We recently reported about the upcoming 40th anniversary conference of CARJ – The Catholic Association for Racial Justice. ( read about it here ). This will be held in Oldham on 21 September.The Commission has agreed to reimburse public transport costs for anyone from the Leeds Diocese who wishes to go to this conference. It’s […]
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28 Aug – Racial Justice: An Urgent Church Priority
in March 2023 on the UN International Day for the Elimination of racism Pope Francis denounced racism , likening it to a ” virus that quickly mutates and instead of disappearing goes into hiding and lurks in waiting”.Disturbingly, recent so called ” protests”, particularly in northern towns, left without real ” levelling up”, and in […]
24 Jul – Wanted: E-News editor for our website**Closing 10 Sep**
We are seeking someone who can take on the responsibility for the news & views section of our website. This involves:seeking out suitable articles from people in parishes across the Diocese of Leeds about social justice issues. These might be factual articles about actions being taken in different parishes or it could more of an […]
Gaza Ceasefire & UK arms to Israel
At a recent demonstration calling for a ceasefire, Robert Cohen (A Leeds-based blogger & activist) gave the following speech which I thought worth repeating here is full.My name is Robert Cohen and I’m here as a member of West Yorkshire Jews Against Israeli Apartheid.Members of our group have been marching here every week. We carry the […]
10 Jul – WANTED: Laudato Si Animator for the Leeds Diocese
WHAT IS IT?An ‘Animator’ (Advocate) is someone ‘dedicated to spreading the teachings of Pope Francis’s Encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ – Care for Our Common Home’. There are a growing number of Animators globally – hence in every UK diocese including our own Diocese of Leeds.The current animator for our diocese is David Jackson, of St Walburga’s […]
04 Jul – Hustings @ St Benedict’s, Garforth
By Marg Siberry & Brian Flynn, St Benedict’s GarforthThe recent electoral boundary changes resulted in Garforth becoming part of the new Leeds East constituency, so Churches together felt it was important to provide constituents an opportunity to hear the views of all the candidates on issues that concerned them. The main arrangements for the meeting […]
03 Jul – ENews Editor appointed to CAFOD Trustee Board
Matthew (Matty) Maslen has been appointed to the Trustee Board of CAFOD. Matty has edited our monthly newsletter since November 2021. Matty has also been involved with our project for younger Catholics, SPARK Social Justice. He part-sponsored by SPARK Social Justice to attend the youth stream of the first two Conference of the Parties to […]