Forming Servant Leaders for Tomorrow’s Church
One of the greatest privileges of serving the Church is seeing people responding to Christ’s simple invitation: “Follow me.” Every year, through the Northern Diaconal Formation Partnership (NDFP), we accompany…
Catholics Oppose Assisted Suicide: make YOUR voice heard to our MPs!
The Catholic Church holds that ALL human life is sacred – from the moment of conception until natural death. Bishop Marcus and all his fellow Catholic Bishops of England and Wales…
Care for Creation update -July 2026
Modern Slavery: A Hidden Injustice We Cannot Ignore When we hear the word slavery, many of us think of something from long ago—something tragic, but safely in the past. Yet…
The Longest Way!
This September, a small band of pilgrims from Leeds and Hallam Dioceses will walk England’s Longest Way to Walsingham! Starting with Mass at Leeds Cathedral on 12 September, the group…
Expanded Neighbourhood Centre Brings New Opportunities for Cantley Community in Doncaster
Residents in Cantley are benefiting from the recent expansion of the Neighbourhood Centre at St Wilfrid’s Court, which now offers enhanced facilities for community activities, support services and social events.The…
Russell Brynes of St Vincent’s Catholic Church, Sheffield, Awarded the Order of St Sylvester
The Order of St. Sylvester is one of the highest honours that the Pope can bestow on a lay person (someone who is not ordained as a deacon, priest, or bishop) in…
Second Diocesan Consultation Meeting Held at St Peter’s, Doncaster
Sixty seven people gathered with Bishop Marcus and facilitators for the Consultation Meeting for the Eastern part of the Diocese on 11 June at St Peter’s, Doncaster. There was an…
Pope Leo’s ‘Magnifica humanitas’: AI must serve humanity not concentrate power
Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ He appeals for…
Our Lady and St Thomas Beauchief Abbey and Padley Chapel
The remains of Beauchief Abbey, from the site of the High Altar.A strong dedication to Our Lady links Beauchief Abbey and the shrine of Padley Chapel.The 8th Antiphon ‘O Virgin…
