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April 3, 2020

Christian group threatens legal action over abortion rule changes

A Christian faith group is pursuing legal action against the Government over changes to abortion rules during the coronavirus pandemic. Christian Concern has issued a pre-action letter arguing that the decision process to alter abortion policy was unlawful. It comes after a double U-turn by the Department of Health and Social Care over abortion rules... 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
Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland
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May 22, 2019

Pro-lifers consider future options after Scottish judges rule against them

Pro-life campaigners have voiced their disappointment after three judges backed the Scottish Government’s controversial plans to allow DIY abortions at home. And they will now take time to consider the verdict and assess if they can continue their legal battle. The proposal was contested by the world’s oldest pro-life group, the Society for the Protection... Read More
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January 12, 2019

Rangers’ Catholic ban was nonsense, says former boss Souness

Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness has labelled the Glasgow side’s previous refusal to sign Catholic players as “absolute nonsense”, saying it “belonged in the dark ages”. Souness managed Rangers – who were viewed as Glasgow’s ‘Protestant club’, while local Old Firm rivals, Celtic, were viewed as the ‘Catholic club’ – from 1986 to 1991. Between... Read More
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August 30, 2018

German Church leaders deplore latest xenophobic violence

German Catholic leaders condemned anti-immigrant riots in an eastern Germany town that erupted after a German man was killed in a brawl with migrants. “This deadly stabbing is a criminal offence which needs clearing up and sanctioning by the rule of law. It can never justify xenophobic, inhuman mass demonstrations,” Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers of Dresden-Meissen... Read More
Catholic Times, News – World
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