Former teacher charged with 47 child sex offences after investigation into abuse at Altrincham Catholic school
Charges relate to 29 boys
Tour de Fred! Grandfather to cycle 1,000 miles around country from Manchester – despite not riding bike for 50 years
Fred Uttley is raising money for a Catholic aid agency
New Pope Francis will bring ‘hope and confidence’ to margins of society, claims Salford diocese spokesman
MM reveals Manchester’s Catholic community reaction
Salford Catholic community ‘didn’t see Pope Benedict’s shock resignation coming’, claims Diocese spokesman
Father John Flynn expresses his sadness at the pope’s resignation
Conservative LGBT chairman voices ‘disappointment’ in Manchester MPs who voted against equal marriage bill
Five MPs voted against same-sex marriage
‘Historic moment’: Manchester LGBT groups delighted with Commons ‘yes’ vote on same-sex marriage bill
400 MPs voted in favour, a 225 majority
Further sex abuse allegations at St Ambrose College, Altrincham, investigated as more victims come forward
Greater Manchester Police investigate alleged offences.
Alleged historic teacher sex ring targeting pupils at top Trafford school probed by police – former tutor arrested
Officers investigation abuse claims between 1960s and 80s.
Why am I such a f*** up? ‘Recovering Catholic’ Terry Christian explores his Irish roots for first foray into stand-up
Performing Naked Confessions of a Recovering Catholic in Chorlton.
Forty-year-old Belfast sectarian murder enquiry revived after suspect interrogated in Manchester
A 40-year-old religious murder enquiry was revived after officers from the UK arrested and questioned a suspect in Manchester last night
Manchester Unitarian Minister discusses the Church’s diminishing power over gay marriage and the changing nature of matrimony
Reverend Jane Barraclough talks about homophobia, the diminishing power of the Church and the changing nature of marriage