who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid serious concerns over his friendship with the priest in December 2022. The diocese's former safeguarding head, Angie Richardson ...

A Hexham and Newcastle diocese spokesman said: “The Diocese had previously invited the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) to conduct a review following the resignation of Bishop Byrne ...

A paedophile ex priest who gave a "foster carer" advice on how to abuse vulnerable children in his care has been jailed. Fallen churchman Timothy Gardner, who was previously associated with a ...