by Michael McG | Aug 10, 2026 | Adult Formation, Evangelisation
Forty-eight catechists from parishes all over the diocese met to follow Catechist Formation Pathway 1 over four online and in-person sessions.The course was led by adult formation co-ordinator Nicola Sweetman, who shared her wisdom and experience, making the content...
by Michael McG | Aug 10, 2026 | Diocese
The consultation process across the dioceses of Hallam, Leeds and Middlesbrough has now been completed, marking an important milestone in the discernment surrounding the proposed unification of the three dioceses. Over recent months, clergy, religious and lay faithful...
by Michael McG | Aug 10, 2026 | St Joseph's, Stokesley
FATHER TIMOTHY WHITWELL, who this summer takes over from Monsignor Gerard Robinson as parish priest at St Joseph’s, Stokesley, St Margaret Clitherow, Great Ayton and St Mary’s Crathorne, tells us how much he’s looking forward to returning to our diocese… From...
by Michael McG | Aug 7, 2026 | CAFOD, English Martyrs, York, Organisations, Parishes
Building a Better World: Saturday September 12, from 10am to noon at English Martyrs Catholic Church, Dalton Terrace, York Y024 4DA. All are warmly invited for an opportunity to hear about CAFOD’s current work and the difference you can make. We will be...
by Michael McG | Aug 7, 2026 | Organisations, SVP and Mini Vinnies
The St Vincent de Paul Society, which provides invaluable services in our parishes and communities, is recruiting a membership support officer to assist with its work across the Middlesbrough Central Council area. This part-time, fixed-term role will focus on...
by Michael McG | Aug 6, 2026 | Pilgrimage
A small band of pilgrims from Diocese of Hallam and Diocese of Leeds will walk England’s Longest Way to Walsingham this September.Starting with Mass at Leeds Cathedral on Saturday September 12, the group of “Perpetual Pilgrims” will follow the St Mark’s Way route of...
by Michael McG | Aug 5, 2026 | Pope's Prayer Intention
With practically half of the world’s population living in urban areas, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his August prayer intention to “evangelisation in the city”. Through this intention, he invites the faithful to discover, amid the anonymity and loneliness that often...
by Michael McG | Aug 5, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Archbishop John Sherrington, lead bishop for life issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a statement highlighting the many dangers of the Private Members’ Bill that seeks to legalise assisted suicide: “The Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of...
by Michael McG | Aug 5, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Archbishop John Sherrington, Archbishop of Liverpool and lead bishop for life issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has welcomed prime minister Andy Burnham’s call for palliative care services to be properly funded. The prime minister has...
by Michael McG | Aug 5, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Paul McAleenan, lead bishop for migrants and refugees for the Bishops’ Conference, has welcomed new prime minister Andy Burnham’s comments on migrant Channel crossings in Dover.Mr Bunham said: “We also need to build a system that offers safe...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2026 | Adoremus (Eucharistic Congress), Catholic Bishop's Conference
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2026 | Parishes, St Alphonsus, North Ormesby
Parishioners of St Alphonsus Church in North Ormesby are able to find inspiration, comfort and solace in the presence of Our Lady once again after our much-loved statue was restored. The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was vandalised on December 30 last year...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events
I am delighted to invite the whole diocese to celebrate my consecration in St Mary’s Cathedral at noon on Saturday September 26, writes EMMA MORRISON.I first wrote a piece for the Voice on consecrated virginity in December 2023, shortly after I was first accepted for...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Bishop Marcus was joined by Bishop Emeritus Terry and clergy and lay faithful from across the diocese and beyond to celebrate Mass in thanksgiving for 40 years of St Mary’s Cathedral. Consecrated by Bishop Augustine Harris on Sunday May 15 1988, the cathedral was...
by Michael McG | Jul 2, 2026 | Miscellaneous
Catholic leaders have appealed for help after mobilising an urgent programme for wounded people in an area of Caracas known as Latin America’s largest slum.Speaking in the wake of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar of Petare told...
by Michael McG | Jul 2, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, The Pope Video
During his recent apostolic journey to Spain, Pope Leo addressed these words in the Congress of Deputees: “Every human life must be recognised and safeguarded from conception to its natural end, in every circumstance of its existence.”In a world marked by what Pope...
