by Michael McG | Mar 23, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Bishop's Engagements
1 Celebrates Mass of the Lord’s Supper (live-streamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 7pm2 Celebrates the Passion of the Lord (live-streamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 3pm...
by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
An urgent call to end the block on vital aid to people in sanctions-crippled Syria has come from the leaders of a Catholic charity amid fears that the country’s humanitarian crisis has reached an all-time high. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is demanding...
by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2021 | Rome, Vocations
Father Stephen Wang has been appointed as the new rector of the Venerable English College (VEC) in Rome. Father Stephen will replace Monsignor Philip Whitmore, who has been rector since 2013. The VEC was founded in 1579 and since then has prepared priests to serve...
by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events
Well-wishers are being asked to buy a chicken for a leprosy care centre in Zimbabwe this Easter in memory of a Cumbrian missionary who was born 100 years ago this year and is now on the path towards sainthood. John Bradburne was born in Skirwith in 1921 and...
by Michael McG | Mar 22, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Coronavirus
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales is inviting us all to pray and to visit the Blessed Sacrament if we can as we mark the anniversary of the first national lockdown… We welcome the designation of Tuesday March 23 as a National Day of Reflection to...
by Michael McG | Mar 19, 2021 | Ampleforth Abbey, Encyclicals, Organisations, Pope Francis
Ryedale Christian Council is holding a free Zoom event entitled the Climate Change Crisis – what on earth can we do? Our Lady and St Benedict’s, Ampleforth, and Ampleforth’s Anglican benefice, as well as local Methodists and Quakers, are all involved in...
by Michael McG | Mar 19, 2021 | Diocese, Education Service, English Martyrs, York, Parishes, Schools and Colleges, St Wilfrid's, York, York
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust is looking for skilled Catholic volunteers to join as co-opted members of its Catholic Life and Standards Committee, Finance, Resource and Risk Committee and potentially the trust board. If you are interested in supporting...
by Michael McG | Mar 19, 2021 | Miscellaneous
The Catholic Safeguarding Project has released its latest newsletter.
by Michael McG | Mar 19, 2021 | Parishes, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
All Sunday Masses, the Chrism Mass and the Easter Tridium must be booked either on the telephone or online.Call 07745542661 on Friday March 26 from 9am–noon to book whichever Masses you would like to go to during Holy Week, or visit the cathedral website and click...
by Michael McG | Mar 11, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
FATHER BILL SURPLUS has been enjoying the beauty of York at dawn – all for a very good cause… A chance phone call and a mention of CAFOD’s Walk for Water campaign was enough to immediately get me onto the website and register to do 10,000 steps a day during...
by Michael McG | Mar 10, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Encyclicals, Pope Francis
Bishop Terry is encouraging people in our diocese to take part in Earth Hour on Saturday March 27. “The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes...
by Michael McG | Mar 8, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations, Pope Francis
The meeting between Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani – one of Iraq’s most influential spiritual leaders for Shi‘a Muslims – on Saturday (March 6) has been hailed as a historic moment of peace. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN),...
by Michael McG | Mar 5, 2021 | Coronavirus, Courses
The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst is offering several online talks and webinars during March. Click on the titles for more details and to book. The Drama Displayed: A Journey of Salvation The series of online talks concludes this month. In the...
by Michael McG | Mar 4, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Year of St Joseph
DEACON DAVID CROSS has written a special reflection for the Year of St Joseph, based on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde… I don’t know whether or not you’ve read any of Pope Francis’ letters to us since he took up his pontificate in March 2013?...
by Michael McG | Mar 2, 2021 | Diocese, Safeguarding
The Catholic Safeguarding Project has released its March newsletter.
by Michael McG | Mar 1, 2021 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention
Father David Stewart SJ introduces the theme of the Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March, the Sacrament of Reconciliation. TASTE GOD’S INFINITE MERCY It’s already a full year since Pope Francis prayed for the whole world in that haunting and poignant televised...
by Michael McG | Feb 26, 2021 | National Board of Catholic Women, Organisations, Pope Francis
The National Board of Catholic Women is hosting a Zoom meeting with Dr Anna Rowlands to examine the pope’s latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. Dr Rowlands is St Hilda associate professor of catholic social thought and practice in the Department of Theology and...
by Michael McG | Feb 25, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
A Catholic aid organisation has announced plans for a virtual Sunday lunch to raise money for a charitable kitchen in Lebanon that serves more than 1,500 hot meals a day to refugees from neighbouring Syria and others in urgent need. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)...
by Michael McG | Feb 25, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Bishop's Engagements
Bishop Terry’s Engagements for March 2021 1 Celebrates Mass (live steamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough Attends meeting of Northern Church Leaders via video conference10am 4pm 2 Livestreamed Mass...
by Michael McG | Feb 19, 2021 | Adult Formation, Evangelisation, Papal Documents, Pope Francis
Living Laudato Si’: Your Parish and Your Planet Zoom Retreats in 2021March 12–16 and April 16–19 Led from Boarbank Hall, Cumbria You are invited to attend a long weekend of talks and discussions on Zoom and practical activities on living the message of Laudato Si’ in...
by Michael McG | Feb 19, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Pastoral Letter Of Terence Patrick Drainey, Bishop of Middlesbrough Dear Sisters and Brothers, When Covid-19 first began to make its appearance, I thought, I presumed, I hoped it would be a one-day-wonder and would disappear as quickly as it came. After all, we had...
by Michael McG | Feb 17, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Pope Francis
The Diocese of Salford has launched a new research project that Bishop John Arnold hopes will spearhead the efforts of the Catholic community to tackle the current ecological crisis by paving the way to a sustainable, carbon neutral future.The research team will...
