Leeds, Middlesbrough, Hallam online Consultation deadline extended!

To ensure that all the People of God in our three sister Dioceses of Leeds, Middlesbrough, and Hallam have ample opportunity to share their thoughts on a potential future reunification, Bishop Marcus has extended the deadline for online submissions to the consultation...

US Catholic interest in the Bishop’s Consultation Process!

Bishop Marcus was recently interviewed by the Senior UK Correspondent of the US Catholic journalism Substack site, The Pillar. Their readers are very interested in the actual process of the Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam Consultation, because it is being conducted...

Three Proud Fathers!

As Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Middlesbrough, and as Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral respectively, Bishop Marcus and Canon Paul Farrer have every reason to be proud ‘Fathers-in-God’, as has Middlesbrough diocesan priest, Fr Richard Marsden...

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...