The Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Rt Rev’d Mark Davies, has issued a Pastoral Letter, in which he warns against the far reaching implications for the… Read More »Bishop Mark Davies on the false mercy of Assisted Suicide
Announcements The Vice Chairman (standing in for the Chairman who was absent), asked whether the Committee’s discussions were effective outside its immediate environs. There has… Read More »Summary Proceedings of the Parliamentary and Public Affairs Committee June 2014
CU Chairman Robert Rigby writes: I am contacting you to remind you we are only one month away from our Summer Gathering which this… Read More »Summer Gathering 2014 – a reminder
Abortion news in the Daily Mail 2nd June 2014 Lord Alton Vice-President of the Catholic Union has requested that the article published in the Daily… Read More »Alert on Abortion from Lord Alton
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
A letter concerning the vital role played by Christianity both down the ages and today, written by CU Chairman, Robert Rigby, recently appeared in the… Read More »“Christianity is the bedrock on which our great democracy is built”
The Education Parliamentary Select Committee has launched an inquiry into personal, social and health education (PSHE) in schools. PSHE covers a number of topics such… Read More »PHSE Sex Education Inquiry and Assisted Dying
Members and others may be interested in the following extract from Hansard, which covers a recent debate in the House of Commons on the admissions… Read More »Catholic Schools Admissions Policy Debate in the House of Commons April 2014
Chairman’s Announcements The chairman welcomed a new member of the committee, Patricia Stoat as per last month’s announcement. Correspondence The chairman referred to a letter… Read More »Summary proceedings of the Parliamentary & Public Affairs Committee 8th April 2014
Pope Benedict XVI wrote ‘Every day Christians must face a struggle similar to the one that Christ underwent in the dessert of Judea where for… Read More »Easter Message from the Chairman 2014
