Pope Francis | Diocese of Leeds

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

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

‘The Twelve’ help Pope Francis make his Dream a Reality!

Don’t miss our own Diocese of Leeds Youth Commission, ‘The Twelve’ taking part with Pope Francis in an international online conference based on his His Holiness’ new book, Let Us Dream. ‘The Twelve’ were invited to participate in...

Amazon Prime for the Pontiff!

Over the lockdowns, we might all have seen the ubiquitous delivery company’s name on our doorstep more often than we have thought about the incredible eco-system from which it takes its name … Not so for Year 8 pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Academy in...

Holy Father inspires the UN’s International Day of Human Fraternity

Pope Francis will mark the first International Day of Human Fraternity in a virtual meeting on 4 February, the date set by the United Nations General Assembly for this new annual occasion. The meeting will be streamed in several languages starting at 14:30 (Rome time)...

Occasional Notes and Queries from the Cathedral Live-Stream…

…some of your questions answered after Mass… It is wonderful to see people from across our Diocese, our country – and from the Universal Church – all praying for one another during the Cathedral live-stream of Sunday Mass. We do sometimes get...

Our Eritrean Chaplain meets Pope Francis

Between 7 and 10 May, there was a meeting in Rome of all the Eritrean Chaplains in Europe. Our own Fr Ghebreyesus Ghebrezghi, a priest of the Diocese of Leeds who serves in the Blessed John Henry Newman Parish and is Chaplain to the Eritrean Catholic Community in...