Bishop leads tributes to Canon Dan
Everyone at the Diocese of Middlesbrough has been saddened to hear of the death of Canon Dan Spaight in his native Ireland.Canon Dan, who passed away just four days before his 88th birthday, was a much loved and respected priest who served the diocese for 50...
Sister Josephine passes away in 75th year of profession
Sister Josephine Barron FCJ, who spent many years in Middlesbrough as part of the Faithful Companions of Jesus community, passed away in Salford on July 15 aged 96, in the 75th year of her religious profession. Sister Elizabeth Ryan looks back on her life…Mary...
Fellow Marist pays tribute to Father Michael
Father Michael Coleman SM passed away peacefully in hospital in Blackburn on March 17, just three days after the 59th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He was 83. Mourners packed the Holy Name of Mary Church in Middlesbrough for Father Michael’s...
Queen Elizabeth II Requiescat in Pace
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has paid tribute to The Queen. On April 21 1947, on her 21st birthday, Princess Elizabeth said, ‘I declare before you all that my whole life,...
