We have moved to new offices in central Manchester, and we have a new phone number as well …… Universe Media Group Ltd 2nd Floor, Oakland House 76 Talbot Road Manchester M16 0PQ Tel: 0161 820 5722 After four years at the Guardian Print Centre, The Universe Media Media Group has relocated, due to the […]
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The Westminster Diocesan Chaplain for Sport has urged Twitter to use artificial intelligence (AI) software to instantly delete offensive comments after racially abusive tweets targeting Premier League footballers were found on the site up to five years after being posted. The Press Association found dozens of historical posts with racist language aimed at Premier League […]
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An archaeology student studying a more than nine-centuries-old shoulder bone fragment of St Margaret of Scotland hopes her research will bring people closer to one of Scotland’s most venerated figures. Lauren Gill from the University of Glasgow received special permission from the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Leo Cushley, in order to carry out […]
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Christians cannot choose to ignore the scandal of homelessness on our doorsteps, the Bishop of Salford has warned. In a forthcoming Catholic Universe campaign on homelessness, Bishop John Arnold shares his thoughts on the crisis in Manchester, including his first-hand account of the many people he sees sleeping rough in the city’s streets. ‘It is […]
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‘Christian towns in Iraq increasingly look neither Christian nor Iraqi – but Iranian’, the CEO of the Knights of Columbus has said. ‘The public identifies the threat against Christians in Iraq and Syria as emanating from Islamic State,’ Carl Anderson wrote in a 12th April op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. ‘After a hard-fought war, […]
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After the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, Romans and tourists could not help looking at St Peter’s Basilica and wondering, “what if?” But Maj. Paolo De Angelis, head of the Vatican fire department, told the Italian news agency ANSA that the structural differences between Notre Dame and the basilica and, […]
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Church leaders in the Philippines reminded the Catholic faithful to spend Holy Week, a public holiday in the predominantly Catholic country, “to know and understand deeply the humble Messiah.” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila urged Filipinos to spend the week not only as a break from work but also to reflect on the humility […]
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Countless women and girls are being “crucified” by human traffickers, who trick them into slave labour or prostitution, and by those who seek out their services and exploit them, said the missionary nun who wrote the meditations for Pope Francis’ Way of the Cross service. Victims of human trafficking are people whom “we have crucified […]
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France is paying a day-long tribute to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued its treasures from a devastating fire. President Emmanuel Macron will host the firefighters for a special gathering to share “words of thanks”, according to his office. Senior government ministers will also take part […]
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The Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, invited the faithful to attend the annual chrism Mass at historic St Sulpice Church in the wake of the massive fire that seriously damaged the historic Notre Dame Cathedral. “This will be an opportunity for all of us to manifest our unity, our fervour and our confidence in the […]
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Notre Dame’s rector has said the cathedral will be closed for five to six years, according to the press association. The announcement came after French President Emmanuel Macron set a target of five years for the ruined cathedral to be rebuilt. Mr Macron outlined his hopes for the restoration in an address to the nation […]
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