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

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

Bambisanani Review of the Year 2025

The Bambisanani Partnership between St Mary’s Catholic School in Menston and schools in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has produced a review of the charity’s activities during this year … 2025 Review - Bambisanani...

Bambisanani Partnership News!

Althaeá’s books make a real difference in South Africa!  Last year, 8-year-old Althaeá from York became the youngest Bambisanani Partnership volunteer, collecting 1,091 reading books for primary schools in the remote Nkandla region of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa....

2025 Exam Results in our Catholic Schools!

Across the Diocese of Leeds our Catholic schools are celebrating their students’ achievements! We’ve received good news from St Mary’s Catholic High School in Menston (GCSEs) and also from Notre Dame Catholic 6th Form College in Leeds (Level 3)...

SPARK Social Justice gets a New Chair!

Tom Allan is now the new Chair of the Steering Group for SPARK Social Justice: the Diocese of Leeds’ Justice and Peace Commission’s initiative for younger people. Tom Allan was a sixth former at St Mary’s Catholic Academy in Menston when he first...

Batley Torchlight Procession – as popular as ever!

Hundreds of people joined this year’s Batley Torchlight Procession, which took place on the evening of Monday 7 October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Parish Priest Fr Eamonn Hegarty welcomed celebrant Fr Paul Grogan, with Fr Simon Lodge and Fr Stephen...