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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Boris Johnson, charities, climate change, Covid-19 pandemic, Department for International Development, extreme poverty, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, The Leprosy Mission, UK Aid budget, UK Government, UK Prime Minister, World Health Organisation

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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COVID-19, mental health, pandemic, prisoners, Prisons, Robert Buckland QC, staff, UK Government, UK Justice Secretary, vulnerable prisoners

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

News – World

Covid-19 pandemic, Grant Shapps, Italy, quarantine, UK Government, UK residents, Vatican City

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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Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Catholic Church, COVID-19, elderly, Oxford, pandemic, UK care homes, UK Government

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

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

Abortion, All-Party Parliamentary Pro-life Group, Care Quality Commission, catholic, Catholic Church, Conservative MP, Fiona Bruce MP, Marie Stopes, Marie Stopes International, pro-life, pro-life policies, UK Government, United Nations

August 29, 2019

CAFOD welcomes UK pledge to climate fund

CAFOD has welcomed Britain’s pledge to tackle climate change by increasing its contribution to the international Green Climate Fund (GCF). UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to contribute £1.44bn to the Green Climate Fund between 2019 and 2023 at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France. This doubles the UK’s previous contribution of £720m between 2014... Read More

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CAFOD, catholic, Catholic Church, Catholic environmentalists, charity, Christian Climate Action, climate change, Climate Change Act, climate crisis, climate emergency, environment, Environment Secretary, Global Catholic Climate Movement, Paris climate accord, Paris climate agreement, Prime Minister, The Challenge of Climate Change, UK, UK Government

July 9, 2019

Christian charity: Gambling firms must be more responsible

A Christian social policy charity is calling for gambling firms to take more action to prevent children and young people being exposed to gambling advertisements online, following a new report. An interim report by GambleAware found that an estimated 41,000 children under 16 follow gambling-related online accounts, whilst betting firms have increased spending on paid... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

care, football, GambleAware, gambling, gambling addiction, online gambling, UK Government

April 28, 2019

Government slaps ban on sale of Baroque masterpiece

Ministers have blocked the export of a rare £3 million cabinet created by a craftsman to the papacy in order to keep the treasured object in the UK. The rare 350-year-old cabinet was created by Baroque artisan Giacomo Herman, who made ornate furniture for successive popes and the Roman gentry. Worth £3.3 million, the ebony-veneered... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

artisan, Arts minister Michael Ellis, Baroque masterpiece, cabinet, craftsman, Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), furniture, Giacomo Herman, papacy, Quirinal Palace, Roman gentry, rome, UK Government

March 25, 2019

Teachers would back car-free roads outside schools, survey suggests

Nearly two thirds of teachers would support car-free roads outside schools during drop-off and pick-up times, a survey suggests. The poll also indicates that more than half (59 per cent) want the Government to take urgent action to improve air quality outside schools. A survey of 840 people in teaching roles across the UK found... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

air polution, Angellica Bell, car-free roads, electric cars, schools, St Richard Reynolds Catholic College Twickenham, survey, teachers, the Big Pedal, UK Government, Unicef, walking and cycling charity Sustrans

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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

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

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

CAFOD welcomes UK pledge to climate fund

Christian charity: Gambling firms must be more responsible

Government slaps ban on sale of Baroque masterpiece

Teachers would back car-free roads outside schools, survey suggests

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