Oscott Seminary mourns death of rector Canon Giles Goward, 55

Canon Giles Goward, the Rector of St Mary’s College Oscott, has died, aged 55. Canon Goward died peacefully at the college on Thursday 28th January after a brief illness, the archdiocese of Birmingham said. Archbishop Bernard Longley expressed his sadness and asked for prayers. “It is with great sadness that I am writing to let... Read More

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October 15, 2020

Vatican criminal trial begins against priests accused in abuse case

Dressed in a black polo shirt with a sweater draped around his shoulders, Father Gabriele Martinelli, 28, heard a Vatican criminal court accuse him of repeatedly sexually abusing a younger student at a minor seminary inside the Vatican. Mgr Enrico Radice, 71, former rector of the seminary, heard the court accuse him of obstructing the... Read More

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August 19, 2020

Salvadoran priests call for bishops to investigate murder of rector

Priests in El Salvador have called on the nation’s bishops to conduct their own investigation into the murder of a Salvadoran seminary rector. In a statement, a co-operative of priests known as COOPESA ‘exhorted’ the Salvadoran bishops’ conference to speak out prophetically on the slaying of Fr Ricardo Cortez, who was found dead on 7th August.... Read More

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June 9, 2020

Jesuit rector to Salvadoran president: Show some accountability

A Jesuit university rector has called on the young and popular president of El Salvador to stop picking fights with other branches of government and to start showing some accountability during the Covid-19 crisis. In a series of videos uploaded to social media on 7th June, Fr Andreu Oliva, rector of the Jesuit Jose Simeon... Read More

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May 5, 2020

Sacristan sentenced to life in prison for murder of Indian shrine rector

An Indian court sentenced former sacristan Johny Vattaparamban, 54, to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of the rector of popular St Thomas Shrine at Malayattoor, in southern Kerala state. The court also imposed a fine of $1,321 on Vattaparamban, convicted of stabbing Fr Xavier Thelakkat on 1st March 2018, as he descended from the... Read More

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January 8, 2020

Cardinal Nichols welcomes appointment of Oscott Rector as new Bishop of Northampton

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of Canon David Oakley as the 13th Bishop of Northampton. Bishop-elect Oakley is a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and has served as Rector at St Mary’s College, Oscott since 2013. He succeeds Bishop Peter Doyle, whom he described as “a wonderful spiritual father and great... Read More

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March 22, 2019

Rector of Montreal’s St Joseph’s Oratory stabbed during televised Mass

Father Claude Grou, rector of St Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal (pictured), was stabbed during a Mass this morning. The motive for the attack remains unknown. He was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition, said a statement from the Archdiocese of Montreal. During the 8:30am Mass in the crypt, a tall, light-skinned... Read More

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March 18, 2019

Santiago church recommends ex-cathedral rector be removed from priesthood

The Archdiocese of Santiago has recommended the former rector of the cathedral be removed from the clerical state after allegations of abuse and his remarks about the Church. The controversy began unfolding in early March after Chilean news outlet Radio BioBio published a criminal complaint made in 2015 by Daniel Rojas Alvarez against the Archdiocese... Read More

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March 5, 2018

Indian shrine rector stabbed to death; police arrest former sacristan

Fr Xavier Thelakkat, rector of the shrine of St Thomas at Malayattoor, was stabbed to death on 1st March around noon. Police arrested Johny Vattekadan, a sacristan whom Fr Thelakkat had suspended earlier for misconduct, including alcoholism. Witnesses said the two were arguing when the former sacristan stabbed the priest. St Thomas shrine sits on... Read More

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