‘Government hypocrites allow more lives to be lost to abortion than to Covid’

The Stormont Government has been branded “hypocrites” for allowing more lives to be lost to abortion than lost to coronavirus in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland’s leading pro-life group Precious Life say the government’s hypocrisy has been exposed by latest figures from the Department of Health, revealing 664 babies were killed by abortion in the past six... Read More

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Abortion, coronavirus, Covid, Northern Ireland, Precious Life

October 9, 2020

‘Four million families to lose 13 per cent of benefits’ if UC Covid payment stopped

Plans to scrap the £20 a week increase in Universal Credit (UC) introduced in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak would see four million families losing 13 per cent of their benefits, a new report says. The Government has so far resisted pressure to abandon moves to end the extra payment from April, which would... Read More

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Benefits, Covid, families, payment, UC, Universal Credit

October 7, 2020

London mayor calls on Government to fund safe winter shelters for homeless

The Mayor of London has warned that homeless people may have to choose between sleeping rough during the winter or the risk of catching Covid-19 in a communal shelter unless there is funding and guidance from the Government. In a letter to Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick, Sadiq Khan called on the Government to provide funding... Read More

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September 26, 2020

Exams ‘unfair’ due to school absences over Covid-19, warns ex-minister

Exams should be ditched next year due to student absences caused by a lack of coronavirus testing, a Tory former education secretary has said. Raising concerns over the number of pupils off school and the variation in school attendance amid the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, Lord Baker of Dorking argued it would be “unfair” to test... Read More

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September 23, 2020

Cuts ‘will make it harder for schools in poorer areas to address Covid issues’

Larger funding cuts for schools in disadvantaged areas in England could make it even harder for them to cope with Covid-19 challenges, a report suggests. Schools in poorer areas – which have already seen ‘larger falls in spending per pupil over the last decade’ – are set to see the smallest increases under the Government’s... Read More

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September 16, 2020

Pandemic shows ‘interdependency and fragility’ of world, says head of UN

The worldwide coronavirus pandemic cast an unmistakable shadow over an otherwise hopeful prayer service on the eve of the opening of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. In a videotaped address, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the coronavirus pandemic “has exacerbated inequalities within and among countries, and it is reversing hard-won progress on... Read More

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September 2, 2020

Covid-19 offers Church a chance to ‘put out into the deep water’, says new bishop

The Covid-19 pandemic gives us the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Christ and with one another, Ireland’s newest bishop has said. Bishop Paul Dempsey, 49, was ordained the Bishop of Achonry in the Cathedral of the Annunciation and Saint Nathy, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, on Sunday 30th August, after his original ordination ceremony, planned in... Read More

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August 19, 2020

CAFOD calls for urgent action following eviction of over 450 Brazilian families

CAFOD has just heard from their partner, Instituto Cultivar, that 450 landless families in Quilombo Campo Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil, are being evicted, having been under siege for more than two days from 250 Military Police. The families, who have lived and farmed the land in the area for more than 20 years are at... Read More

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Brazil, CAFOD, Covid, COVID-19, eviction, evictions, pandemic

August 13, 2020

Economic consequences of Covid will increase rough sleeping, charity warns

A new approach on homelessness is needed to help people off the streets for good, according to a new report. The Salvation Army said “amazing progress” had been made in recent months to help the homeless, but warned that the economic consequences of the Covid pandemic will increase rough sleeping and force families into expensive... Read More

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August 11, 2020

Mexico City Archdiocese tells people to take pandemic precautions seriously

The Archdiocese of Mexico City has urged people to take pandemic precautions more seriously, saying in an editorial that the country could not quell its Covid-19 contagion unless the population did its part. ‘There are no pretexts. If the pandemic does not ease in Mexico, it is because as a society we do not want... Read More

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‘Government hypocrites allow more lives to be lost to abortion than to Covid’

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London mayor calls on Government to fund safe winter shelters for homeless

Exams ‘unfair’ due to school absences over Covid-19, warns ex-minister

Cuts ‘will make it harder for schools in poorer areas to address Covid issues’

Pandemic shows ‘interdependency and fragility’ of world, says head of UN

Covid-19 offers Church a chance to ‘put out into the deep water’, says new bishop

CAFOD calls for urgent action following eviction of over 450 Brazilian families

Economic consequences of Covid will increase rough sleeping, charity warns

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