French bishops join Muslim leaders in condemning beheading of teacher

France’s Catholic bishops have joined Muslim leaders in condemning the beheading of a teacher in a Paris suburb. “We will defend schools and those who form them, so ignorance can be fought everywhere,” said Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, president of the bishops’ Council for Catholic Education. “We will not back down in trusting in fraternity between... Read More

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June 24, 2019

Teacher From London Catholic School Wins Award

A teacher from a London Catholic school has won an acclaimed prize at a prestigious Mayfair awards ceremony. Inclusion Manager Ann Armstrong of All Saints RC school, Dagenham, was named Wellbeing Champion of the Year for the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, and Greenwich, at The London Teacher of the Year Awards 2019. She was... Read More

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March 25, 2019

Franciscan friar from remote Kenya village wins global teaching award

A maths and physics teacher from Kenya has been awarded the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. The award ceremony in Dubai was hosted by Hollywood star Hugh Jackman, who performed songs from his film The Greatest Showman. Jackman announced Brother Peter Tabichi, a Franciscan friar who teaches at Keriko Secondary School, as winner of the... Read More

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September 18, 2018

Bishop Moth takes flight to get pilgrims to Lourdes

‘The Moth has landed,’ tweeted the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. The tweet and a similar post on the diocesan Facebook page was meant to assure people that the 60-year-old Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Richard Moth, had fulfilled his pledge to go skydiving and had completed the task successfully and unharmed. Joined by Lucy... Read More

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February 27, 2016

Teacher challenges New York to let him see St Patrick’s Day parade

An Irish-American schoolteacher has launched a legal challenge with the New York City Human Rights Commission, claiming that he is being denied his right to honour St Patrick. Schoolteacher Frank Schorn filed the legal complaint following the scheduling of a parent-teacher conference on St Patrick’s Day, which would prevent him from marching in the Fifth... Read More

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September 29, 2014

Ann Maguire family describe 'loving natural mother'

The family of Ann Maguire have spoken for the first time about the loss of their “wonderful” wife, mother and aunt. Mrs Maguire’s husband Don, daughters Kerry and Emma, and nephews Andrew and Daniel Poole, told the BBC of their memories of the teacher and the “emptiness” they have been left with since her death.... Read More

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