The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

Papal Honour for Lourdes Stalwart

Mr Bob Lavery, from the Diocese of Leeds, who was co-driver of the vehicle which transported the relics of St Bernadette during their visit to the UK last year, was awarded a papal medal last month in recognition of his service to the Church at a Mass in Lourdes. Fr...

Leeds in Lourdes 2023

From Our Own Correspondent During the second week of July almost 500 pilgrims from the Diocese of Leeds made the journey to southwest France to take part in the annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, a tradition that now dates back almost a...

The Marian Apparitions of Lourdes – A New Animation Series by HCPT

Below is a link to YouTube that opens a series of short animations, produced by HCPT, describing how St Bernadette was called by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The animations are very good and the short narratives about the apparitions are told simply and in short videos....

New Film Recalls the 2022 St Bernadette Relic Tour

The Relic Tour reached 1 in 4 UK Catholics, with many thousands of people actively participating in the visit. On Thursday 1 September 2022, the relics of St Bernadette Soubirous began a 11,500-mile journey from the Sanctuary in Lourdes to UK churches, cathedrals, a...

Lourdes Pilgrimage 2023: On-line Booking Now Open

The Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place from Friday 7th to Thursday 13th July 2023. The Pilgrimage is led by Bishop Marcus and has been organised through Tangney Tours.  You can book online by following the link below.  ...

Next Year in Lourdes!

Bishop Marcus and pilgrims returned to Leeds on Thursday 7 July after the end of the 2022 Diocesan Pilgrimage, thankful that for the first time since 2019 they had been able to visit Our Lady’s shrine in person. The success of this year’s visit augers well...