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News – UK and Ireland
February 19, 2021

Catholics urged to back Lord’s plan to tackle ‘crime of crimes’

Prominent Catholic politicians are calling on the support of Catholic Universe readers as they have vowed to continue their battle to provide justice for victims of genocide after the UK Government was branded ‘shameful’ for blocking a vote on the ‘crime of crimes’. Catholic peer Lord David Alton of Liverpool has urged readers of The Catholic Universe to contact... Read More
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February 18, 2021

Glasgow priest launches legal action over Scottish church closures

A Glasgow priest has launched legal action against Covid-19 related church closures in Scotland.  Scottish worshippers currently face criminal penalties for going to church, in contrast to their English neighbours who can attend with safety measures in place. “As a priest, I have witnessed first-hand the grief and suffering that Covid-19 has caused for my... Read More
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February 18, 2021

Scottish Christian leaders say hate crime bill limits freedom to disagree

The Scottish government should withdraw parts of a hate crime bill because of the risk it will lead to the prosecution of people solely for disagreeing with gender ideology and same-sex marriage, said Catholic and Protestant leaders. The Catholic Church, the Free Church of Scotland and the Evangelical Alliance have written to Humza Yousaf, Justice Secretary, to demand more time be... Read More
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February 18, 2021

Irish bishops label suicide bill as failure of society

Catholic Bishops in Ireland have urged politicians to reject moves to introduce assisted suicide and euthanasia, warning that not to do so would ‘reflect a failure of compassion on the part of society’. The Council for Life and the Consultative Group on Bioethics, part of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ICBC), made their remarks in... Read More
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February 17, 2021

Blanket DNACPR orders for disabled patients are ‘immoral’, say bishops

The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have condemned the issuing of blanket Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) orders to people with learning disabilities as “wholly unacceptable and immoral”. The criticism comes following reports that those with learning disabilities were being told they would not be resuscitated if they were taken seriously ill with... Read More
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February 17, 2021

Ealing Council criticised for vigil ban extension

Pro-lifers have branded plans to extend for another three years a buffer zone banning vigils outside an abortion clinic in Ealing as a “disingenuous decision”. Ealing Council first imposed the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) of 100 metres around a Marie Stopes clinic on Mattock Lane in April 2018. It was the first buffer zone... Read More
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February 16, 2021

Be ‘super-spreaders of the Gospel’, bishop tells the faithful

Be “super-spreaders of the Gospel”, not the virus, the Bishop of Plymouth has told the faithful. Reflecting on his experience of having just received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Bishop Mark O’Toole said he had been invited for it as he is regarded as a potential ‘super-spreader’ of the virus, given his role... Read More
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February 16, 2021

Use of military barracks as accommodation for asylum seekers ‘irresponsible’, say church leaders

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined Christian leaders in calling on the Home Office to stop the use of disused military barracks as accommodation for asylum seekers. The cardinal, together with Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales’ (CBCEW) Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees and other church leaders in writing to... Read More
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