£38,000-a-year The Oratory Catholic School appoints first female captain for 162 years to be the ‘voice’ of pupils – after allowing girls to join last year By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 18:22 BST, 7 June 2021 | Updated: 18:22 BST, 7 June 2021 A school believed to have been set up as the Roman … Read more
How twice-wed Boris Johnson was able to marry in a Catholic church: Diocese of Westminster confirms that as someone baptised in the faith, Prime Minister’s previous nuptials were not considered valid Twice divorced Prime Minister married practicing Catholic Carrie Symonds Previous marriages not considered valid as they were not Catholic ceremonies Was married to Allegra … Read more
Two yobs with an ‘air rifle’ spark ‘lock down’ of Catholic School: Police race to scene as pupils ‘hide under tables’ St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy in Lincoln was put on lockdown Police descended on Catholic secondary amid reports of ‘youths with air rifle’ School said all students and staff are ‘safe … Read more
Police put Catholic school on ‘lock down’ due to ‘man firing air rifle’: Head reveals officers raced to scene due to ‘suspicious activity in the vicinity’ By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 11:39 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 11:44 BST, 10 May 2021 A Catholic secondary school in Lincoln was put on lockdown today … Read more
The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, came just one week after Nazi Germany had signed a neutrality pact with the Soviet Union. It meant that Poland ended up being bombarded from all sides by two vastly more powerful hostile powers – with Russian troops invading the country on September 17. Hitler’s decision … Read more
A Catholic primary school teacher has been struck off after having secret conversations about her sexuality while playing Fortnite with two pupils. Charlotte Weeks, 27, discussed her sexuality and the sexuality of another teacher, with the male and female pupil while playing Fortnite on her PlayStation from her flat in Orpington, London, from July to … Read more
Pope removes conservative African cardinal who warned Islam would ‘invade the world’ after clash with Vatican Robert Sarah was a favourite among conservatives in the Catholic Church Some even hoped he could have succeeded Pope Francis as Pontiff eventually He frequently clashed with Pope Francis and resigned in accordance with law By Matt Drake For … Read more
Head of the Irish Catholic Church apologises to survivors of brutal homes for mothers and babies where 9,000 children died during decades of horror through the 20th Century Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin apologised to survivors of the homes Recognised the church was part of a culture of stigmatisation & judgement He said rights of … Read more
One of Gwen Stefani‘s biggest spiritual hurdles to marrying Blake Shelton has finally been cleared, with the singer granted an annulment to her first marriage. The 51-year-old singer was married to Bush singer Gavin Rossdale from 2002 to 2015, with the couple sharing three kids, Kingston, 14, Zuma, 12 and Apollo, 6. Stefani is also … Read more
‘Catholic Eton’ apologises for failing to prevent boys being abused: Ampleforth College issues statement of ‘profound regret and sorrow’ after series of scandals involving perverted staff Ampleforth, known as the ‘Catholic Eton’, apologised for failure to prevent abuse The Roman Catholic school has been hit by a series of sexual abuse scandals Last month Gavin … Read more