by Michael McG | Feb 17, 2021 | Jobs
The London Jesuit Centre is recruiting four new members to its central team. The positions are:*Theology lead*Spirituality team members (two posts)*Social and environmental justice lead The closing date for applications is Friday February 26. Further information is on...
by Michael McG | Feb 17, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference
Bishop Richard Moth has issued a statement expressing distress that people with learning disabilities have been given Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) orders during the pandemic. The chair of the Bishops’ Conference Department for Social Justice...
by Michael McG | Feb 17, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
A 12-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan shackled and enslaved by a man who made her marry him and convert is now back home after a court victory. Faisalabad District and Sessions Court ruled on February 16 that Farah Shaheen should be allowed to return to her father...
by Michael McG | Feb 15, 2021 | Diocese, Safeguarding
The Project Implementation Team for the independent Catholic Safeguarding Project has published its second newsletter.
by Michael McG | Feb 12, 2021 | Diocese, Education Service, Parishes, Schools and Colleges, St Aelred's
A selection of fabulous Valentines Cards designed and created by the Minnie Vinnies at St Aelred’s Primary School in York. St Aelred’s SVP will deliver them to elderly, housebound and needy families to spread a little cheer and love around.
by Michael McG | Feb 10, 2021 | CAFOD, Organisations
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 9, 2021 | Ampleforth Abbey, Diocese, Obituaries, Organisations
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 9, 2021 | Missio, Organisations
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 9, 2021 | Bishop Terry
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 9, 2021 | Diocese, Obituaries
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 8, 2021 | Parishes, Schools and Colleges, St Aelred's
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 3, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Pope Francis
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...
by Michael McG | Feb 1, 2021 | Diocese, Safeguarding
The Project Implementation Team for the independent Catholic Safeguarding Project has published its first newsletter.
by Michael McG | Jan 25, 2021 | Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Organisations
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…
by Michael McG | Jan 21, 2021 | National Board of Catholic Women, Organisations
The National Board of Catholic Women will host a Zoom seminar on racial justice on Friday February 12 from 7pm to 8.30pm.The seminar will ask what is racial justice, why does it matter and what can we do?A panel from the Catholic Association for Racial Justice will...
by Michael McG | Jan 20, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, Bishop Terry, Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters, Year of St Joseph
On December 8 2020, Pope Francis wrote a letter to all the faithful to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. It is called Patris Corde or in English, With a Father’s heart. Among many other things he...
by Michael McG | Jan 19, 2021 | Year of St Joseph
In a new Apostolic Letter entitled Patris Corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis describes St Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father; a father who is creatively courageous, a working father, a father in...
by Michael McG | Jan 18, 2021 | Depaul UK, Organisations
Depaul UK – a national homelessness charity that supports more than 3,400 young people each year – is calling on the government to build on its previous efforts to protect homeless people. With the current national lockdown in response to the more infectious strain of...
by Michael McG | Jan 18, 2021 | Bishop Terry, Bishop's Engagements
1 Celebrates Mass (live steamed) Of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 10am3 Celebrates Mass (live steamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 10am4 Attends online meeting of Northern Church...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, CAFOD Appeals, Organisations
CAFOD Middlesbrough’s community participation coordinator CAROL CROSS introduces this year’s Lent Challenge, Walk for Water… It’s raining outside today, it’s cold and grey and my garden is flooded. I look out of the window with a sense of sadness and irony, just...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2021 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations, Pope Francis
Iraq’s Christians say Pope Francis’ planned visit gives them hope that they do have a future in their homeland – despite the genocide they suffered. Project partners of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in the city of Qaraqosh (Baghdeda), which is on...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Liturgy and Music, The God Who Speaks
A range of resources have been made available in the run up to the Pope’s new Sunday of the Word of God on January 24 as part of the God Who Speaks initiative. Click on the links below for more information. Sunday of the Word of God Blessing of Bibles Commissioning of...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2021 | Organisations, SPUC
The Department of Health is holding a public consultation on whether to continue the practice of allowing abortion providers to send abortion pills to women so that they can perform their own abortion at home. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is...
by Michael McG | Jan 15, 2021 | Friends of the Holy Land, Organisations
The physical reality of Easter is captured in a new book which brings together voices from the first Holy Week with those from across the Holy Land in today’s Covid-hit world. With forewords by Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Justin Welby, Holy Week Voices...
by Michael McG | Jan 13, 2021 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Diocese, Safeguarding
Plans to implement the recommendations of the Elliott Review and improve safeguarding structures and arrangements within the Catholic Church in England and Wales have been announced. More details are available in the PDF below…
by Michael McG | Jan 5, 2021 | Coronavirus, Lady Chapel
The weekly Mass at the Lady Chapel at Mount Grace has been temporarily suspended because of the new national lockdown and the worsening Covid-19 pandemic. A Vigil Mass is usually celebrated at 3pm each Saturday, but this will not take place for the present time,...
by Michael McG | Jan 5, 2021 | Ampleforth Abbey, Bishop Terry
Bishop Terry will preside in a ceremony at a date to be arranged to bless Dom Robert Igo, who has been elected ninth Abbot of Ampleforth. Dom Robert was elected on Tuesday January 5 in the presence of Abbot Paul Stonham OSB, delegate of the president of the English...
by Michael McG | Jan 5, 2021 | Encyclicals, Pope Francis
Since Pope Francis published his groundbreaking letter on the environment, Laudato Si’, in 2015, millions of people worldwide have joined the global movement to address the environmental crisis our world is facing.A group called Laudato Si’ Animators UK is inviting...