by Michael McG | Jun 26, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Diocese, Miscellaneous, Safeguarding
A statement from the President and Vice President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales “Yesterday’s news of the charges brought against Bishop David Oakley is deeply distressing for all, both within the Catholic community and...
by Michael McG | Jun 24, 2026 | Bishop Marcus
Bishop Marcus presented the BBC’s Daily Service for the Feast of SS John Fisher and Thomas More.The programme offers space for spiritual reflection, featuring a Bible reading, prayer and a selection of sacred music recorded at Leeds Cathedral.The service was recorded...
by Michael McG | Jun 9, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, News
Bishop Marcus has announced a series of clergy appointments across the diocese, to take effect this summer.Monsignor Canon Gerard Robinson has been appointed parochial administrator of St George’s Parish, York, with Father Timothy Whitwell, of the Diocese of Leeds,...
by Michael McG | Jun 9, 2026 | Adult Formation, Appeals and Special Events, Evangelisation
Nine months ago, the first millennial saint was canonised. St Carlo Acutis has since become widely venerated, not least because his life speaks so directly to the experience of contemporary Catholics.Born and baptised in London to an Italian family, he later moved to...
by Michael McG | Jun 8, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Evangelisation, Event Calendar, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
Catholics are being invited to take part in an online afternoon of prayer and reflection exploring one of the most fundamental truths of the Christian life: that each person is beloved by God.Organised by the School for Synodality, the Zoom event, on Saturday June 27,...
by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures, Ushaw College
A leading biblical scholar will deliver the Bishop Dunn Memorial Lecture at Ushaw later this month.The Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) at Durham University has announced that booking is now open for the annual lecture, which will be given by Paula Gooder, Canon...
by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, The Pope Video
Just days before one of the largest sporting events, the FIFA World Cup, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his June prayer intention to the values of sports, “to build communion and fraternity in history”.Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope campaign,...
by Michael McG | Jun 2, 2026 | Encyclicals, Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, is available to read online via the Vatican website here. The Catholic Truth Society has put together a series of resources to help equip lay...
by Michael McG | May 25, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Encyclicals, Pope Leo XIV
President of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Richard Moth, has welcomed the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas. “I welcome today’s publication of Pope Leo’s first...
by Michael McG | May 18, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Parishes
St Thomas More’s Church in Middlesbrough will host a “24 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration” event in honour of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.The event will begin at 6pm on Thursday June 11 and will conclude at the same time the following day (Friday June...
by Michael McG | May 18, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Bishop Marcus joined Bishop Emeritus Terry and clergy and lay faithful from across the diocese and beyond to celebrate Holy Mass in thanksgiving for 40 years of St Mary’s Cathedral.Consecrated by Bishop Augustine Harris on Sunday May 15 1988, the cathedral was built...
by Michael McG | May 13, 2026 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Apostleship of the Sea, Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Missio, Organisations
Catholic charities CAFOD, Missio, Aid to the Church in Need UK and Stella Maris are coming together to host a unique online opportunity for the Catholic community to pray the Rosary for peace in our world.The event is inspired by the words of Pope Leo at his first...
by Michael McG | May 7, 2026 | Jobs
Senior Care Assistant (Days) Location: Whitby, St Joseph’s ConventHours: 27 hours per week (4 out of 7 days, 6.75-hour shifts)Job Type: Part-time | Permanent About the Role Sisters of Mercy Whitby provides high-quality care and support to the religious sisters. This...
by Michael McG | May 7, 2026 | Miscellaneous
On Saturday March 28, at St Mary’s Cathedral, FATHER DOUGLAS McKITTRICK became the first priest to be ordained for the Diocese of Middlesbrough by Bishop Marcus. Here, he looks back on this very special occasion… My ordination to the sacred priesthood was the...
by Michael McG | May 5, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, Pope's Prayer Intention, The Pope Video
Pope Leo XIV lifts up his voice in prayer in a world in which millions of people do not have access to adequate food.His intention for the month of May, “That everyone might have food,” focuses on the most urgent challenges of our time: hunger and wasted food. Through...
by Michael McG | May 5, 2026 | Ecumenism, Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV held an audience with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, and prayed with her in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. In his greetings, the Pope shared his joy to receive the archbishop...
