Why Cornwall will forever be a land of childhood holiday dreams

It’s no wonder we’re all yearning to go, writes Sarah Marshall. So many fond childhood memories are decorated with images of Cornwall: sliding barefoot over silky moss while twirling nets in rock pools; colliding with frothing, angry waves then sprinting to the shelter of a windbreak; breathing sea air, licking lips and delighting in a... Read More

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July 5, 2020

Travel: Sun, sea and sanitisation – how will our holidays look in the future?

The pandemic will change the way we travel, but what can we expect when we finally pack our suitcases? Sarah Marshall asks the experts. Several weeks ago, the idea of even stepping outside your local area felt like a fantasy. But slowly, as lockdown restrictions ease, the situation seems to be changing, and there’s a... Read More

Lifestyle, Travel

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June 17, 2020

Church welcomes Government’s U-turn on summer free school meals but warns more must be done

The Diocese of Westminster has warned the Government that more must be done in order to prevent child poverty in the UK reaching record levels. The call came as Caritas Westminster, the social action agency of the diocese, welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will extend its free school meal voucher scheme to cover the... Read More

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June 12, 2020

Travel: How to embrace isolation on your next holiday

From far-flung cabins to off-grid retreats, these are the great escapes where you can really get away from it all, says Sarah Marshall. Even before the pandemic, tourists had grown tired of overtourism; travellers no longer wanted to follow the crowds. Space and privacy will become even more important when we all start to travel... Read More

Lifestyle, Travel

May 1, 2020

Marian Keyes: ‘I’m a fan of far-flung’

Hannah Stephenson discovers the acclaimed novelist’s love of cold places, her holiday disasters and the time she wandered around Istanbul on her own Bestselling Irish novelist Marian Keyes, 56, has brought us love, laughter and all matters of the heart in her many novels, including Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, This Charming Man and... Read More

Celebrity Catholics, Lifestyle

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April 16, 2019

Court reinstates Good Friday holiday in federally ruled area of India

The Mumbai high court reinstated Good Friday as a holiday after it had been removed from the list of government-approved holidays in an area in western India ruled by the federal government led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. “We are very happy to inform you that we have won the Good Friday battle... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

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December 19, 2018

Pope: God’s Christmas wish isn’t buying-frenzy, feast, but gift of self

Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said. “If Christmas ends up as just a beautiful traditional holiday,” where everything revolves around “us and not him, it will... Read More

Catholic Times, News – Vatican, News – World

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