Charles Collins/Crux, Author at Catholic Herald

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East Anglia diocese applauds UK Government lifting cap on Catholic schools

May 13, 2024

A decision to lift the faith-based admissions cap on new free schools in England has been welcomed by the Diocese of East Anglia. The diocese says the decision paves the way for Catholic free schools to open, having previously been excluded under the 50 per cent cap or “rule” which could have forced schools to

Bishop Sherrington ‘deeply alarmed’ by proposed amendments on abortion

May 09, 2024

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Bishop John Sherrington, who heads the bishops’ conference on life issues, is concerned that proposed amendments in the British Parliament will liberalise the country’s abortion laws. Four amendments have been submitted to the Criminal Justice Bill which relate to the protection of unborn babies and will be debated on May 15.

Jesuit Refugee Service report finds ‘toxic culture’ of abuse in UK immigrant detention centres

May 08, 2024

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Abuse and mistreatment remain endemic throughout immigrant detention centers in the UK, according to a new report by the Jesuit Refugee Service UK (JRS UK). The agency on Wednesday published a new report, After Brook House: Continued Abuses in Immigration Detention, which says patterns of mistreatment detailed by the Independent Inquiry into

CAFOD appeals to Catholic community to help bring Sudan back ‘from the brink’

April 24, 2024

Britain’s leading Catholic aid agency is making an emergency appeal to support families impacted by the conflict in Sudan. Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted in April 2023, according to the United Nations. CAFOD is the official international aid agency of the Catholic Church

UK Parliament passes Rwanda refugee bill that is ‘as inhumane as it is absurd’

April 23, 2024

Britain’s Parliament has finally passed the Rwanda bill which will send some asylum seekers to the African country, a move a leading Catholic agency says is “as inhumane as it is absurd”. The controversial bill was passed after months of back-and-forth between the House of Commons and House of Lords. The Jesuit Refugee Service UK

CAFOD blames IMF’s ‘devastating’ role in global debt crisis

April 18, 2024

As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank hold their Spring meeting, a leading Catholic international aid group says the world is sinking “deeper into a global sovereign debt crisis”. The world’s two leading financial behemoths are meeting in Washington, DC, from 15-20 April. But while their respective representatives and experts meet and

New study expresses ‘grave concerns’ on State’s definition of ‘brain death’ compared to Catholic view

April 13, 2024

When does the brain die? While the concept of brain death has been widely accepted by medical professionals since the late-1960s, significant questions about its precise nature still remain. The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) has released a report, “Integrity in the Determination of Brain Death: Recent Challenges and Next Steps”, to draw attention to

Catholic group says UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry must consider detrimental impact of forcibly closing churches

March 27, 2024

LEICESTER, UK – A leading Catholic group in the UK is urging the ongoing Covid-19 Inquiry to look at the impact of the pandemic on people of faith across the British Isles. Founded in 1870 as an organisation dedicated to the defence of Catholic values in the UK Parliament and in public life, and to

Archbishop of Moscow urges against ‘despair’ following terrorist attack in Russian capital

March 26, 2024

Archbishop Pavel Pezzi of Moscow has offered his “deepest condolences” to the victims and relatives of a “brutal terrorist attack” in Russia’s capital on the evening of 22 March. At least 133 people were killed at a concert hall in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow. The Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch claimed responsibility for the

Gaza ceasefire ‘finally a step closer’ after UN Security Council resolution, says CAFOD

March 26, 2024

The United Nations Security Council on 26 March passed a resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It also called for an unconditional release of all hostages. According to CAFOD, England’s leading Catholic international aid agency, as a result of the UN resolution, the conditions needed to prevent

An entire generation of Syrian children has never known home due to civil war, says UK’s leading Catholic charity

March 14, 2024

With Syria reaching the 13th anniversary of the beginning of its civil war on 15 March, the UK’s leading Catholic charity has highlighted how there is now an entire generation “who have never been able to live in their own country”. CAFOD, the international aid agency of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales,

Church leaders respond to British Parliament’s concerns on asylum seekers using Baptism to game system

March 13, 2024

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A senior priest in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales told members of the British Parliament that clergy do their best to “unpack” Baptism requests but that it is all but impossible to discern a person’s “experience of faith” – and thereby know for sure if they are being

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