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September 14, 2023
On Tuesday Cardinal Müller gave a frank interview to Spanish Catholic news website InfoVaticana, in which he has expressed his grave concern about multiple aspects of the upcoming Synod Assembly on synodality and the current state of the Church. The interview was done in writing as the Cardinal is in Poland, and followed the announcement
September 08, 2023
A seminarian died last night when extremists torched a presbytery in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese. The incident took place about 8pm on September 7 when Fulani bandits attacked and set fire to the rectory of St Raphael’s parish in Fadan Kamantan, Kaduna State. According to Bishop Julius Kundi of Kafanchan, parish priest Father Emmanuel Okolo and
September 08, 2023
A list naming thousands of Jews sheltered by Catholics in wartime Rome has been discovered, adding further evidence of the heroism of Venerable Pope Pius XII. The list, found in the archives of the Jesuit-run Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, indicates that some 4,300 persons were sheltered between September 1943 and June 1944, when Rome
September 05, 2023
Farewell, Axe. Alun Evans, 1949-2023 Alun Evans, who has died aged 73, was better known to readers of the Catholic Herald as “Axe”, our veteran crossword contributor. Alun was born on the last day of the 1940s, 31 December 1949, and grew up in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. In the late 1950s, he
September 04, 2023
Where would you go?  Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.  Would you make any special stops?  First, to the Scavi to venerate the remains of St Peter in the crypt. Thereafter, I would venture up to spend time with Pope St John Paul II. I would also pay my respects to Pope Benedict XVI. It blows
September 02, 2023
What did you do prior to becoming headmistress of The Laurels and Oakwood and how long have you been in the role? I am the founding head of The Laurels School and have just been appointed Head of Oakwood Prep School. I have been in senior management for over 20 years and founded The Laurels
September 01, 2023
Alton School Hampshire Headmaster: Andrew Reeve Takes: boys and girls, aged 1-18  Alton School is a day school in an old manor house on a 19-acre site on the outskirts of Alton. It was established in 1938 by the Sisters of Our Lady of Providence. Parents note how well pupils were looked after when schools
September 01, 2023
Ampleforth College North Yorks Headmaster: Peter Roberts Takes: boys and girls, aged 13-18 Originally founded for 70 boys by the Benedictine monks at Ampleforth Abbey in 1802, Ampleforth has around 500 pupils today, of whom 70 per cent are Catholic. Pupils come from all over the UK, some from as far as Dundee and Plymouth.
September 01, 2023
All Hallows East Cranmore, Somerset Headmaster: Trevor Richards Takes: boys and girls, aged 3-13 Home to 400 pupils, All Hallows has good academic results and impressive art and music departments. Individual interests are nurtured and children are encouraged to enjoy every aspect of school life, including the faith element, with Holy Communion preparation timetabled for
September 01, 2023
A priest and a seminarian kidnapped in Nigeria’s Middle Belt have been released after three weeks in captivity. Fr Paul Sanogo and Brother Melchior Mahinini, of the Missionaries of Africa (also known as the White Fathers), were abducted from their parish residence by criminals on  August 2 in Minna diocese, Niger state, and were released
August 31, 2023
What did you do prior to becoming headmaster of the Cedars and how long have you been in the role? Prior to taking up my post as Headmaster of The Cedars School this September, I was Head of Sixth Form at St Bede’s College, Manchester, for two years and a member of the Senior Leadership
August 31, 2023
Charlotte Avery, Head of St Mary’s School, Cambridge, discusses what attracted her to what is now the only single-sex school in Cambridgeshire. What did you do prior to becoming headmistress of St Mary’s School, Cambridge? I was the first female deputy head in Highgate School’s 400+ year history. My role was to oversee the introduction of
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