Home Office Minister, Baroness Williams, has said that “something needs to be done” to facilitate everyone being able to receive the Last Rites, following the… Read More »Home Office Minister commits to action on Last Rites
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,… Read More »Events Briefing December 2021
The Catholic Union’s annual Craigmyle Lecture was delivered this year by Big Issue founder and crossbench peer, Lord Bird, on the theme of “The Re-Invention… Read More »Lord Bird MBE delivers annual Craigmyle Lecture
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 Catholic Union has called on Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, to implement the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s report into Christian persecution. Implementing the… Read More »Catholic Union calls on Foreign Secretary to uphold FoRB commitments
On Monday 22 November, the House of Lords debated an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill on ministers of religion having… Read More »Peers debate right for priests to administer Last Rites
Catholic Union Head of Public Affairs, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: Monday 15 November will mark one month since the senseless killing of Sir David Amess. For… Read More »Editorial: The “Amess amendment”
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)… Read More »Craigmyle Lecture 30 November 2021
Catholic Union Head of Public Affairs, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: It’s been a week of high and low politics. Despite the challenges of securing international agreement,… Read More »Editorial: A week of high and low politics
Former MP, Rob Flello, has taken up the post of Chairman of the Catholic Union. Mr Flello, who was the Labour MP for Stoke on… Read More »Rob Flello becomes Catholic Union Chairman
