The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

Notre Dame Results Day 2019 – Success!

Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds is celebrating another set of exceptional results. Overall, students at the College achieved 828 A Level high grades (A*-B); 75% of students achieved high grades (D*-D) in BTEC courses; 142 A* grades were achieved and a...

Congratulations and Prayers for Fr Lawrence Lister

Congratulations and prayers for Fr Lawrence Lister, whose 60th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood was on 19 July, but was celebrated with a special Mass at St Mary’s, Halifax on Saturday, 10 August: the Feast of St Lawrence. The Mass Booklet for Fr...

Another Apennines Adventure

Last year, the Diocese of Leeds Chief Operating Officer’s pilgrimage in Italy along the St Francis Way was serialised in The Catholic Universe.   This year Ian Burrell walked a shorter but equally challenging ‘Camino’ through the Apennines.  His...

Leeds Parish Celebrating England’s Newest Saint

Leeds’s Parish of the Blessed John Henry Newman will be in for a change of name after 13 October, as Newman becomes England’s newest saint! Cardinal Newman (1801-1890), who died 129 years ago today (11 August) is widely considered to be one of the most significant...