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

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

St Joseph’s Daily Mile

Towards the end of 2019 the PTA at St Joseph’s Primary School in Batley Carr raised funds to create a pathway around the perimeter of the school field so that pupils could walk a mile a day, and help to improve their physical, social, emotional and mental health...

Events in 2020 at St Patrick’s Mission, Bradford

Before your new diary for 2020 gets too busy you might want to have a look at the programme of events recently announced by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. The current programme goes through to June and includes DISCIPLESHIP DAYS and FAITH ENRICHMENT and...

Leeds Catenians Honour a Long-Serving Member

Catenians and their guests from throughout Province 3 North gathered at Hinsley Hall in Leeds before Christmas to celebrate the forty years of membership of City of Leeds Circle member, Peter Kennedy, a parishioner at St Joseph’s, Wetherby. The presentation of his...

A Very Unusual (Bradford) Christmas

St Joseph’s Church, Bradford was the setting for BBC ONE’s televised Mass on Christmas morning. The Mass was led by Bishop Marcus and concelebrated by Fr Chris Angel, the Parish Priest (pictured here) and his Assistant Priest, Fr Tony Rosso. The singing...

The Advent of Darren’s Diaconate

Congratulations to one of our senior seminarians, Darren Jones, who was ordained Deacon on the evening of Monday 9 December 2019, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The Ordination took place in the chapel at St Mary’s College, Oscott where Darren is...