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

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

The Rite of Election 2023

The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion is a significant occasion in the life of the  local Church. The service, which was held at Leeds Cathedral on the First Sunday of Lent, 26 February, marks a decisive step in the faith journey of people from...

New Film Recalls the 2022 St Bernadette Relic Tour

The Relic Tour reached 1 in 4 UK Catholics, with many thousands of people actively participating in the visit. On Thursday 1 September 2022, the relics of St Bernadette Soubirous began a 11,500-mile journey from the Sanctuary in Lourdes to UK churches, cathedrals, a...

A Bishop for Southwark Makes History for Leeds

The episcopal ordination of Bishop Philip Moger has created a situation that is unique in the history of the Diocese of Leeds. For the first time since the diocese was established in 1878 we have a Leeds priest who is a bishop, one who is an archbishop and one who is...

Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Philip Moger

Bishop Philip Moger was ordained an auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark by Archbishop John Wilson on Tuesday 21 February 2023 in St George’s Cathedral. Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...