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

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

Heart Speaks to Heart: Sacramental Preparation Resources Published

The latest in the Diocese of Leeds’ series of resources to help our Catholic children and young people prepare for the celebration of the Sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation (First Confession), Holy Communion and Confirmation is now available. Heart Speaks...

A Charitable Response to COVID-19 in the Diocese of Leeds

Since its onset six months ago the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of people in the Leeds diocese and elsewhere in countless ways, great and small. At the end of May, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) was able to support the...

St John Vianney Parish Altar-Server’s Long-Service Medal

Parishioners attending Sunday’s 10 o’clock Mass at St Paul’s in Alwoodley were able to share in a joyful acknowledgement and celebration of senior altar server, John Gallagher’s outstanding record of service to the Church. St John Mary Vianney Parish...

Rev Lawrence Lister RIP

Rev Lawrence Lister RIP It is with great sadness that the Diocese of Leeds announces the death of Fr Lawrence (Lawrie) Lister on the evening of Sunday 6 September, aged eighty-eight. Fr Lawrie died peacefully having been fortified with the Rites of the Church. He had...

WWII bombing of St Peter’s Remembered – 80 years on

On Sunday 30 August 2020 the Parish of St Mary in Bradford celebrated a special Mass to remember the 80th Anniversary of an event which could have spelled disaster for St Peter’s Church in Laisterdyke. In addition to ringing the Angelus before Mass and tolling...