The Catholic Church would self-describe as a strong advocate of ‘family values’: the importance of bringing up children in a loving atmosphere with two parents, being open and generous towards one another, praying, doing things together and supporting one another throughout life so that all members of the family can enjoy the full dignity that […]
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31 Oct – Update on Carbon reduction in the Leeds Diocese
In July we reported how the Commission had engaged with the University of Leeds for an MSc student on the Sustainability and Consulting course (Mohamed Juma) to evaluate whether the Diocese could do more to reduce its carbon footprint. Climate change remains one of the biggest challenges to the world today. The challenge is huge […]
30 Oct – First World Day of the Poor 19 Nov 2017
Pope Francis has instituted a new ‘World Day of the Poor’, inviting us “to embrace the culture of encounter” and to understand that sharing with those living in poverty “enables us to understand the deepest truth of the Gospel”. In his message for the first World Day Pope Francis asks all of us, whatever our […]
27 Oct – Inter-generational Conversations on Faith and Justice
At the end of September some people from the Leeds Diocese attended a workshop in Salford Cathedral centre about this. The idea behind it is that there is value in having a conversation across generations about Faith and Justice to see what different generations can learn from one another. We were presented with a method […]
25 Oct – Diocesan Refugee Support Group: Grave Concerns about NHS Charging
Changes to the provision of NHS treatment have very recently come into effect.The Diocesan Refugee Support Group have been very concerned about this and asked the facilitator, Lucy Irven, to write to all MP’s across the Leeds Diocese to spell out their concerns.Below we reproduce the text of the letter sent to Government MP’s and […]
23 Oct – Medaille Trust appoints Leeds Diocese Rep
The Medaille Trust is a charity which supports men, women and children who have been freed from human trafficking. It has been operating for eleven years and now provides safe houses throughout the country for the victims of 21st century slavery. The Trust has recently appointed a new Diocesan Representative for the Leeds Diocese: Liz […]
Tackling UK Poverty
Arguments between the major political parties over student tuition fees have eclipsed any discussions of tackling real rising poverty here in the UK. The Government believes that the reforms introduced by the new ‘Universal Credit” (which attempts to simplify and roll all social security benefits together) has resolved the problem by pushing benefit claimants quickly […]