A Catholic medic has raised concerns over Amazon’s Alexa offering expert health advice following a partnership between the technology company and the NHS. Until now, people asking Alexa a health question would be given an answer based on a variety of popular responses. But a new partnership with the NHS means Alexa will now give […]
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Society’s “throwaway mindset” must be tackled through education, a Catholic environmentalist has urged. The call comes amid news that Britons will spend more than £2.7 billion this year on tens of millions of summer outfits they will wear only once. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, pointed out that […]
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Bishop John Sherrington, the lead bishop for life Issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has offered his prayers to five-year-old Tafida Raqeeb and her family. Tafida, from Newham, east London, suffered a traumatic brain injury in February 2019, and has been in a coma ever since. She is currently in Royal […]
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Pro-lifers have condemned the actions of parliamentarians in England who have committed one of the most “disgraceful” assaults on democracy against the people of Northern Ireland through amendments to the Northern Ireland Executive Formation Bill. Amendments to the Northern Ireland Bill were passed today, supported by majorities in the House of Lords and House of […]
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Pope Francis has named British-born Matteo Bruni as his new Vatican spokesman. Mr Bruni takes over from Alessandro Gisotti, who became interim spokesman following the sudden departure on 31st December of Greg Burke. Mr Gisotti had always said his term would be temporary given the demanding nature of the job and his obligations to his […]
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A Catholic life peer has been recognised for his work in promoting religious freedom. Lord David Alton was presented with an award during a conference in Washington DC to launch a global campaign for religious freedom. Paying tribute to Lord Alton, US Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback commended him for giving a voice to […]
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Veteran entertainer Brendan Grace was loved by everybody and his only vocation in life was to make people happy, his funeral Mass heard. Hundreds of people lined the streets of the Liberties in Dublin on Monday to pay their respects to the much-loved Dubliner, who died last week at the age of 68 after a […]
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Westminster’s Diocesan Chaplain for Sport has congratulated the England cricket team on their “magnificent” World Cup victory. “Well done England. Congratulations on your first – and hopefully, I pray, not the last – Cricket World Cup,” Mgr Vladimir Felzmann told The Catholic Universe. “As with individuals so with teams under great management the virtue of […]
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The Duchess of Cambridge is supporting a new campaign inspired by Catholic students from Liverpool and aimed at encouraging children to become the next generation of environmental guardians. Backyard Nature is pledging to help youngsters across the UK spend a total of one million hours outside by inspiring them to protect the wildlife on their […]
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British rock band Squeeze have announced their autumn UK tour will benefit the Trussell Trust food bank network. ‘The Difford And Tilbrook Songbook Tour’ will aim to raise food, funds and awareness for the Trussell Trust network of food banks, the band recently announced. The 27-date tour will see the South London legends play their […]
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