The Catholic Union spoke to Bishop Robert Barron this week about the challenges and opportunities for Catholics in engaging in public life. Speaking exclusively to… Read More »Catholic Union interviews Bishop Barron on participation in public life
The Catholic Union welcomed Bishop Robert Barron to the Houses of Parliament this week as part of a visit to the UK being organised by… Read More »Catholic Union welcomes Bishop Robert Barron to Westminster
The Catholic Union has has sent a submission to HM Treasury ahead of the Budget calling for the Government to help families keep more of… Read More »Catholic Union calls for Family Taxation Commission
Catholic Union Deputy Director, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: In his book 1984, George Orwell introduced the chilling concept of “thought crime” into the public imagination. It… Read More »“Thought crime” should remain fiction
***On account of industrial action, this event has been postponed until Monday 27 March*** he Catholic Union’s next Pub Talk will take place on Wednesday… Read More »Catholic Union “Pub Talk” with Ruth Kelly
The Catholic Union has warned that a new law being considered on the Isle of Man would be “one of the most extreme versions of… Read More »Catholic Union warns of “extreme” Isle of Man assisted suicide proposals
Catholic Union, Deputy Director, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: I remember an MP once telling me that politics was about “the art of the possible.” In many… Read More »Politics is for principle
The Catholic Union’s first “Pub Talk” took place on Monday 23 January with Lord Alton of Liverpool as our inaugural guest speaker. Lord Alton addressed… Read More »Catholic Union “Pub Talks” take off!
Deputy Director of the Catholic Union, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: The pressures on our healthcare system are all too clear, with nurses taking to picket lines instead of… Read More »Pressures on our Healthcare System
The Catholic Union has warned that introducing assisted suicide could lead to health and social care becoming ‘no go’ areas for Catholics and other people… Read More »Assisted suicide risks making medical profession “no go area” for Catholics