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NHS pays £10K compensation to chaplain sacked after upholding Catholic marriage teaching
March 31, 2023
A London NHS Trust has settled a discrimination case with a Catholic chaplain who was ousted for answering questions from a patient on a psychiatric ward about the Church’s teaching on marriage. In response to a complaint made against Rev. Dr Patrick Pullicino, Vanessa Ford, the acting chief executive of South West London and St
Ambulance takes Pope Francis to hospital amid fears of ‘heart problems’
March 29, 2023
Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital amid speculation that he suddenly complained of “heart problems”. Matteo Bruni of the Vatican Press Office issued a one-line statement to say that the 86-year-old Argentine Pontiff went to the Gemelli Hospital in Rome “for some previously scheduled check-ups”. Italian media reported, however, that the Holy Father was
Jailed Nicaraguan bishop appears in video staged by regime
March 29, 2023
The Nicaraguan regime has responded to calls for proof that a jailed bishop is still alive by releasing photographs and a film of him being visited by his family in prison. The images and short video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa came a week after human rights defender Bianca Jagger demanded that Nicaraguan despot
SNP elects leader committed to legalising abortion up to birth
March 28, 2023
Scottish nationalists have selected a politician committed to legalising abortion up to birth as the leader of the country’s governing party. Humza Yousaf, a Muslim of Pakistani origin, is the new First Minister of the Scottish National Party, replacing Nicola Sturgeon who resigned in February amid controversy over her policies to allow people to change
The Pill causes breast cancer, says Oxford study
March 22, 2023
Every type of hormonal contraception dramatically increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found. Scientists have previously linked the combined contraceptive Pill – which is made up of oestrogen and progestogen – to a 20 per cent increase in developing the disease, while similarly high rates have been identified in
Pope promotes former Anglican bishop who became priest
March 20, 2023
The Pope has promoted a former Anglican bishop to the rank of Monsignor less than a year after he was ordained a Catholic priest. Mgr John Goddard, the former Bishop of Burnley, has also been made a “chaplain to His Holiness” within six months of his ordination as a priest for the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Catholic chaplain sues NHS for harassment after comments on marriage
March 13, 2023
A Catholic chaplain is suing the NHS because he says he was sacked after he answered questions from a patient about Church teaching on marriage. The Rev. Dr Patrick Pullino, a priest in the Archdiocese of Southwark, is taking action against South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust after he was dismissed
German Synodal Way backs same-sex blessings and transgender priests
March 12, 2023
Blessings for same-sex couples were yesterday given the green light by the German Synodal Way. Delegates voted by 176-14, with 12 abstentions, for a five-page document called “Blessing ceremonies for couples who love each other”. Of the German bishops who voted, a total of 38 were in favour of the text and nine were against,
Cardinal Nichols makes ‘Loyal Address’ to King Charles ahead of coronation
March 10, 2023
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has given a “Loyal Address” to King Charles III ahead of his coronation in May. The Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales was invited to Buckingham Palace to represent the Catholic Church. He was among the representatives of 27 “privileged bodies” summoned to the palace
UK crosses ‘thought crimes’ Rubicon after MPs outlaw prayer at abortion clinics
March 08, 2023
The House of Commons has approved the UK’s first “thought crime” law after MPs rejected a move to protect silent prayer in public places. In a free vote, MPs rejected an amendment to the Public Order Bill by 299 votes to 116, a large majority of 183, to protect private prayer and consensual conversations within
Bishops hit out at ‘insidious’ attack on Kate Forbes for her Christian beliefs
March 06, 2023
Scotland’s Catholic bishops have hit out at “insidious” attempts to bar a politician from party leadership because of her Christian beliefs. The bishops were also troubled “by the increasing prevalence of political parties removing the right of conscience from their parliamentarians on votes involving contentious moral issues”, they said in a statement. They made their
NHS ‘death pathway’ killings exposed in shocking new parliamentary report
March 06, 2023
Christine Pulfrey remembers her mother as “very fit” and “in good form” when she was admitted to a private hospital in Hull for a routine knee operation. Complications arose after surgery, however, and the 86-year-old was transferred to the Royal Hull Infirmary where, according to her daughter, in February 2017 she was “deliberately deprived of
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