The Diocese of Middlesbrough Lourdes Committee has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 Pilgrimage to Lourdes due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Please see this letter from Pilgrimage Director Keith Tillotson for more details....
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns has produced a new study guide to the Pope Francis' latest encyclical, Fratelli tutti.
World Mission Sunday – the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission – is happening on October 18 with a shout of courage and faith: "Here I am, send me!" This special day is celebrated in every Catholic community in the...
The lead Catholic Bishop for Migrants and Refugees has called on people in the UK to take up Pope Francis’ call in Fratelli Tutti to oppose racism in all its manifestations. Speaking on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference at the start of Hate Crime...
Pope Francis has given his public support to a charity’s rosary campaign, calling on children around the world to pray for an end to the coronavirus crisis. Speaking after the Angelus on Sunday October 11, the Pope urged pilgrims assembled in St Peter’s Square to...
Are you a committed member of your parish? Are you interested in developing your faith further? Do you want to be of service to the church? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you might well be interested in the Loyola University Certificate in Pastoral...
Pope Francis has released Fratelli tutti, his encyclical letter dedicated to "human fraternity" and "social friendship". Its title can be translated as “All Brothers”, “Brethren all” or “Brothers and sisters all”. The first words come from St Francis of Assisi – whose...
As part of the ongoing Year of the Word, a Responding to the Psalms resource has been produced primarily for people who don’t have access to the internet. If you know of anyone in your parish who does not have digital access then you could pass this on to them. It’s a...
Cardinal Mauro Piacenza has urged children to pray the rosary to end the COVID-19 crisis. His call came in a letter backing Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)’s global prayer initiative “A Million Children Praying the Rosary”, asking young people to pray on...
