The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle has led tributes alongside ... following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. Credit: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales The Archbishop ...

Bishops across the region have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death, aged 88. News of the Pope's passing came ...

Tributes have flooded in from across the region for the late Pope Francis who passed away on Easter Monday - as leaders say ...

Tributes have flooded in from across the region for the late Pope Francis who passed away on Easter Monday - as leaders say he was a ...

The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Stephen Wright said the Pope had been "a joy ... "He was a totally normal, very at ease with people, kind of person." The Catholic social thought and practice ...

He was ordained in 1973 for the diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, and worked as an assistant priest at St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne, until 1979. He was always proud of his roots, and ...