Niamh McGroarty | Reporter Katie Hunter | Depute Editor-in-Chief Each year on the 1st of November, All Saint’s Day is celebrated in the Catholic Church. It is a day which is dedicated to the saints of the church – those recognised in the canon of the Saints. All Saints’ Day was first recorded in 609AD which marked the momentous event when Pope Boniface IV accepted the
Liam Gilroy | Reporter Last week a large gathering of S6 including myself and 6 teachers travelled to Rome for a week, on our long awaited holiday.
St Andrew’s Day is celebrated each year on 30th November, in honour of St Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. What you may not know is that he is also the patron saint of other countries including Greece, Romania, Russia and Barbados.
Eleanor Service | 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church have been named by Pope Francis, 13 of which are eligible to vote in Pope Francis’ successor when he passes away or resigns. The majority of the new cardinals are from developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Sunday’s appointments emphasise the increasing influence from the developing world at the Vatican. Italy has dominated church politics
Erin Brady | With Mother Teresa being very recently anointed a saint by Pope Francis, The Oystercatcher looks at her life through the years, and the miracles she made happen.
|Katie Hunter On the 9th September 2016, a group of St Andrew’s and St Bride’s pupils travelled to a Pro Life Conference in St Brides Parish Hall, Motherwell, hosted by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). The society was founded in January 1967 to oppose the abortion bill being debated in Parliament at the time. That bill would go on to become the 1967
Micro Tyco is a month long event that allows participants to practice and develop their entrepreneurial skills. Teams from schools, universities or businesses have one month to turn their £1 loan into as much money as possible. All profits raised goes to a company known as “WildHearts”. WildHearts is a charity that is committed to launching companies that fight poverty in all forms. The amount of
Katie Hunter | At the weekend Alistair Dutton, Director of SCIAF, attended mass at St Leonards School to talk about the life changing work carried out by the charity and how vitally important our donations are. SCIAF (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund) works in over 16 of the poorest countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia, where it provides emergency aid and practical long term support
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