Chairman’s New Year Message 2015
2014 has been another year of significant note for Catholics. In March the legislation Marriage – Same Sex Couples – Act which was passed by… Read More »Chairman’s New Year Message 2015
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Jim Dobbin MP RIP
Jim Dobbin, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton in Greater Manchester since 1997, and a Vice-President of the Catholic Union, died on Sunday 7th September during… Read More »Jim Dobbin MP RIP
A North Yorkshire Interlude – the Catholic Union Summer Gathering 2014
The Summer Gathering this year took place at Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire. Here, Robert RIgby, Chairman of the CU and an Old Amplefordian, shares his… Read More »A North Yorkshire Interlude – the Catholic Union Summer Gathering 2014
Easter Message from the Chairman 2014
Pope Benedict XVI wrote ‘Every day Christians must face a struggle similar to the one that Christ underwent in the dessert of Judea where for… Read More »Easter Message from the Chairman 2014
Growing Connections – the Catholic Union and Ampleforth
As announced elsewhere on the site, the Summer Gathering in July 2014 will be held over a weekend at Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire. As… Read More »Growing Connections – the Catholic Union and Ampleforth
Canadian Catholic as Governor of the Bank of England
Posted 1/7/13 Mark Carney, the Canadian Central banker, appointed by George Osborne, to be Governor of the Bank of England, comes from a Catholic family… Read More »Canadian Catholic as Governor of the Bank of England