Jubilee Icon Prayer Cards for our Pilgrimage Churches!

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) and partner CAFOD have created a Prayer Card with the Holy Father’s Jubilee Prayer and using the Jubilee Icon which CAFOD commissioned. Prayer cards featuring the icon are being printed in the Diocese and...

Opening of the Holy Year of Jubilee!

The 2025 Jubilee of Hope officially opens in the Diocese on the Feast of the Holy Family, Sunday 29 December, at 11am with Mass celebrated by Bishop Marcus at Leeds Cathedral. The Mass will be livestreamed via our YouTube channel, Leeds Cathedral Live, for all those...

Feast of the Holy Innocents

Today, 28 December, is the Feast of the Holy Innocents: the babies massacred by King Herod in his search to find and kill the Christ Child. On this day, we also remember the millions of innocent lives ended through abortion. In compassion, we also stand with the women...

Deacon Patrick Kelly RIP

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Deacon Patrick Kelly, after a long illness, died on 21 December at Kirkwood Hospice, Huddersfield. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for his wife, family and friends at this time. Funeral Arrangements: Requiem...