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February 25, 2021

Pope joins Italians mourning deaths of ambassador and officer in Congo

Pope Francis has joined the people of Italy in mourning the murders of the country’s ambassador to Congo and an Italian officer in his security detail, both young men the pope described as “servants of peace and law.” Ambassador Luca Attanasio, 43, and 30-year-old officer Vittorio Iacovacci of the Italian military police died after being shot in an ambush in North Kivu... Read More
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September 13, 2019

Downton Abbey writer is after more faith

The creator and writer of Downton Abbey has opened up about his Catholic faith, admitting that he envies those with an “unfettered, unbounded, child-like faith” and would like to believe more firmly than he does. Speaking to Aled Jones in Brompton Oratory in Knightsbridge, London, during a recent episode of Songs of Praise, Lord Julian... Read More
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May 12, 2019

Chaplain urges FA to step in to row over ethnic bar on referees

The Westminster Diocesan Chaplain for Sport has urged the Football Association (FA) to investigate claims that there is a racism issue regarding referees. Reuben Simon, an ambassador for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) officials at Ref Support UK, said black referees are being stopped from climbing the football league ladder and reaching the upper... Read More
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September 21, 2018

Catholic host praises this year’s X Factor “family feel”

Catholic TV host Dermot O’Leary has praised the “family feel” of this year’s X Factor series. O’Leary, a practising Roman Catholic and CAFOD ambassador, said the family-friendly atmosphere is so strong that children of the show judges make the green room feel like a “crèche”. The long-standing face of the ITV programme said things have... Read More
News – UK and Ireland
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August 31, 2018

New series of X Factor has one of the most emotional moments ever, says Catholic presenter

Dermot O’Leary has teased the new series of X Factor, claiming that one of the auditions is one of the most emotional the show has ever seen. O’Leary, a practising Catholic and CAFOD ambassador, has also said that it is “odd” to lose the previous judging panel for the new line-up, because they have become... Read More
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January 11, 2016

Commemoration of 250th anniversary of funeral of James Francis Edward Stuart

On 8 January, with the gracious permission of Her Majesty The Queen, the British Ambassador to the Holy See Nigel Baker laid a wreath at the tomb of James Francis Edward Stuart at St. Peter’s Basilica, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of his State funeral. James Francis Edward Stuart was the son of King James II... Read More
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