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May 20, 2020

Irish Catholic footballer recalls asking staff to bin hate mail he received following Rangers move

A Catholic footballer has revealed that he received so much hate mail when he joined Glasgow Rangers that he had to ask the club’s front desk staff to open and bin them. Jon Daly became one of the first high-profile Catholic players from the Republic of Ireland to play for Rangers when he moved there... Read More
Celebrity Catholics, News – UK and Ireland, Sport
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May 9, 2020

Bishop evokes a sports mentality to beat Covid amid warning on lockdown tension

Likening society’s efforts to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic to a sports team, an Irish bishop has urged those in need of support to ask for help. “No hurler, footballer or rugby player wins if they stop trying. There’s a huge victory for us ahead but it will take sacrifice and team teamwork,” said the Bishop... Read More
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September 11, 2019

Kompany praised for ‘passion’ in tackling homelessness ahead of tonight’s testimonial

Former Manchester City footballer Vincent Kompany has been praised ahead of his testimonial match for his “passion and determination” in tackling homelessness. Kompany, 33, will make an emotional return to the Etihad Stadium tonight after he joined Belgian club Anderlecht this summer following City’s treble-winning season in lifting the Premier League, FA Cup and the... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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September 4, 2019

Catholic schoolboy, six, enjoys first day back at school after brain tumour treatment

A six-year-old Catholic schoolboy who has undergone 18 months of chemotherapy to treat a brain tumour has enjoyed his first day back at school. Bobby Humphries’ parents have spoken of how they feared they would never see that day after being told his tumour had recurred in November 2017. The end of the summer holidays... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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July 16, 2019

Family, friends and fans say goodbye to comedian Brendan Grace, whose ‘only vocation in life was to make people happy’

Veteran entertainer Brendan Grace was loved by everybody and his only vocation in life was to make people happy, his funeral Mass heard. Hundreds of people lined the streets of the Liberties in Dublin on Monday to pay their respects to the much-loved Dubliner, who died last week at the age of 68 after a... Read More
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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March 23, 2019

Government urged to confront UK’s growing gambling epidemic as study finds problem gamblers 15 times more likely to commit suicide

People who have a gambling addiction are 15 times more likely to take their own lives, according to the largest ever study of its kind. The new research has prompted immediate calls for action from the Government to confront the UK’s growing gambling epidemic and comes as former England and Arsenal footballer Paul Merson broke... Read More
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January 29, 2019

Chaplain for Sport prays for family of missing footballer

Westminster’s Diocesan Chaplain for Sport has offered his prayers for the family of missing footballer Emiliano Sala. Cardiff City’s new £15 million Argentine striker is now reportedly feared dead after a Piper PA-46 Malibu light aircraft carrying the 28-year-old and pilot David Ibbotson disappeared over the English Channel on Monday 21st January after leaving Nantes... Read More
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January 12, 2019

Rangers’ Catholic ban was nonsense, says former boss Souness

Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness has labelled the Glasgow side’s previous refusal to sign Catholic players as “absolute nonsense”, saying it “belonged in the dark ages”. Souness managed Rangers – who were viewed as Glasgow’s ‘Protestant club’, while local Old Firm rivals, Celtic, were viewed as the ‘Catholic club’ – from 1986 to 1991. Between... Read More
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December 5, 2018

Bishop John Arnold – Diaries from Liberia

The Bishop of Salford, John Arnold, who is also Chair of Trustees at CAFOD, recently visited Liberia. Here are his diary entries from the trip: Monday 29th October This West African country is one of the wettest in the world, and we wake to the sound of heavy rain. The land is lush and fertile,... Read More
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December 4, 2018

Catholic footballer pays for homeless to stay in hotel

Catholic footballer James McClean has provided homeless people with meals and shelter. The Republic of Ireland international, together with his wife Erin, has paid for six people to stay in a hotel in his home city of Derry, with all of their meals provided. McClean’s latest charitable act was revealed by his sister, Mary-Jane McClean,... Read More
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