May Day: Feast of St Joseph the Worker

Today is the Feast Day of St Joseph the Worker: a special day for the many churches in our Diocese dedicated to the foster-father of Our Lord – and a particular festival for the parishioners and parish priest of St Joseph the Worker at Sherburn-in-Elmet! Since...

Justice and Peace Sponsorship for Young Laudato Si’ Delegates!

The Diocese of Leeds Justice and Peace Commission’s SPARK Social Justice project is launching a sponsorship scheme for 18–30-year-olds across our diocese to attend the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) Conference which will take place from teatime on...

Laudato Si’: Wilding Ideas for School and Parish

The Calvary at Myddelton Grange: destination of our Laudato Si’ Pilgrimages since 2018 Care for the earth, Our Common Home, is an intrinsic part of our Christian life in the Diocese of Leeds.  It is one of the priorities for our Diocesan Justice and Peace...

Day of Reflection with Fr Diarmuid O’Murchu – 21 November

Online Day of Reflection: What Does Empowering Justice look like in our time? Justice & Peace Leeds are holding an online Day of Reflection with Diarmuid O’Murchu on Saturday 21st November. Fr O’Murchu is an inspiring speaker and this will be an opportunity...

Our new Laudato Si’ Advocates promote the Season of Creation

Five years on from Pope Francis’s Encyclical Laudato Si’, the Diocese of Leeds is proud to announce our first official local advocates, known as ‘Laudato Si’ Animators’: members of our Justice and Peace Commission’s Climate Crisis Action Group, including...