On 1 May 1971, following the restitution of the Permanent Diaconate in the years following the Second Vatican Council, the first Ordination of Permanent Deacons in England and Wales took place in Leeds Cathedral. To mark this occasion, Bishop Marcus is celebrating...
Throughout 2021 and in the run-up to Prisoners Sunday (always the second Sunday in October; this year on 10 October), Caritas Leeds will be running regular online events for Catholics interested in gaining greater understanding of the experiences of victims of crime,...
Tributes have been paid to Brian Kevin Cunningham (31/12/1935 – 20/03/2021) whose Requiem Mass was recently celebrated by Fr Anthony Rosso in the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Joseph. Awarded the Benemerenti Medal in 2019 when celebrating 72 years as an...
The month of May is traditionally a time when we give special honour to Our Blessed Lady. Pope Francis is requesting that during the whole of May, the entire Church invoke the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the end of the pandemic, inviting all of us to...
All baptised Christians have a vocation, and the World Day of Prayer for Vocations recognises ALL vocations whatever they may be. We pray especially for more Vocations to the Sacred Priesthood and Religious and Consecrated life, and for our own Director of Vocations,...
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