Get all shook up with new Elvis film

‘Elvis’ explores the life and music of 20th-century cultural icon Elvis Presley through the lens of his enigmatic manager Colonel Tom Parker. Presley (Austin Butler) and Parker’s (Tom Hanks) relationship spans over the course of 20 years, from Presley’s ascent to prominence to his extraordinary renown, all set against the background of America’s changing cultural... Read More

Culture & Lifestyle

June 23, 2022

Successful inspection is ‘ringing endorsement’ for school, says headteacher

Princethorpe College has received the highest possible ratings across all criteria from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) following an inspection in April 2022. The report consists of two elements, a focused compliance inspection, encompassing statutory standards, and an educational quality inspection evaluating the achievements of pupils, including academic performance and their personal development. Headmaster Ed... Read More

Education

June 23, 2022

Pope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness

The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness-a daunting concept-but one that can start with a tiny step, Pope Francis said. “Start from where you are, and, from there, try to journey together: together as couples, together in your families, together with other families, together with the church,” the... Read More

News – Vatican

June 22, 2022

Strength can be found in frailty of old age, pope says

Elderly Christians are called to bear witness to the strength that comes from God, especially when moments of frailty and weakness make them dependent on others, Pope Francis said. “Our dependency grows with sickness, with old age, and we are no longer self-sufficient as before. Our dependence on others grows and even our faith matures;... Read More

News – Vatican

June 22, 2022

Vietnamese bishops plan priests football tournament to promote synodality

Catholic priests from dioceses across Vietnam will compete in the first-ever national soccer championship to promote the spirit of synodality, reported ucanews.com. The National Synodal Cup 2022-23 will be in July and October to coincide with the 15th National Congress of Vietnamese bishops, which is organising the event. The tournament is designed to foster fraternity among local... Read More

News – World

June 21, 2022

Pope Francis: To evangelise is to live the Gospel, then share it

One cannot share the Gospel without living it first, Pope Francis said in separate meetings with members of the general chapters of the Pauline Fathers and Comboni Missionaries. “The first thing a communicator communicates is himself, perhaps without meaning to, but it is himself,” the pope told the Paulines, a religious order with a focus... Read More

News – Vatican

June 21, 2022

Archie’s Parents Win Bid To Appeal

The “devastated” Catholic parents of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute have been given the green light to begin an appeal bid after a High Court judge concluded the youngster was dead. Doctors treating Archie Battersbee at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, thought that the youngster was... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

June 21, 2022

UAPs Key Questions

By Sean Ellard A top Google software engineer has been suspended after he claimed publicly its Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme LaMDA (Language Model for Dialog Applications) was now sentient, on par with about a 7- 8 year old child with knowledge of physics, according to Blake Lemoine’s recent interview with the Washington Post. He felt... Read More

Blog

June 17, 2022

Sr Lynne ‘excited’ at new social action role

The Archdiocese of Liverpool has appointed Sr Lynne Baron, FCJ as Archbishop Malcolm McMahon’s delegate for Catholic social action. Sr Lynne will be a key member of the new Archbishop’s Advisory Body, and will ensure that the voice of a woman will be heard as the archbishop makes important decisions. The appointment comes almost 12... Read More

Parish News

June 17, 2022

English cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a ‘tragedy’

Cardinal-designate Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, described as a “tragedy” the tensions within the Latin rite of the Catholic Church over the way the Mass is celebrated. In a wide-ranging interview broadcast on 16th June by Vatican News, the cardinal-designate said the tensions are “partly” due to having had two... Read More

News – Vatican

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Get all shook up with new Elvis film

Successful inspection is ‘ringing endorsement’ for school, says headteacher

Pope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness

Strength can be found in frailty of old age, pope says

Vietnamese bishops plan priests football tournament to promote synodality

Pope Francis: To evangelise is to live the Gospel, then share it

Archie’s Parents Win Bid To Appeal

UAPs Key Questions

Sr Lynne ‘excited’ at new social action role

English cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a ‘tragedy’

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