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Michael Delaney represented the elite St. Paul’s school in a 2018 civil suit. He succeeded in pressing the court to unmask the identity of sexual assault victim Chessy Prout. ... When Chessy Prout sued the St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire for negligence after she was sexually assaulted in her freshman year, her attorneys made a simple request: that, as a minor facing death threats from fellow students and alumni, she remain anonymous during the course of the lawsuit. The attorney representing the $62,000-a-year boarding school, Michael Delaney, opposed that motion and overnight, the 15-year-old Prout became a public figure....

The greatest masterpiece by one of Britain's true artistic geniuses, is to be projected onto the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, fulfilling his dream 200 years after his death. William Blake, who died in 1827, described the painting Ancient of Days as "the best I have ever finished". The artist and poet, whose talents were not fully appreciated while he was alive, had professed to wanting to see his work adorn the walls of churches and buildings.

Franciscan Media Image: The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican | photo by Fczarnowski / Image: Statue of Saint Paul in front of the facade of the Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Wall, Rome | photo by Berthold Werner Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul Saint of the Day for November 18  The Story of the Dedication of the Churches of Saints Peter and Paul St. Peter’s is probably the most famous church in Christendom. Massive in scale and a veritable museum of art and architecture, it began on a much humbler scale. Vatican...

One of the nation’s most exclusive prep schools – whose graduates include both former Secretary of State John F. Kerry and the new Russia probe special counsel Robert Mueller – has just issued a scandalous, astonishingly-detailed 73-page report outlining four decades of X-rated sexual abuse of students by faculty and administrators.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The parents of an elite New Hampshire prep school student who says she was sexually assaulted as part of a game of sexual conquest are suing the school. The parents’ lawyers say St. Paul’s School failed to stop a tradition known as Senior Salute, in which upperclassmen kept score of how many younger students they had sex with. Graduate Owen Labrie was convicted last year of misdemeanor sex assault charges. The Tunbridge, Vermont, resident was sentenced to a year in jail. He’s out on bail pending appeal.

A group of radical Muslims is planning to use St Paul's Cathedral to protest against the sins of British society and the fallacy of the Bible. The protesters were due to gather outside the cathedral at 1pm, while a Christmas Eve Eucharist takes place inside. Ahead of the protest, radical preacher Anjem Choudary claimed that Jesus belonged to Islam and that British society was riddled with "sin". "We say Jesus is a Muslim prophet and not the Son of God," he said in a leaflet. Choudary, a former solicitor, has previously been linked to raidical groups including Al Gruabba and...

The Dean of St Paul's Cathedral is resigning amid criticism of the handling of protesters camping outside the church. The Rt Rev Graeme Knowles announced his intention to resign from his post after informing the Chapter and Bishop of London on Sunday night. He has removed himself from operations with immediate effect and plans to submit his resignation to the Queen later on Monday. In light of his resignation, the Bishop of London has been asked to help with the Occupy London protests outside the cathedral. In a statement, the Dean said: "The past fortnight has been a testing time...

Mood turns ugly as Telegraph investigates claims that only one in ten tents is occupied at night. The camp forced St Paul's to close for the first time since the Blitz and is costing local businesses thousands of pounds a day. But footage shot by The Daily Telegraph on a thermal imaging camera appeared to show most of the dozens of tents in the cathedral churchyard were empty. And when the remaining protesters realised what The Telegraph was attempting to verify this, the mood turned ugly. The site was quiet at around 12.30am with the faint smell of marijuana smoke...

British history has been punctuated by stories of turbulent priests more often than by stories of recalcitrant congregations. As Thomas à Becket discovered to his detriment, it is usually the clergy — and not their flock — who find themselves in danger of being ousted. As of October 16, London’s famous St. Paul’s cathedral sits squarely in this tradition, with its dean, the Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, now publicly regretting the leniency he initially showed the camped-out members of “Occupy London Stock Exchange” — the British franchise of the now-global “Occupy” brigade. If Dean Knowles had expected to be afforded...

Pope Benedict XVI holds a statue of the Virgin Mary with Child given to him as a gift during an audience with German pilgrims in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, April 25, 2005. Pope Benedict XVI, who is the first German pope in centuries, received a hero's welcome from his fellow countrymen who came to Rome to attend his installment Mass on Sunday.(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) Pope Benedict XVI waves during an audience with German pilgrims in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, April 25, 2005. Pope Benedict XVI, who is the first German pope...

A torn and dusty Union flag discovered among the ruins of Ground Zero was draped over the altar of St Paul's Cathedral for the service of remembrance yesterday, a symbol of grief shared by two nations. The families and friends of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks who filled the cathedral, together with the Prince of Wales and his son, Prince Harry, were told by the Bishop of London that they had faced "the reality of evil". The 2,000-strong congregation, many in tears, watched as 3,000 white rose petals, one for each victim, swirled from the dome's 99ft-high whispering...