Book of condolence opened for Sister Ann
A book of condolence has been opened at the Bar Convent in York for Sister Ann Stafford CJ, who died on Thursday September 24 while visiting family in Ireland.Sister Ann, who was mother superior of the Congregation of Jesus at the Bar Convent, was a much-loved figure...
Death of Hull-born priest and monk
Father Andrew Henson, who died on September 12, was a Cistercian monk at Mount St Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire for 76 years.Baptised Paul (Andrew was his religious name) he came from a well-known Hull family.His sister Kathleen emigrated to Canada and his sister...
Father Richard dies after short illness
Father Richard Saksons, who until recently served as chaplain to the chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament in Marton near Hull, died on September 11 after a short illness.The son of Lily and Edward Saksons, Father Richard was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on June 16...
Ampleforth mourns Father Edgar
Father Edgar Miller OSB, monk of Ampleforth Abbey and a former priest in charge of the Chapel of Ease at Oswaldkirk, died at Ampleforth on Wednesday September 23.Born James Miller in Preston in 1943, he was educated at Ampleforth College and taught at a prep school in...
