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

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

Icon of the Divine Mercy

The Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday.  This year Bishop Marcus unveiled an icon of the Divine Mercy at Leeds Cathedral.  The Iconographer is Ian Knowles, the Principal of the Bethlehem Icon School:  www.bethlehemiconcentre.org The Bishop said, ‘I asked...

Catholic Care Trustees visit Community Projects

On Tuesday, 2 April 2019 an eager and interested group of Catholic Care Trustees, including Bishop Marcus who is Chair of Trustees, Maureen Fletcher, Sue Rix and Vivienne Birch spent a morning of discovery as they visited a variety of projects in the community run by...

Holy Week 2019

Masses, devotions and Civic events at Leeds Cathedral throughout Holy Week, plus St John Fisher Catholic Academy’s annual Good Friday re-enactment on the streets of Dewsbury of the Crucifixion of Our Lord are being photographed by Patrick Sice and will be...

Mass in Latin: Sacred Triduum 2019

Once again the Sacred Triduum will take place at Notre Dame Chapel, Leeds University Catholic Chaplaincy, St Mark’s Avenue, Leeds. 7.30pm. Holy Thursday 3.00pm. Good Friday 2.00pm. Holy Saturday (sung) There will also be Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday at...

Prayer Garden for Barnoldswick School

A giant Rosary forms the centrepiece of a prayer garden at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Barnoldswick, opened and blessed by Bishop Marcus yesterday as he joined the school and parish priest Canon Kevin Firth in a joyous occasion which also celebrated the...