Bradford, is the setting for The Priest – a film that charts life in the parish of Mary, Mother of God from the beginning of Lent to Easter Sunday, the most important season in the Church’s liturgical calendar. As a priest, Father Paul Grogan supports people in...
By Fr David Stewart SJ As this awful year has unfolded and as the second wave of the pandemic has spread across many lands, fears began to grow about our Advent and our Christmas. Would we be able to celebrate together, or even be together? The Pope’s prayer intention...
Bishop Richard Moth, chair of the Department of Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued the following statement in response to recent announcements concerning the development of Vocid-19 vaccines… The development of a...
Our Catholic family in the Diocese of Middlesbrough has always been generous in our compassion for people living in poverty around the world.We know that every life created by God is precious and we can show our compassion through CAFOD, the official overseas...
As uncertainty continues around Christmas celebrations in the UK this year, the situation in the place where the Nativity story began is desperate, an aid charity has warned as it launched an appeal for funds. Ecumenical charity Friends of the Holy Land, which...
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust – the family of 17 schools serving the central region of the diocese – has unveiled its new brand identity, website and vision to "bring joy, hope, opportunity and purpose for our children in an uncertain world.” Chief...
After a year when so many of us have been separated from loved ones, the theme “Together” has been chosen as schools are invited to the first-ever National Youth Funday on Friday November 20. Youth ministry teams from across England and Wales will host this exciting...
A statement from the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Cardinal Vincent Nichols and vice-president Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP... The Catholic Church in England and Wales welcomes the report from the Independent Inquiry into Child...
As part of the Christmas story, York's Bar Convent will be celebrating angels and all that they symbolise – from faith, love and comfort to strength, protection and guardianship. During lockdown the convent is creating a Christmas display of angels for the windows of...
