Vocations from SPARK Young Catholic Men’s Group!

When someone’s discernment journey leads to a vocation to the consecrated life, there are mixed emotions: the joy is often tempered by sadness as the person leaves us and goes off to study for the priesthood or to join a religious order. Kathy Shaw who organises...

Middlesbrough Painting Celebrates ‘Cathedral for the People’

Diocese of Middlesbrough Communications Officer Michael McGeary shares news of an artistic commission to celebrate 40 years of St Mary’s Cathedral. On this World Day of Social Communications, the story and rich symbolism in the artwork is the embodiment of a...

Three BBC Broadcasts pre-recorded on World Communications Sunday

Today, the 60th World Day of Social Communications, is an appropriate date for the BBC to pre-record three of its BBC R4 Extra Daily Service programmes from Leeds Cathedral – and the medium of radio is particularly suitable, given the Holy Father’s message...

Middlesbrough’s St Mary’s Cathedral Celebrates Ruby Jubilee

On the evening of Friday 15 May, Bishop Marcus was joined by Bishop Emeritus Terence Patrick Drainey and clergy and lay faithful from across the Diocese of Middlesbrough and beyond, to celebrate a Holy Mass in Thanksgiving for 40 Years of St Mary’s Cathedral....