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- 05 September 2010 Tremendous Pilgrimage to Ladyewell
- 05 September 2010 Salford Youth Gear up for Papal Visit
- 03 September 2010 Spare Passes for Beatification!
- 03 September 2010 Papal Visit Blog Launches
- 02 September 2010 Geeks & Greens raise thousands for CDS
- 28 August 2010 Moston schoolboy to sing for Holy Father
- 26 August 2010 Handbook for the Papal Visit published
- 26 August 2010 New media officer for diocese
- 25 August 2010 EWTN to cover papal visit
- 25 August 2010 Papal itinerary confirmed
- 16 August 2010 Fr Michael Ryan RIP
- 14 August 2010 Salford Media Officers to help Pope
News Archive
News
Tremendous Pilgrimage to Ladyewell
Sunday, 05 September 2010
On Saturday 4th September, Canon Tony McBride was accompanied by over 250 pilgrims on the annual diocesan pilgrimage to Ladyewell. The weather held good for a wonderful afternoon of prayer and recollection. Mass was celebrated in the parish church of St Mary's, Fernyhalgh, with Fr Flynn preaching on being fools for Christ.
Salford Youth Gear up for Papal Visit
Sunday, 05 September 2010
With the Papal Visit almost upon us, well over a hundred young people from the diocese met on Sunday 5th September for a preparation afternoon at Guardian Angels parish in Bury led by Lorraine Leonard, Diocesan Youth Ministry Co-ordinator, and Fr Simon Firth, Youth Chaplain.
Spare Passes for Beatification!
Friday, 03 September 2010
As the final preparations for the Visit of the Holy Father are now underway, there are still some opportunities for pilgrims from the Salford Diocese to travel to Cofton Park for the Beatification Mass of Cardinal Newman, celebrated by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
If you would like to go but have not been able to get a pass, please read on...
Read more...Papal Visit Blog Launches
Friday, 03 September 2010
State Visit of
His Holiness
Pope Benedict XVI
With Pope Benedict XVI about to arrive in the UK, we have launched a daily blog on our website. Please come back daily for latest news, interviews and opinion.
With thanks to our youth media officers for their ongoing contributions.
Please visit the blog here. Feel free to send any interesting stories, either about the preparations for the visit, or about your experiences in 1982, that you might like to share.
Geeks & Greens raise thousands for CDS
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The Episcopal Vicar for Social Responsibility, Fr David Glover, offers a lighthearted reflection on an extremely successful fundraiser for the new diocesan charity, Caritas Diocese of Salford:
Moston schoolboy to sing for Holy Father
Saturday, 28 August 2010
A Catholic schoolboy from Moston, Liam McNally, finalist of the TV talent show Britain's got Talent, is to sing at the gathering in Hyde Park for Pope Benedict when he visits Britain next month.
Handbook for the Papal Visit published
Thursday, 26 August 2010
A million copies of ‘Magnificat' are being distributed to parishes across England, Scotland and Wales this week. The handbook contains the texts for the times of public prayer that the Holy Father will participate in, together with a series of brief articles about the Visit. It comes in a hard-wearing, pocket-sized format which makes it easy to carry around and ‘pray as you go’ and to take to Papal liturgies.
New media officer for diocese
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Jordan Pitt, of Moss Side, is one of the three diocesan youth communications officers for the papal visit. Along with Lawrence and Jessica Taylor, he will have an extensive role in the lead-up to and coverage of the Visit. Here he says a few words about himself.
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