Chaplain: Fr R. Kinlen
Contact address: Ss Peter and Paul, Belle Vue Crescent, South Shields NE33 4RD
Tel: 0191 456 1858
Deaf centre address: 2 Summerhill Grove, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6EE
Textphone: 0191 261 8885
Voicephone: 0191 232 4104
Fax: 0191 233 2122
Durham University's Centre for Catholic Studies is the UK's first permanent centre devoted to pioneering research and teaching in Catholic theology in the public academy. The Centre operates within the UK's premier research Department of Theology and Religion and works in close partnership with the Catholic Church to produce future leaders, foster talent, and foment Catholic scholarship locally and globally.
Minsteracres is a Retreat Centre is situated in the land of the Northern Saints in beautiful countryside on the borders of Northumberland and County Durham, their community–based retreat centre is ideally placed to promote the development of both the spiritual and the natural world. Minsteracres Retreat Centre provides a space where people can feel welcome, be themselves and find healing and wholeness in their relationship with God, with themselves, with others and with creation.
The National Board of Catholic Women brings together women from many different backgrounds. We work nationally and internationally to challenge discrimination and promote the right of women to gender justice. We actively promote the presence, participation and responsibilities of Catholic women in the Church and society. We work ecumenically with women of other faiths and secular groups. Our many member organisations, with their particular interests and networks, make an invaluable contribution to the work of NBCW.
The Society was founded in July 1974 to promote research into the history of the Roman Catholic Church in the north eastern counties of England – a geographical term which is taken to cover the eastern half of the country between the rivers Tweed and Humber. The Society is independent but it enjoys the patronage of the Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle and Middlesbrough.
Find us at:
St Mary’s Cathedral, Clayton Street West, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5HH
Tel: 0191 231 6040
Email: newcastle@pauline-uk.org
St Cuthbert’s Care is a Catholic charity that is committed to helping improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable members of our communities, including people with profound disabilities, children in care, older people and those living on the margins of society.
The St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) is part of an international Christian voluntary network dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms by providing practical assistance to people in need. Find out how they support our communities locally.
Stella Maris was founded in Glasgow in 1920 by a group of Catholic men and women with the founding belief that every seafarer deserves fair working conditions and respect for their human rights. It is a Catholic charity supporting seafarers, fishers and their families in the UK and around the world. It is the largest ship-visiting network in the world and they work to improve the lives of seafarers and fishers through their network of local chaplains and seafarer centres, expert information, advocacy, and spiritual support.
The Newman Association is a national organisation whose members meet regularly in local “circles” to discuss and develop their understanding of the Christian faith. Most of us are (Roman) Catholic, but Christians of other traditions are warmly welcome as Associate Members.
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens is an independent charity set in a majestic estate of 500 acres, in the heart of the Durham countryside - established as a Catholic Seminary in the nineteenth century, with origins dating back over 450 years to Douai in France.
On 19 August 1934, Cardinal Bourne and Bishop Lawrence Youens led the Bishops of England and Wales, together with 10,000 pilgrims to the Slipper Chapel. At this pilgrimage, the Slipper Chapel was declared to be the National Shrine of Our Lady for Roman Catholics in England.
The Shrine now attracts some 150,000+ pilgrims during the pilgrimage season.
The Walsingham Association exists primarily to spread devotion to Our Lady of Walsingham and encourage pilgrimage to the Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady. Founded in 1933, the Association now has branches throughout the country, which new members are most welcome to join, or become one of the many individual members of the Association. Membership is open to all who are seeking to deepen their devotion to Our Lady by joining in daily prayer with members throughout the country and to support prayerfully the growth and development of the Shrine.
