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

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

Bishop Marcus accompanies Comboni Survivors to Rome

Men who were sexually abused as young boys in the 1960s and 70s by members of the Comboni Missionaries religious order at a West Yorkshire boarding school, are now helping to shape the future of Safeguarding in the Order. On 21 March, the Comboni Survivors’ Group,...

Comboni Survivors Group Secure an Apology

Members of the Comboni Survivors Group whose cause has been championed by Bishop Marcus have finally received an apology from the most senior figure in the Comboni Order (formerly known as the Verona Fathers), which ran the St Peter Claver Junior Seminary in Mirfield...

Comboni Survivors Receive Bishop’s Apology from the Heart

For some time, Bishop Marcus has been trying to encourage and facilitate a meeting between the leadership of the Comboni Missionaries (formerly the Verona Fathers) and a group of survivors who suffered sexual abuse as young boys in the 1960s and 70s at St Peter Claver...