Catholic Bishops have no place in the Lords
Below is a letter published in the Sunday Telegraph on 4th January 1015, signed by a group of Catholics in Parliament. SIR – Matt Showering… Read More »Catholic Bishops have no place in the Lords
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Jim Dobbin MP RIP
Jim Dobbin, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton in Greater Manchester since 1997, and a Vice-President of the Catholic Union, died on Sunday 7th September during… Read More »Jim Dobbin MP RIP
Bishop Mark Davies on the false mercy of Assisted Suicide
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
Catholic Schools Admissions Policy Debate in the House of Commons April 2014
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
BIshop Egan on Secularism
The following is a text of a lecture given by the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev’d Philip Egan, at KIng’s College London. It is… Read More »BIshop Egan on Secularism
Summary of the Parliamentary and Public Affairs Committee 14th January 2014
Chairman’s Announcements David O’Mahony, a CU Council Member, was suggested as a prospective member of the Committee. Synod Questionnaire on Family Life Elizabeth Davis, Marriage… Read More »Summary of the Parliamentary and Public Affairs Committee 14th January 2014
Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster January 2014
The Catholic Union sends its warmest congratulations to the Archbishop of Westminster, The Most Reverend Vincent Nicholls, on the news of the Holy Father’s announcement… Read More »Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster January 2014
Summary of the Parliamentary & Public Affairs Committee 17th December 2013
Chairman’s Announcements Mrs Josephine Robinson, a former Chairman (sic) of the Association of Catholic Women was elected to the Committee. Correspondence A letter had been… Read More »Summary of the Parliamentary & Public Affairs Committee 17th December 2013
Growing Connections – the Catholic Union and Ampleforth
As announced elsewhere on the site, the Summer Gathering in July 2014 will be held over a weekend at Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire. As… Read More »Growing Connections – the Catholic Union and Ampleforth
Catholic Union says Religious Education Council report “inadequate”
The following press release was issued by the Catholic Union today, Wednesday 18th December 2013 A report on religious education by the Religious Education Council… Read More »Catholic Union says Religious Education Council report “inadequate”