Andy Drozdziak

Andy Drozdziak is based in Barnard Castle in North East England, UK. He currently edits www.charisuk.com, the website for Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England and Wales, and has been published in a variety of outlets, including The Tablet, The Irish Catholic and Premier Christianity magazine.

Articles by Andy Drozdziak

Fishing boats moored in Brixham harbor on March 2, 2016, in Devon, England. Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Catholic group calls for end to modern-day slavery, trafficking on UK fishing boats

Sep 20, 2024 / 06:00 am

Last month, BBC One Scotland aired “Disclosure: Slavery at Sea,” which accuses the Scottish fishing company TN Trawlers of modern-day slavery and trafficking.

Blackrock College in Dublin, May 30, 2009. Extensive abuse took place at Blackrock College according to a 2022 radio documentary called “Blackrock Boys.” The Scoping Inquiry was set up in the aftermath of the relrease of the documentary. Credit: Sarah777, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Investigation to open in Ireland after 2,300 abuse allegations in religious-run schools

Sep 10, 2024 / 15:35 pm

The announcement comes as a report from the Irish government revealed that 2,395 allegations of abuse had been made in 308 schools between 1927 and 2013.