NORTHERN CROSS is a not-for-profit organisation and a charitable trust. We rely entirely on revenue from newspaper sales, annual subscriptions and advertising to continue publishing.

We now face significant financial difficulties - like many businesses - as we are unable to sell the print edition in churches at this time. We encourage you to help us by taking out an annual online subscription. This costs just £14.40.

You can pay by bank transfer online, making a payment to:

Northern Cross. Bank: HSBC. Account number: 81602292. Sort code: 40-43-11.

When asked for a reference, please use your name - to allow us to verify your payment, then email editor.norcross@btconnect.com.

We thank you all for your continued support.

DUE to the COVID-19 pandemic, May's edition of Northern Cross is online only.

Thank you warmly for your support - and we encourage you to continue to send your stories to us.

We would particularly like to hear about your experiences of people and partnerships helping one another during this time.

If you know someone who does not have access to the internet but would like to read the May issue, please call 01325 464 008 and leave a message with your name and telephone number, and we will call you back.

With all best wishes,

Emma Little, Editor                                              Fr Dennis Tindall, Chairman

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THE Northern Cross is the independent newspaper for people of the Christian faith in North East England, in particular the Catholic diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The newspaper launched in January 1956 and is published on the first Sunday of the month. It is sold in more than 150 parishes across the region. To subscribe for one year, go to Subscriptions