Antonia Sobocki from LOUDfence has been at the Vatican advocating for survivors of abuse and for healing and reconciliation in our church. As part of her trip, she presented a poem written by Fr Mark Skelton to the Pope! Antonia said that Pope Francis described the...
Congregations from across our far-reaching diocese will gather to celebrate Mass this Education Sunday! The following is a message from the Bishop of Leeds: the Rt Rev Marcus Stock and chair of the Catholic Education Service. His vision and words have been shared to...
The Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) has been commissioned by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) to conduct a thorough review of the existing national safeguarding policies, practice guidance and supporting documentation currently available...
The 30th July is the annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of trafficking and to call upon governments, law enforcement, public services and society to improve their efforts to prevent trafficking by identifying and...
The diocese would very much appreciate hearing from people who have a lived experience of abuse, so that we can involve them in the work we are doing to support survivors. We would welcome the opportunity to hear survivors’ feedback and ideas so that we can improve...
The 15th June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The abuse of older people is an increasing and serious problem, so it is vital to raise awareness of this to enable us all to take responsibility for preventing elder abuse in our communities. Elder abuse is a global...
