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

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

New Date for Caritas Leeds Event

Please note: the event below was originally scheduled forThursday 25 November Caritas Leeds invites all to its first workshop part of the FaithWorks Framework on Tuesday 7 December 2021 St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL. This...

Young People at the Heart of the Church’s Environmental Response

During the recent COP26 UN climate summit, Bishop Marcus who is Chair of the Catholic Education Service, and Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for the Environment, acknowledged that it is young people that will have to live with the long-term impacts of the climate...

Diocesan Silver Medals for Four Caring Catholics

Director of Catholic Care, Carol Hill, writes on a recent special celebration for former Catholic Care staff: The past eighteen months or so have been a difficult time in so many ways for all of us.  It has also been difficult to say a proper ‘Goodbye’ to...

Fr Barrie Holmes RIP

It is with sadness that the Diocese of Leeds announces that Fr Barrie Holmes, aged 88 years, died peacefully on Friday 19 November, at St Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds. Only a couple of hours before his death, Fr Barrie had been visited by two priest friends from our...

Honouring Sunday

All this week, Bishop Marcus and his fellow Bishops of England and Wales have been meeting at Hinsley Hall. Following a consideration on the continuing concerns around the pandemic and the subject of the Sunday ‘obligation’, the Bishops have written a message for all...