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Paul McKenna has claimed witnessing ‘immense cruelty’ while attending a Catholic school gave him a ‘taste for compassion’ and helped him develop his mind manipulation skills. The hypnotist, 57, from Hackney, east London, told how while he had a happy childhood thanks to his ‘supportive, kind and optimistic’ parents, he was miserable during his time … 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
Sisters doing it for themselves! Catholic nuns rack up 6MILLION TikTok views with wholesome videos joking about giving into temptation and dancing to Run DMC’s It’s Tricky The Daughters of Saint Paul, who have convents in cities across the world, have racked up more than 45,000 followers on TikTok after posting challenges In one clip, … 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
Thou shalt not troll! Roman Catholic Priests are warned by their leaders about social media after a Cardinal was criticised by child sexual abuse inquiry By Steve Doughty Social Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 00:56 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 28 November 2020 Roman Catholic priests have been warned by their … Read more
Catholic guilt is secret of my success, says Arsene Wenger: Football manager credits his devoutly religious upbringing while working in family bistro for instilling his legendary work ethic Working in the family bistro in Duttlenheim village near Strasbourg, also helped Says deep Catholic faith dominated almost every aspect of his formative years He was so … Read more
A Catholic Priest is facing a £1,000 fine for breaching Lockdown rules after 200 guests turned up for a gypsy wedding at his church when the legal limit was only 15. Police entered the Our Lady of the Angels church in Nuneaton to tell Revd Father Simon Hall that he could expect a summons through … Read more
Protesters targeted Catholic churches across Poland on Sunday in the fourth straight day of upheaval against a near-total ban on abortion in the EU country. Demonstrators chanted ‘we’ve had enough!’ and ‘barbarians’ inside a church in the western city of Poznan, according to a video clip posted on social media, in scenes that were repeated … Read more
A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor will be beatified by the Catholic Church today. That leaves him just one miracle away from becoming the world’s first millennial saint. Internet and computer-mad youngster Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, was … Read more