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March 06, 2024

St Mary’s Ascot deals with first teachers’ strike in school’s 139-year history

March 06, 2024

Teachers at the prestigious Catholic all-girls boarding school St Mary’s Ascot are reportedly taking strike action for the first time in the school’s 139-year history. The industrial action involves teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe. The strikes concern a dispute with the school’s governors about

Costa Rican government has ‘transferred responsibility’ for immigrants to Church during migrant crisis

March 06, 2024

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Church organisations in Costa Rica are saying that the State is not acting to help migrants, while some activists argue that the government has all but transferred responsibility for immigrants to the Catholic Church as a migrant crisis overwhelms the country. The comments follow the tragic deaths of an Ecuadorian immigrant

Haitian bishop injured by ‘enormous explosion’ as country descends into anarchy

March 06, 2024

ROME – As violence in Haiti spirals further out of control, the country’s bishops have urged national authorities to ensure the safety and security of citizens and to provide answers after a recent explosion left a bishop severely burned. In a recent statement, the Haitian Bishops’ Conference (CEH) referred to the 18 Feb explosion that

Pro-life student caught up in Manchester University’s scenes of abortion hysterics talks to Catholic Herald

March 06, 2024

“Get your rosaries off our ovaries” chanted a group of men protesting the first meeting of the Manchester Pro-Life Society, a student group established at Manchester University in January 2024 to “create a pro-life culture on campus”. “Get your rosaries off our testicles” would have been more accurate, but it just doesn’t have quite the

Euthanasia deaths in Belgium reach record high

March 06, 2024

Deaths by euthanasia in Belgium have hit a record high, new government figures have revealed. The number of people dying by a lethal injection at the hands of their doctors has also nearly doubled in the space of just 10 years, according to the Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia. Statistics show that in

A call to modesty: saying No to the bikini by choosing more Christian swimwear

March 06, 2024

With summer now not as distant as it once seemed in the depths of winter, as the days lighten thoughts may be turning to planning for the holidays, which often includes questions about what to wear and what not to wear on the beach or to the poolside. Living in a culture where clothing and