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July 9, 2020

Supreme Court decision on contraceptives called a win for religious freedom

Several organisations praised the US Supreme Court decision that upheld Trump administration regulations giving employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans. Groups as diverse as Students for Life of America and the Heritage Foundation hailed the 8th July decision as a victory for the free exercise of religion... Read More
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July 9, 2020

US bishops welcome court decision on Catholic schools

Two US bishops said they welcomed the Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling which said California Catholic schools could not be sued for job discrimination in firing teachers. The bishops said the decision “rightly acknowledged” the limit on state authority. The decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, said: ‘What matters, at bottom, is what an employee does.’... Read More
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April 17, 2020

German bishops criticise decision to maintain church service ban

Catholic and Protestant churches in Germany have responded differently to the federal government’s decision not to lift the ban on public church services. The Catholic German bishops’ conference voiced disappointment at Chancellor Angela Merkel’s announcement on 15th April, while the Protestant Church in Germany – a federation of the Lutheran, Reformed and United churches –... Read More
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April 3, 2020

Australian High Court to announce decision on Cardinal Pell’s appeal

Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric convicted of child sexual abuse charges, will learn the fate of his final appeal to the country’s High Court on 7th April. The decision will be announced less than a month after a two-day hearing by the seven-judge court, led by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel, in... Read More
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August 28, 2019

Comedian backs granddad’s 1916 IRA connections

Comedian Paul Merton said he can “completely understand” his grandfather’s decision to quit the British Army and join the IRA. The Have I Got News For You panellist discovered that his ancestor James Power did so after being ordered to fire on his own countrymen during the 1916 Easter Rising. Mr Merton, 62, who made... Read More
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May 16, 2019

Permanent axing of Jeremy Kyle Show is ‘sensible and proper decision’

ITV’s permanent axing of the Jeremy Kyle Show during Mental Health Awareness Week is “a sensible and proper decision”, the director of a Catholic mental health project has said. ITV has issued a statement announcing the permanent cancellation of the confrontational talk show after heavy criticism following the death of a participant. The broadcaster had... Read More
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October 9, 2018

Pakistan court rules on Asia Bibi blasphemy charge, defers announcement

A court in Pakistan has reached a decision on whether Catholic woman Asia Bibi will become the first person to hang to death under the country’s controversial blasphemy laws. A special bench of the Supreme Court, sitting in Islamabad, reached a verdict on the fate of Bibi, but publication has been deferred until a later,... Read More
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October 5, 2018

Sport bosses, politicians and police must work side by side to keep down crime rates, says chaplain

It is imperative that sport authorities, politicians and the police work together in order to keep crime rates down, the Westminster Diocesan Chaplain for Sport has stated. Pondering the many reasons for the existence of sport – ranging from entertainment and profit to building communities – Mgr Vladimir Felzmann insisted that it should not bring... Read More
News – UK and Ireland
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August 28, 2018

It was my decision not to send anyone from DUP to papal visit, says Arlene Foster

The leader of the Democratic Unionists has said it was her decision not to send a party representative to see the pope in her absence. Arlene Foster denied vetoing the attendance of a colleague, when she declined due to a family commitment, but said no-one else from the DUP went to hear the pope speak... Read More
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July 11, 2018

Priest keeps pro-life vigil outside Canadian Parliament for almost three decades

Jesuit Fr Tony Van Hee says nearly 30 years spent fasting and praying on Parliament Hill to end abortion have been the best years of his life. At age 81, he has no plans of slowing down, despite a raft of rule changes that, among many restrictions, even limit his bathroom breaks. “I have a... Read More
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