Going to sea has often been portrayed in books and films as a romantic and adventurous life. The reality is very different.  And one of the hardest things for a modern seafarer is [...]

Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ has chosen an intriguing title for the Living Theology Study Day she is leading at the Bar Convent in York in July. Misquoting the well-known nursery rhyme, it[...]

Youth 2000 seeks to draw young people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, lived at the heart of the Catholic Church.   Youth 2000 has been active in youth ministry for [...]

The 40 Days For Life campaign in Hallam Diocese held its seventh prayer vigil outside the British Pregnancy Advisory Service abortion facility in Doncaster during Lent. Forty-five [...]

Jane and Charles Perryman continue their series about Marriage   In last month’s Hallam News, in the first part of our consideration of how Pope Francis reflects on 1 Cor 13:4, we [...]

Following a now well established tradition, parishioners of Our Lady and St James parish, Worsbrough, held their May Procession to honour Our Blessed Lady on Tuesday, 2 May at 7.30[...]

John Gregson, retired headteacher of Holy Rood School in Barnsley, has been busy raising money for Barnsley Hospice. So far the total stands at over £1,500 and recently John spent [...]

The children in St Patrick’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Key Stage 2 planned, created, wrote, narrated and sang through a moving interpretation of ‘Journey to the Cross’. The childr[...]

Paid in Full Josh Neal, RE Teacher at Notre Dame, explains, “As part of the Easter reflection this year at Notre Dame we have been focussing on how Jesus paid the debt for our sins[...]

Fiona Rigby is one of more than seventy Headteachers to be appointed to the role of National Leader of Education in the latest recruitment round. She and staff at St Catherine’s Ca[...]