Change for good
Deputy Director of the Catholic Union, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: Nothing in life stays the same. This is just as true for national life as it is for… Read More »Change for good
Life Issues
We are committed to upholding the dignity of human life at all stages. Working with other groups and organisation, we support a number of pro-life causes and campaigns. This includes providing every possible support to pregnant women and highlighting the dangers of abortions carried out on the basis of sex or disability. It also includes calling for better palliative care to support those at the end of their lives, in place of the dangerous consequences of assisted suicide.
Values in a time of upheaval
Catholic Union Deputy Director, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: In the chamber of the United Nations Security Council there is a striking piece of artwork entitled the… Read More »Values in a time of upheaval
Common or individual good
Catholic Union Deputy Director, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: This week saw the publication of a parliamentary report into assisted suicide. It seems that MPs on the… Read More »Common or individual good
No grounds to change law following assisted suicide report
A parliamentary committee has not recommended any change to the law around assisted suicide in England and Wales despite an in-depth investigation. Following a year-long… Read More »No grounds to change law following assisted suicide report
Clear contradictions
Catholic Union Deputy Director, James Somerville-Meikle, writes: The chaos in Parliament continues to dominate the headlines, but there have also been a number of sizeable… Read More »Clear contradictions
Catholic Union says right to prayer must be respected
The Catholic Union has said that private prayer should never be seen as unlawful as part of a Home Office consultation on the introduction of… Read More »Catholic Union says right to prayer must be respected