UK foreign aid cut hammered as Johnson prepares for G7 summit

Professor Ian Linden, a Visiting Professor at St Mary’s University in London and a past director of the Catholic Institute for International Relations, has launched a scathing attack on the government’s decision to cut the overseas aid budget by millions. His criticism, coming just days before the government entertains world leaders at the G7 Summit,... Read More

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May 31, 2021

Choral society slams draconian choir closures

The oldest choral society in the world, the Halifax Choral Society, founded in 1817, has accused the Government of strangling choirs with last-minute “draconian” restrictions as the latest Government guidance bars more than six choristers singing indoors. This will affect over two million members of England’s 40,000 amateur choirs. It marked an abrupt U-turn in... Read More

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May 27, 2021

Concern over priests’ workload as churches expected to increase security measures

Churches could be asked to introduce new security measures to prevent terror attacks. As part of a new Home Office consultation paper called the Protect Duty Consultation, the Government is considering making all publicly accessible buildings and spaces safe from terror attacks by introducing legislation that would make sure threats had been assessed and recommended... Read More

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December 17, 2020

Bishop welcomes NHS to Plymouth’s Diocesan Offices for roll out of vaccine

The Diocese of Plymouth has reached an agreement with the NHS to use its Diocesan Office at St Boniface House, near Newton Abbot in Devon, in order to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine. Bishop Mark O’Toole, the Bishop of Plymouth, said: “I warmly welcome the NHS to St Boniface House, our Diocesan Offices, so that they... Read More

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November 24, 2020

Cutting the UK Aid commitment is ‘unjust’ at a time when it is ‘never needed more’

The Government’s announcement on plans to slash the UK Aid budget is ‘unjust’ at a time when it is ‘never needed more’. So says Peter Waddup, National Director of The Leprosy Mission, who was one of 187 charity chief executives to sign an open letter to Boris Johnson. The letter urged the Prime Minister to reconsider cutting the... Read More

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November 19, 2020

Bishop calls on government to protect prisoners during Covid-19 second wave

The lead Catholic bishop for prisons has called on the Government to go further in protecting prisoners and staff during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bishop Richard Moth contacted the UK Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland QC, earlier this year about the release of vulnerable prisoners who do not pose a threat to the... Read More

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October 16, 2020

Italy and Vatican City are added to latest UK quarantine list

As of 04:00 BST on Sunday, anyone returning to any part of the United Kingdom from Italy and Vatican City, must quarantine for 14 days. Italy, which is visited by large numbers of UK residents, was one of the last major countries in Europe on the safe list. It had its highest daily count of... Read More

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May 27, 2020

UK elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic

The “extremely high death rate” in UK care homes for the elderly will go down as the greatest national failure of the coronavirus crisis, a Catholic bioethics institute said. The Oxford-based Anscombe Bioethics Centre said an “ageist bias” in the attitudes of policymakers towards the needs of care home residents and staff had led them... Read More

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October 24, 2019

Essex deaths: Jesuit Refugee Service tells government to ‘build bridges, not walls’

A leading Catholic refugee organisation has criticised the UK government’s ‘failure’ to give sanctuary to asylum seekers after 39 Vietnamese people were found dead in a lorry container in Essex. Sarah Teather, Director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UK, said: “This horrendous tragedy highlights the urgent need for more safe and legal routes to migrate... Read More

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October 8, 2019

Lord Alton: UK must stop giving funds to ‘scandal-ridden’ Marie Stopes

Catholic life peer Lord Alton is backing a Parliamentary motion calling on the government to cut funding for abortion provider Marie Stopes International. An Early Day Motion tabled by Conservative MP Fiona Bruce showed that Marie Stopes has received a funding increase of 5,000% in the last 12 years. “The enormous amounts of taxpayer money... Read More

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UK foreign aid cut hammered as Johnson prepares for G7 summit

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Cutting the UK Aid commitment is ‘unjust’ at a time when it is ‘never needed more’

Bishop calls on government to protect prisoners during Covid-19 second wave

Italy and Vatican City are added to latest UK quarantine list

UK elderly death rate greatest failure of pandemic

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