by Michael McG | May 5, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Archbishop of Birmingham Bernard Longley, chair of the Department for Dialogue and Unity, has issued a statement condemning the recent antisemitic terror attack in Golders Green.In his statement, Archbishop Longley prays for the victims and condemns rising and...
by Michael McG | Apr 28, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Evangelisation, Event Calendar, Talks, Retreats and Lectures
Wednesday May 13 at 7pm, via Zoom “Hope in Turbulent Times” Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is delighted to welcome Sir John Battle as this year’s speaker for the Anthony Storey Memorial Lecture.John was MP for Leeds West for more than 20 years...
by Michael McG | Apr 28, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales held a one-day plenary assembly on Saturday April 18, followed by a week of ongoing formation. The gathering took place at Convento Palazzola, the Venerable English College’s villa and retreat house just outside Rome....
by Michael McG | Apr 17, 2026 | Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
A stunning painting that captures the story of Middlesbrough and its rich Catholic history in a single image has been commissioned to mark the 40th anniversary of St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham.Procession, by local artist Philip Meadows, begins at the foot of...
by Michael McG | Mar 31, 2026 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention, The Pope Video
At the beginning of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV announces that his prayer intention for the month of April is dedicated to priests in crisis and the need to care for them, listen to them and accompany them.Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope...
by Michael McG | Mar 30, 2026 | Bishop Marcus
We were delighted to celebrate the ordination of Father Douglas McKittrick to the priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday April 29. Bishop Marcus’s first ordination in our diocese was a joyful and grace-filled moment for our diocesan family. We give...
by Michael McG | Mar 30, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Holy Land
The Most Reverend Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, has responded to Israeli police blocking Church leaders from celebrating Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (March 29).Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His...
by Michael McG | Mar 20, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, News
Following the resignation of the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett CSsR as Bishop of Hallam, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Marcus Stock as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Hallam.This appointment is in addition to his office as Bishop of Leeds...
by Michael McG | Mar 20, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, News
A Message to the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Dioceses of Hallam, Leeds and Middlesbrough My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Following the resignation of the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett C.Ss.R. as Bishop of Hallam, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has...
by Michael McG | Mar 19, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Bishop Marcus, Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Bishop Marcus will ordain Deacon Douglas McKittrick to the sacred priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral at noon on Saturday March 28.He will continue to serve at St Leonard & St Mary, Malton, and St Joseph, Pickering, alongside Father Timothy BywaterPlease keep Deacon...
by Michael McG | Mar 16, 2026 | Bishop Marcus, Diocese
by Michael McG | Mar 9, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
by Michael McG | Mar 4, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Life Issues
In a Lenten statement, the Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Reverend John Sherrington, clarifies the Church’s principled objection to the Terminally Ill (Adults) End of Life Bill and urges Catholics to pray for parliamentarians debating the Private Members’ Bill in...
by Michael McG | Feb 9, 2026 | The Pope Video
The Holy Father’s prayer intention for the month of February, distributed through the “Pray with the Pope” campaign, is dedicated to children with incurable diseases.Pope Leo invites the entire Church and all people of goodwill to join in praying for children who are...
by Michael McG | Feb 9, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Marriage Week, February 7-14 2026 Bishop Bosco MacDonald, Bishop of Clifton and lead bishop for marriage and family life for the Bishops’ Conference, has praised the “ordinary heroism of married love, and the strength of family life” in a message to...
by Michael McG | Jan 23, 2026 | Organisations, St Francis Leprosy Guild
The UK’s Catholic Leprosy Charity, St Francis Leprosy Guild (SFLG) invites the Catholic community to support its mission by dedicating a Sunday service or short event in support of World Leprosy Day (Sunday January 25). To make it easier to talk about...
by Michael McG | Jan 23, 2026 | Bar Convent, Pastoral Centres
Yorkshirewoman Mary Ward is one of English Catholic history’s most significant yet most unsung figures.A pioneer for women’s equality, she founded the Congregation of Jesus and inspired an international following of people who are now campaigning for her...
by Michael McG | Jan 23, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Holy Land
The Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land has issued a final communiqué at the end of its visit from January 17 to 21. “You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:13.14 Our pilgrimage...
