Peace groups pressure NatWest over nuclear arms

Christian groups are among more than 40 organisations calling on NatWest to update its ‘defence sector’ policy to reflect that nuclear weapons are now prohibited under international law. The call comes following widespread condemnation of the UK Government’s decision to increase the cap on the nuclear weapons in its stockpile by up to 40 per... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

arms, groups, NatWest, nuclear, nuclear arms, peace, pressure

January 26, 2021

New warning as pressure builds for home abortions

A prominent Scottish bioethicist has warned that proposals to permanently introduce ‘DIY’ home abortions in Scotland will undermine the ‘appropriate and sensitive respect for the disposal of the remains of the embryo/foetus’. ‘DIY’ home abortions have been allowed in the UK since March 2020 as a temporary measure in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But... Read More

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Abortion, abortions, Home abortions, pressure, warning

December 21, 2020

Healthcare workers told not to pressure women into abortions

Professional medical bodies have told doctors and nurses in the UK that they should not pressure parents into having an abortion if their unborn baby is diagnosed with a chromosome syndrome. In a joint statement, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; the Royal College of Midwives; and the Society and College of Radiographers advise... Read More

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Abortion, health, healthcare, pressure

November 23, 2019

X Factor host speaks out on ‘unattractive’ pressure put on female stars

Catholic TV and radio presenter Dermot O’Leary has said he is glad women in the entertainment industry feel less pressured to take part in lingerie photo shoots than they used to. The X Factor host and BBC Radio 2 presenter said the push for his female counterparts to take part in such shoots in men’s... Read More

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Dermot O'Leary, female, pressure, X Factor

November 7, 2019

Bishop calls on public to keep the environment pressure on MPs

Catholics must continue to remind politicians of the responsibility they owe to the world’s most vulnerable, the Bishop for the Environment has said. His call comes as a new survey suggests that more than half of people say climate change will influence the way they vote in the next general election. “The way that people... Read More

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May 9, 2019

Current UK law on assisted suicide is safest, say pro-lifers

A pro-life group has insisted that the UK’s current law on assisted suicide is the safest, as it described a new legal challenge to change it as “a pointless exercise”. Paralysed former builder Paul Lamb has vowed to start a new legal fight to change the law on assisted suicide after he lost a ‘right-to-die’... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

November 6, 2018

Asia Bibi’s acquittal of blasphemy challenged in Pakistan Supreme Court

The acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy is to be challenged in the country’s Supreme Court, according to her husband. Three judges of the court ordered on 31st October that the death sentence against Asia Bibi, a mother of five, was to be set aside and she was to be... Read More

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