children. In a statement received by...
The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst is offering a series of online evening talks exploring some of the great themes of Catholic Christianity in writing old and new. Speakers in the “The Logos & Literature: Elaborating the Divine” series will include...
Caritas Middlesbrough – the umbrella group for the many organisations in the diocese engaged in social outreach work – has produced its second newsletter. You can read the newsletter here...
Warm tributes have been paid to retired priest Father Ross Thompson, who died peacefully in hospital at 8pm on Thursday April 8 with his daughter holding his hand. Born in Port Chalmers, New Zealand, on March 29 1942, Father Ross moved to England in 1966 and was...
