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

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

SEA SUNDAY 2025

Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Sea Sunday this year is on Sunday 13 July. It is when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea, and for the ministry of Stella Maris,...

Remember Seafarers this Sunday!

On Sea Sunday, which falls on 14 July this year, let us pray for seafarers, fishers, and the work of Stella Maris. Let us remember especially those seafarers who are sailing through conflict zones and those who have been abandoned in distant lands. To find out more...

Christmas all at Sea: supporting the work of Stella Maris

An Advent and Christmas Message from Stella Maris. Words by Greg Watts. Many of us want to be at home at Christmas, surrounded by family and friends. But if you are a seafarer, you’re likely to find yourself in a port somewhere in a foreign land. Or at sea on a ship,...

Sea Sunday – 9 July

This coming Sunday, 9 July, is Sea Sunday. The day, which is observed on the second Sunday of July each year, highlights the essential work over a million seafarers do throughout the year, drawing attention to their hardships and needs, and offers an opportunity for...

Trinity Cup Debating Competition

Congratulations to Madison Farrar, Ben Fisher and Sophie O’Leary from St John Fisher School in Dewsbury, who represented the school with aplomb in the Trinity Cup – taking home two special prizes between them. The Trinity Cup is an ambitious youth debating...