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Events Briefing December 2021
This is a briefing to inform members of forthcoming meetings, lectures, conferences and other events. Please send any information about future events, especially events outside London, to director@catholicunion.org.uk. Third party events are occasionally cancelled without notice so if in any doubt please check with the organisers before attending. The Centre for Catholic Studies at the University of Durham has an excellent […]
Craigmyle Lecture 30 November 2021
THE CRAIGMYLE LECTURE 2021 “The Re-invention of Giving” Lord Bird Tuesday 30 November 2021 at 6.45pm Farm Street Church, (114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH) (in person) The Rt Hon The Lord Bird MBE (John Bird) is a Crossbench peer and is perhaps best well known as the founder of The Big Issue newspaper. Lord Bird’s work […]
Autumn Gathering at Stonor Park 16 October 2021
AUTUMN GATHERING STONOR PARK SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER 2021 Dear Members, I am pleased to announce that the Catholic Union will be holding an Autumn Gathering on Saturday 16 October 2021 at Stonor Park, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Stonor Park is the ancient home of the Stonor family, dating back to the twelfth century, and is set in beautiful […]
Events Briefing July 2021
Many thanks to Genevieve Berwick who has prepared this Events Briefing. This is a briefing to inform members of forthcoming meetings, lectures, conferences and other events. Please send any information about future events, especially events outside London, to director@catholicunion.org.uk. Third party events are occasionally cancelled without notice so if in any doubt please check with the organisers before attending. The Centre […]
Webinar: Lord Deben, 23 March 2021 at 6.30pm
“Climate Change – The Gospel Imperative” The Catholic Union is hosting a webinar with The Rt Hon Lord Deben (John Selwyn Gummer) on the subject of “Climate Change – The Gospel Imperative” on Tuesday 23 March 2021 at 6.30pm on Zoom. Lord Deben’s talk will include a look ahead to the COP 26 conference […]
Webinar: Theology and the Scandals of Abuse
WEBINAR Theology and the Scandals of Abuse Fr Michael Holman SJ Thursday 25 February at 6.30pm Online event – Zoom link to be circulated shortly before the eventPlease join us for this first Catholic Union webinar of 2021 – no registration required Fr Michael Holman SJ, reflecting on an article written by the Jesuit Hans […]
Catholic Union AGM – Thursday 19 November at 6.30pm
The Catholic Union AGM will be held on Thursday 19 November at 6.30pm. Before the onset of Covid-19, we had been granted the privilege of holding this year’s AGM in the Throne Room of Archbishop’s House, Westminster, in honour of our 150th anniversary. The AGM will now be held online on Zoom (slightly earlier than previously advertised) because […]
Craigmyle Lecture – Sir James MacMillan 24 November 2020 at 7pm
A transcript of Sir James’s talk can be found here: CRAIGMYLE-LECTURE-2020 The Catholic Union Charitable Trust is honoured to announce that the Craigmyle Lecture 2020 will be given by Sir James MacMillan CBE on Tuesday 24 November at 7pm on the subject of “Music, Faith and Politics”. Sir James MacMillan is the pre-eminent Scottish […]
Sir Edward Leigh’s letter to the Prime Minister
The President of the Catholic Union, the Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP has written to the Prime Minister today calling on the Government to publish the evidence and scientific advice that led to the decision to close places of worship for services. He says that “without such evidence, banning communal worship is a clearly […]
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