Correspondence The Chairman had prepared a short summary of points from the last meeting for Archbishop Peter Smith, copied to his own Archbishop Bernard Longley,… Read More »Summary notes of the meeting of the Parliamentary & Public Affairs Committee 13th May 2014
The following press release was issued by the Catholic Union today, Wednesday 18th December 2013 A report on religious education by the Religious Education Council… Read More »Catholic Union says Religious Education Council report “inadequate”
At the Annual General Meeting of the Catholic Union, held on 21st November 2013 in London, Robert Rigby was re-elected as Chairman for a further… Read More »The Catholic Union AGM 2013 and the Catholic Union Charitable Trust
We offer our hearty congratulations to Catholic Union Vice Chairman, Jamie Bogle, on his election as President of Una Voce. The International Federation of Una… Read More »CU Vice Chairman becomes President of The International Federation of Una Voce
For a number of years, the Catholic Union, in association with the The Keys, the London branch of the Catholic Writers’ Guild, has sponsored this… Read More »Catholic Young Writer of the Year Award 2013
Following the passing of legislation regarding same sex marriage, the Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev’d Vincent Nichols, has published a reflection on marriage and… Read More »“The Narrow Gate” – A Reflection by the Archbishop of Westminster
Chairman’s Announcements An outline report was given of a meeting held in late June between the Catholic Union, represented by Robert Rigby and John Barrie… Read More »Summary of the Parliamentary & Public Affairs Committee Meeting 16th July 2013
Members of the CU gathered in Ealing over the weekend on the anniversary of the death of their patron St Thomas More (6th July), for their annual Summer Party. In his honour a Votive Mass was celebrated by the retired Bishop Emeritus, the Right Rev’d Bishop Howard Tripp of the Archdiocese of Southwark.
A topic which has particularly exercised those who resist the Government’s same-sex marriage proposals has been the impact upon schools. On 1 March, the Catholic… Read More »Conference on Educating Children in Sexuality
During the last six months the Parliamentary and Public Affairs Committee have discussed the subjects, outlined in more detail, in the paragraphs which follow. The… Read More »Spring Briefing – April 2012
