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

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

Pilgrimage Praise: Catholic Schools at the Crag Chapel on BBC One

A visit by pupils from Harrogate and Knaresborough Catholic schools to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag will be featured on BBC One’s Songs of Praise. Fifteen students from St John Fisher Catholic High School joined pupils from St Mary’s Catholic Primary on a...

St William’s Catholic Primary: the School for High Flyers

Catholic values and the ‘high expectations’ of teachers at St William’s Catholic Primary School get children ‘off to a flying start’! So say the Ofsted inspectors in their report just released on the Bradford West school. Judging the school as ‘GOOD’ in all areas, the...

St Aidan’s SVP Annual Dinner

There was much mirth in Mirfield on Saturday afternoon, as older people from the area enjoyed the Annual St Aidan’s Parish SVP Dinner. Each year, the parish, local charities, and businesses rally round in support – and this year was no exception. The event was...

A History of The Word in 12 Objects Reaches Keighley

Year of the Word – The God Who Speaks God’s Granny: Keighley’s Statue of St Anne Episode 2 of our podcast series A History of the Word in 12 Objects from the Diocese of Leeds is now available online.  Featuring statues of St Anne in Keighley, the podcast...

Shedding Light on a Patron Saint of Bradford

Children and staff at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School in Bradford were ‘enlightened’ by two feasts this week. On Monday, 3rd February, the whole school attended Mass celebrated by Parish Priest, Fr Paul Redmond, where the candles...