Catholic prisons charity, Pact, held its Carol Service at Farm Street Church on 9 December. Speaking at the service, Bishop Rachel Treweek, the Anglican Bishop… Read More »Pact Responds to Prison Strategy White Paper
On 29 October, Elizabeth Truss MP launched the Banning Conversion Therapy Government Consultation. The consultation, which will close at 23:45 on 10 December 2021, seeks… Read More »Catholic Union Briefing: LGBT Conversion Therapy Consultation
After two weeks of intensive COP26 negotiations, talks surrounding the final text of the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ continued beyond the deadline. As the meeting went into… Read More »COP26 Round-Up
The Draft Online Safety Bill proposes to confer various powers on the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and OFCOM to regulate… Read More »Draft Online Safety Bill: Additional Notes on Freedom of Expression & Delegated Powers
The 2021 AGM on 28 October was a successful and enjoyable occasion held in the beautiful surroundings of the Throne Room at Archbishop’s House, Westminster. This… Read More »Catholic Union AGM 2021
An important new report was published this week, Crest Advisory’s ‘Counting the Cost of Maternal Imprisonment’. In response to the report, Pact’s CEO Andy Keen-Downs… Read More »Pact Responds to New Report on Maternal Imprisonment
Given by Fr Damian Howard SJ at the Autumn Gathering at Stonor Park on 16 October 2021. Our meeting has been overshadowed by the shocking… Read More »Autumn Gathering Homily
On 12 May 2021, the Draft Online Safety Bill was published along with Explanatory Notes, an Impact Assessment and a Delegated Powers Memorandum. A Joint… Read More »Catholic Union Briefing: Draft Online Safety Bill
The Prisons Advice and Care Trust (Pact) is the major Catholic charity supporting prisoners and their families. Cardinal Vincent Nichols is Pact’s president and Bishop Richard… Read More »Prisons Week Update from Pact
Our Secretary, Michael Pritchett, has written in the Catholic Herald this month about the need to support the Catholic press in this country: Sir: Further… Read More »Catholic Union Secretary Writes in Support of Catholic Journalism.
