Ahead of Easter, the Catholic Union has updated our members and supporters in Parliament on our recent work and news. Our latest Parliamentary Update includes… Read More »Catholic Union updates MPs and peers on recent work
CATHOLIC UNION APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS The Catholic Union is pleased to announce the appointment of James Somerville-Meikle in a new position as… Read More »Appointment of James Somerville-Meikle as Head of Public Affairs
2014 has been another year of significant note for Catholics. In March the legislation Marriage – Same Sex Couples – Act which was passed by… Read More »Chairman’s New Year Message 2015
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
The Summer Gathering this year took place at Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire. Here, Robert RIgby, Chairman of the CU and an Old Amplefordian, shares his… Read More »A North Yorkshire Interlude – the Catholic Union Summer Gathering 2014
On Friday 18th July, CU member Michael Straiton joined the large group massed outside the Houses of Parliament, which was following the progress of the… Read More »The Falconer Bill – a Spectator’s View from Parliament Square
On Friday 18th July, there was a 10 hour debate in the House of Lords, on the Assisted Dying Bill, introduced by Lord Falconer. CU… Read More »Lord Brennan on the Assisted Dying Bill
We append below, a statement from the various faith leaders in this country, written in response to the forthcoming Bill on Assisted Dying, to be… Read More »Assisted Dying Bill – Faith Leaders’ statement
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
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
