July 2024 marks 100 years since the Consecration of Leeds Cathedral, when the Mother Church of the Diocese was exclusively and perpetually dedicated to God. The article below recounts the events of 1924 and is followed by details of the celebrations taking place...
Upon the death of his rich parents, St Nicholas is said to have distributed their wealth to the poor, which may in part be the origin of his role as the gift-giver, ‘Santa Claus’ – but two other stories in particular about St Nicholas’...
St Monica is one of our ‘Safeguarding Saints’: she was a Christian, married to an abusive pagan husband. One of her three children was St Augustine of Hippo: a great Saint and Doctor of the Church. St Monica prayed that her violent husband would repent...
Today is the Feast Day of St Maria Goretti. In 1902, Maria was just 11 years old when she was killed whilst resisting a rapist. Maria’s horrific story of suffering from the last century highlights the continuing importance of today’s commitment to Safeguarding in the...
St Michael is the Archangel who leads and supports us in the battle against ‘the world, the flesh and the devil’. Through the power of God, he is victorious against evil – and that makes him one of our ‘Safeguarding Saints’. There is a...
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