There’s still time to sign up for CAFOD's 10,000 steps a day or its Big Walk for Water at 2pm on Saturday February 20. Bishop Terry tells us why we should do all we can to help... As Lent begins, I want to encourage you to think of joining in CAFOD’s Big Walk for...
Father Alban Crossley OSB, Benedictine monk of Ampleforth Abbey, died on February 2 at the age of 86. He was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, and joined the monastic community at Ampleforth Abbey in September 1955.From 1958 to 1961 he was at St Benet’s Hall at the...
Missio is hoping to raise a few smiles and a few pounds during these difficult times by encouraging families, households, church groups and communities to fundraise during lockdown. Usually at this time of year the charity’s school supporters from across England and...
Following the introduction of an opt-out system for organ donation in England in May 2020, NHS Blood and Transplant have launched “Leave Them Certain”, a campaign that aims to encourage individuals to talk to their families and loved ones about their organ donation...
Father Peter Egan has passed away just a few months before he would have celebrated the golden jubilee of his priesthood.Father Peter, who was 76, was born in County Clare and trained at St John’s Seminary in Waterford before being ordained a priest on June 6 1971.His...
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School in York has thanked Father Bill Serplus and generous parishioners of St Aelred's for helping to fund a new piece of artwork in the school entrance. Local artist Dan Savage took on the commission to create a piece of artwork which...
A leprosy charity has praised Pope Francis for defending some of the world’s most marginalised people. Pope Francis called on world leaders to unite their efforts to combat leprosy and end the stigma surrounding the disease, saying the Covid-19 pandemic “has confirmed...
The Project Implementation Team for the independent Catholic Safeguarding Project has published its first newsletter.
Caritas Middlesbrough – the umbrella group for the many organisations in the diocese engaged in social outreach work – has produced its first newsletter. You can read the newsletter here...
