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2012 Olympic Games

The post-Olympic campaign for daily sport in state schools could lead to the cult of sporting excellence that makes private schools a hell for the unathletic

August 17, 2012

Two hours of sport a day is probably more than the state can afford: thank heaven for that, I say

Westminster Cathedral to ring in start of Olympic Games

July 19, 2012

Cathedral will join thousands of churches ringing their bells for three minutes next Friday morning

Winning the Olympic Games was a great national disaster. We have reduced ourselves to a state of militaristic paranoia; the terrorists have already won

July 16, 2012

Are they really going to shoot down aircraft over London? If not, what are those Typhoon jets for?

Priest who was top sportsman picked as Olympic chaplain

June 29, 2012

Priest who refereed at two rugby world cups is among official Olympic chaplains

Jimmy Cricket’s son to be ordained a deacon

June 28, 2012

Frankie Mulgrew, to be ordained a priest next year, will minister to athletes at the Olympics this summer

Pupils launch prayer relay for Olympic Games

October 13, 2011

Pupils at Stonyhurst join children from 210 other schools in a relay of prayer

Perpetual Adoration planned for Olympic Games

July 27, 2011

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be held in a church in east London throughout the 2012 Games

Archbishop appoints chaplain for sport

May 19, 2011

Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has appointed Mgr Vladimir Felzmann as Catholic chaplain for sport

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