A priest related to Princes William and Harry has been moved a step closer to sainthood by the Pope. A decree issued by Pope Francis said Father Ignatius Spencer lived a life of ‘heroic virtue’. Englishman Father Spencer, who was born George Spencer in 1799, now needs two miracles attributed to him if he is … Read more
Trainee Catholic priest accused of downloading indecent images of children wearing nappies was arrested in Surrey following a tip-off from the US security services before judge dismissed his case due to lack of evidence Henry Balkwill, 33, was arrested at Saint John’s Seminary in Guildford, Surrey It followed a tip-off from the US Department of Homeland … Read more
Tommy Cannon is reportedly being lined up to play the priest at the on-screen funeral of the late Bobby Ball’s character in TV series Not Going Out. The comedian, 82, was left devastated when his comedy partner Bobby Ball died of Covid-19 in October, aged 76. But Tommy could be set to reconnect with his … Read more
An Old Etonian handsome vicar dubbed the ‘portable priest’ online has revealed he ‘spotted a cross in the sky’ as he proposed to his girlfriend during lockdown. Pat Allerton, 42, a vicar in Notting Hill, has been making waves on Instagram over the last year during the Covid-19 crisis with his trendy take on religion. … Read more
Gabriel Byrne reveals he contacted a priest who he claims molested him … in his new book Walking with Ghosts TRIGGER WARNING: Story contains graphic content By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 03:54 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 03:54 GMT, 13 January 2021 Gabriel Byrne says in his new memoir that he reached out to a … Read more
A Greek Orthodox priest has sparked outrage after he lifted a child up to kiss the coffin of a bishop who died of COVID-19 after men in full-body PPE had carried the coffin into the church. Footage of the funeral in the town of Lagadas outside Thessaloniki was widely shared on social media and local … Read more
Christian priest was shot twice and left for dead outside Greek Orthodox church in Lyon by angry husband whose wife he had been sleeping with Nikolaos Kakavelakis, 52, was gunned down by his Lyon church on October 31 There were initial fears he was the latest victim of Islamic terrorism in France But Father Kakavelakis has … Read more
The book of palms: Priest can’t stop laughing when five-year-old girl high-fives him as he blesses her In the middle of her blessing, the girl reaches up and high-fives the priest He struggles to contain his laughter as he tries to carry on with the blessing The video of the adorable high five has been … Read more
Priest violently plunges crying baby into water in front of his horrified mother during wild baptism in Cyprus Ntina Shitta was getting her baby baptised at a ceremony in Cyprus on Saturday A priest lifted the crying baby above his head and forcefully dunked it in the font The mother said the baby was left … Read more
Meet the real life ‘hot priest’: Church appoints ‘handsome’ new Vicar who is expected to attract huge new congregation and army of admirers Photo of Reverend Dr Matt Davis at local congregation sends online fans wild The Vicar, originally from Northern Ireland, has been branded ‘gorgeous’ by fans He has been compared to the ‘Hot Priest’ … Read more