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News – UK and Ireland
May 6, 2021

MP welcomes ‘vitally important’ tougher prison sentences for animal cruelty

Catholic MP Sir David Amess has expressed his delight at tougher prison sentences for animal cruelty coming into force this summer. The maximum prison sentence for animal cruelty will be raised from six months to five years from 29th June 2021, following the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill receiving Royal Assent. The new maximum penalty will... Read More
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May 5, 2021

Pro-lifers to fund new challenge to Northern Ireland’s imposed abortion law

Pro-lifers have vowed to fund a legal action against the UK government’s decision to impose abortion on Northern Ireland. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is joining forces with the Centre for Bioethical Reform Northern Ireland (CBR NI) to mount a challenge to the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021. A powerful legal... Read More
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May 4, 2021

Victims of trafficking will be re-traumatised in detention, warns JRS UK

UK Government plans to lock up more survivors of trafficking in detention have been branded “merciless and inhumane”. The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UK has condemned the decision, warning that it will re-traumatise victims of trafficking, as protections will be weakened, resulting in more of victims being detained for a longer time. Parliament has voted... Read More
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May 3, 2021

Russell Group pledge to back campus free speech

Top UK universities have pledged to protect free speech following concerns about censorship and ‘no-platforming’ campaigns on campuses, which in the past have often led to Catholic and pro-life voices being silenced. The Russell Group, which represents 24 of the UK’s leading universities, has said its members will continue to safeguard academic freedom and free... Read More
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May 2, 2021

Place Sunday Mass at the heart of your post-pandemic lives

As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease, Catholics must prepare to return to churches and place Sunday Mass at the heart of their post-pandemic lives, the bishops of England and Wales have said. In a reflection on the post-pandemic recovery and the challenges faced by the Church, the bishops used their recent Spring plenary meeting to... Read More
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May 1, 2021

Public urged to ‘take action now’ on unfair UK immigration system overhaul

A refugee crisis charity has urged the public to ‘take action now’ as it hit out at the Home Office’s proposed New Plan for Immigration. Care4Calais has urged people to write to their MPs in order to highlight their concerns at Home Secretary Priti Patel’s overhaul of the UK immigration system, which, it said, ‘is... Read More
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April 30, 2021

Irish government to lift ban on Mass attendance on 10th May

The Irish government said a Covid-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted on 10th May. Taoiseach Micheál Martin made the announcement in an address to the nation on 29th April as he revealed a new road map for the reopening of society. Public worship has been banned since 26th December amid increased cases – a move accepted... Read More
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