A new translation of the lectionary which uses the English Standard Version (Catholic Edition) (ESV-CE) and the Abbey Psalms will come into use on the first Sunday of Advent (1 December 2024). This will replace the Jerusalem Bible (JB) version … Read More
Martin Frain from St. Peter’s, Doncaster, and John Gilliver, from Bl. English Martyrs, Askern, will be ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Ralph at St. Marie’s Cathedral on 21 September 2024, at 11:00 am, having completed four years of formation. … Read More
Christine and Roy Parrott are one of the couples who have been delivering the Hallam Marriage Preparation Course “Preparing for a Lifetime Together” to 2 or 3 couples a year for many years. They have just ended their involvement and passed … Read More
Over the past six years, students from the Hallam Diocese have joined others from dioceses across the north of England to participate in a course in Pastoral Ministry delivered by Loyola University in Chicago. This arrangement has now come to … Read More
As we prepare for the General Election Together for the Common Good have launched a new podcast series exploring the common good as a catalyst to spiritual and civic renewal.Speakers, ranging from Lord Glasman to Sr Helen Alford, draw on the … Read More
Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Do you care for someone with a disability? Please complete this short Survey about Inclusion and Welcome in the Diocese of Hallam. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHGN72S
Clergy from the West End of London have voiced concerns about proposed changes to the Vagrancy Act, which they fear risk “criminalising and jailing” rough sleepers. The cross-denomination group of clergy, which includes Fr Dominic Robinson, Chair of the Diocese … Read More
Believing, not Belonging – A research into why Catholics no longer come to church: understanding ecclesial drift, estrangement and disaffiliation. The Believing, not Belonging research carried out during the summer of 2023, created a space through which Catholic women and men who no … Read More
The Year of Prayer 2024 and The Jubilee Year 2025 Introducing the Jubilee Year Pope Francis has declared that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year. A Jubilee year is a holy year. As we read in Leviticus (25:12) ‘For it … Read More
With the Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by Pope Francis, it will be possible to bless same-sex couples but without any type of ritualization or offering the impression of a marriage. … Read More
