By Liz Firth, Commission member, BradfordI don’t think I was the only Bradford resident who was left with very few nails left after the dramatic countdown to the announcement of the winners of the Capital of Culture 2025 on Tuesday 31st May.It was an absolute delight to hear the news that we’d been awarded the title […]
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13 Jun – Final Thoughts before TPNW Youth 1MSP
By Matty Maslen A week on from today (20th June), I will be flying to Vienna from Manchester airport for the first MSP (Meeting of State Parties) on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Since April, when I last wrote about what I’d been doing in the run-up to Vienna, our pre-MSP events […]
08 Jun – Paid support services opportunity with the Commission
IntroductionAre you passionate about wanting to eradicate poverty and caring for the Earth, but also well-organised? You could be the person we are looking for. We need someone to provide support to the Commission on a self-employed basis for the things that we do. It will work out at about 5 hrs per week at […]
01 Jun – Yorkshire CND at RAF Lakenheath
On the 21st May, hundreds gathered at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to protest against US nuclear weapons being stationed on British soil.A group from the West Yorkshire area got in a coach in Bradford and Sheffield and arrived among the earliest at RAF Lakenheath. Among them were Mollie and David Somerville. Other groups had travelled […]
Renewing the work of Justice & Peace in the Leeds Diocese
Justice & Peace is the work of everyoneThere is no getting around it: Justice & Peace is the work of everyone in the Diocese of Leeds. It’s as much part of being a Catholic as going to mass, helping the SVP in some way or saying the rosary. The document that came out of the […]
12 May – New Project Manager for SPARK Social Justice
By Katherine Hogg, SPARK Project Manager Hello, I am Katherine and I am the new SPARK project manager. I’m originally from St Albans in Hertfordshire and came to Leeds to do an MA in Theology and Development at the University before getting a job with Christian Aid and working towards a PhD. I’ve worked for […]
05 May – New Saint with Diocesan Connections: Charles de Foucauld
By Marg Siberry, Commission member On 15th May 2022 Pope Francis celebrated the canonisation of St Charles de Foucauld. St Charles is honoured for his work on inter-religious dialogue but also for his special charism of identifying with and living among ordinary people in order to share their lives and offer support and compassion. Charles […]