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

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

Amazon Prime for the Pontiff!

Over the lockdowns, we might all have seen the ubiquitous delivery company’s name on our doorstep more often than we have thought about the incredible eco-system from which it takes its name … Not so for Year 8 pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Academy in...

‘Songs of Praise’ and the Ilkley Connection – Sunday 14 March

SONGS OF PRAISE, SUNDAY 14 MARCH 2021, BBC2 AT 1.15PM. Sr Anne Hammersley, from The Briery in Ilkley, is being interviewed about Venerable Elizabeth Prout, also known as Mother Mary Joseph, the foundress of The Cross and Passion Sisters. Please tune in to learn about...

Catholic Care Annual Appeal: 13 & 14 March 2021

Please read this important message from Carol Hill, Director of Catholic Care: This time last year we saw our churches closing as the country went into ‘Lockdown 1’.  Very few churches across the Diocese of Leeds were able to contribute to our 2020 Annual...

Very Rev Canon Vincent O’Hara RIP

It is with sadness that the Diocese of Leeds announces the death of Canon Vincent O’Hara who died unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening, Thursday 4th March, at the age of eighty-eight. Please pray for the repose of Canon Vincent’s soul and remember his family...

What We Believe: find out more!

For a short online resource on the Early Church, join Fr Mark Jarmuz for The Church that Follows Jesus Christ. This course is suitable for individual study, or for groups meeting online, and can be freely adapted to your needs. It covers the early life of the Church...