An Inspirational Day for Catechists!

The recent Day for Catechists organised by Sophie Taylor, the Diocese’s Faith Formation Officer, was an outstanding success! Catechists from parishes right across the Diocese of Leeds – and beyond – came to our Diocesan Pastoral Centre at Hinsley...

Bishops meet in Leeds for their Autumn Plenary 2025

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales gathered at Hinsley Hall in Leeds for their autumn plenary meeting from 10-13 November 2025. Statements were published on various current issues, and a resolution was made on the Great Jubilee 2033. One day was dedicated to...

An autistic grandma’s adventures in Rome!

Su Goodyear from Our Lady of Kirkstall Parish works at Hinsley Hall. During this Jubilee Year, she recently became a ‘First-time Pilgrim of Hope’ – and sent her story and photographs to communications@dioceseofleeds.org.uk …  An autistic...

St Paul’s Bookshop, Hinsley Hall

International publisher and retailer St Paul’s, which operates the bookshop at Hinsley Hall, has announced it is closing its Leeds shop from 30 May 2025 in order to concentrate on its online business. Everything sold by the bookshop will now be available via...

Book Launch Honours Catholic Military Chaplains

On the evening of Thursday 3 October some sixty guests gathered at Hinsley Hall for the North of England launch of a new book about the history of Britain’s Catholic military chaplains. An earlier event was held in London in June, but the Leeds event was an...