Lord Nicholas Windsor today opened Theodore House at Stonyhurst College, near Clitheroe, Lancashire. The great grandson of King George V, and youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, unveiled a plaque on the site of the converted corn mill in the presence of Lord Shuttleworth, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, and more than […]
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The Duke of Cambridge has been named as the royal patron of a Catholic homelessness charity he first visited as a young boy with his mother Diana, Princess of Wales. William has become the figurehead of The Passage, which has helped more than 130,000 people in crisis over almost 40 years through its resource centre, […]
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Manchester City supporters have transformed impoverished children’s access to clean water in an Indian mega-city which is fast running out. The Premier League champions part-funded an initiative to provide safe supplies in the rapidly growing metropolis of Bangalore, which is predicted to go dry next year. Teachers at a state school wore bright red saris […]
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The use of social media and technology has become a “common problem” in Irish marriages, suggests new research. Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service believes constant access to technology has removed the “cooling off” period following a domestic argument. Research conducted in Maynooth of over 3,000 clients over two years found that both men and women […]
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A Romantic couple received a blessing with a difference ahead of 14th February – at the shrine of St Valentine in Dublin. Emer Duffy and Killian Casey were blessed by Bishop Denis Nulty at the saint’s shrine in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Relics of the saint are interred in the church […]
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People have become unwittingly reliant on modern slavery for cheap goods and illicit pleasures. Warning of a return to slave-driven economies, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said slavery was again becoming “one of the most profitable criminal activities in the world.” He said that although it was an evil comparable in enormity to child abuse, […]
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“The Candles are a reminder to pray for all those who carry lifelong suffering following abuse – they symbolise repentance, light in the darkness and hope.”- Archbishop Eamon Martin The annual Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse will take place this Friday (15th February), a week before Pope Francis’ gathering in […]
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Letitia Wright made an impassioned speech when she took to the stage to accept her BAFTA Rising Star Award. She used her time on the stage at the Royal Albert Hall to show her gratitude to God who she thanked eight times and reveal her personal struggles. As the audience looked on, the Black Panther […]
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The president of the Catholic Medical Association in the United Kingdom has accused the professional body for UK physicians of “rigging” a poll on euthanasia. Dr Dermot Kearney, CMA president, said the Royal College of Physicians was guilty of “gerrymandering” and of organising a “sham” survey so it could ditch its traditional opposition to euthanasia […]
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A new set of stamps is being published featuring drawings by Leonardo da Vinci to mark 500 years since the artist’s death. The 12 stamps feature drawings from exhibitions being held across the UK this year. They include a drawing of St Philip, a preparatory work for Leonardo’s masterpiece, The Last Supper, and a pen […]
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