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September 7, 2020

Birmingham priest arrested in Extinction Rebellion protest at Parliament

A Birmingham priest has been arrested in Westminster in a new wave of climate change protests organised by Extinction Rebellion. Fr Martin Newell was arrested on 1st September as protestors sat on a road outside Parliament on the first day of the ‘September Uprising’. The protestors, many of them young people, had vowed to occupy the... Read More

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August 31, 2020

Universe Exclusive: Priest in rallying call over climate change ahead of protests

A Catholic priest who has previously been arrested for protesting against climate change has exclusively told The Catholic Universe that all members of the Church “need to do more” to protect God’s creation. As campaign activist group Extinction Rebellion plans a series of demonstrations in the coming days, Fr Martin Newell CP, a Passionist priest based in Birmingham, said the... Read More

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