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May 14, 2021

Blimey – Saint Paul’s masked readers celebrate joy of reading

Teachers and pupils at Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester took inspiration from hit TV show The Masked Singer to celebrate the joy of reading at a recent literacy event. Staff became ‘Masked Readers’ for the day, donning a range of mysterious disguises to celebrate reading for pleasure. The popular Saturday night TV show... Read More
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March 7, 2021

Bible reading boosts mental well-being among Christians, survey says

Reading the Bible has had a positive effect on people’s “mental well-being” during the pandemic, according to a Christian Research survey. The survey also found that respondents were reading the Bible more and turning to Bible-related videos more during the pandemic. The survey, carried out on behalf of the Bible Society, posed a number of questions to 1,000 people in the United... Read More
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January 24, 2020

Sunderland apologises after Lafferty flute tweet

Sunderland Football Club has apologised for a controversial social media post about new signing Kyle Lafferty, which referred to Loyalist flute bands. The League One side recently took to Twitter to announce they had signed the former Rangers star until the end of the season, posting photos of the 32-year-old Northern Ireland striker along with... Read More
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August 24, 2019

Chaplain for Sport urges Government to intervene in sport’s racism issue

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has urged the Government to intervene in efforts to eradicate the “repellent scourge” of racism from sport. He urged the public to contact their MPs to make sure that they are actively stepping up attempts to do so. His call comes after Phil Neville called on the “football community” to... Read More
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May 20, 2018

Festivals urged to clean up their act

A Catholic environmentalist has urged music festival organisers to take “radical” action in an effort to cut plastic waste and pollution. While welcoming a new green initiative which will see deposit return schemes trialled at music festivals this summer, Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, has suggested that organisers... Read More
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March 9, 2018

Martin O’Neill surprised at claim Ireland are targeting Catholic players from the North

Martin O’Neill has expressed his surprise at Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill’s claim that the Republic of Ireland are targeting Catholic players from across the border. Current internationals James McClean, Shane Duffy, Darron Gibson, Eunan O’Kane and Marc Wilson represented Northern Ireland at youth level before exercising their right to opt to play senior football... Read More
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August 21, 2016

Ex-footballer’s new goal is to boost the faith of men

With the Premier League season underway, former Portsmouth player Linvoy Primus is calling on all men to come to Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium for a very different kind of gathering. The former defender, who also played for Charlton Athletic, Barnet and Reading, will be one of the main speakers at ‘We Are Men United’ at... Read More
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