Father John passes away in Redcar care home
A popular retired priest has died in a Redcar care home after being in ill-health for some months. He was 86. Monsignor John Heslin was a well-known figure in Saltburn’s town centre and lived in Garnet Street for nearly 20 years after retiring. Known as Father...
Bishop Terry’s February 2022 Voice column
Most of us will know that February 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is also, fittingly, the World Day of Prayer for the Sick.Each year, the Holy Father sends a message out to all of us on this occasion. In his message he first of all reminds us that it was...
Safe Spaces
Victim Support launched Safe Spaces as a joint Anglican and Catholic Church project to provide a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse. Although the churches fund the service, it is run independently by the Victim Support, one of the leading...
Father Jack Dies In Hospital
Father John James McKeever – known to many throughout the diocese as Father Jack – sadly died at James Cook University Hospital on Sunday October 31 at 7.45pm. Father Jack was born on March 7 1933 in Ardee, County Louth. He attended St Patrick’s seminary in Thurles...
