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House of Lords bill on ‘sentience’ would give human foetuses in UK parity with shellfish

March 20, 2024

A bill under consideration in the United Kingdom’s House of Lords is attempting to establish a committee on ‘foetal sentience’. The bill (HL Bill 15) would require the UK Secretary of State to establish a Foetal Sentience Committee. The committee’s purpose would be to provide evidence-based, scientific expertise on the sentience – a measure of

Furious reaction to ‘blasphemous’ poster results in riot police guard for premiere of Greek film

March 19, 2024

Riot police were deployed in the Greek city of Thessaloniki as a city-wide ban on protests was implemented after two weeks of turmoil in response to a new documentary film and its accompanying “blasphemous” poster. Those incensed by the film and its poster had previously announced plans to disrupt the premiere of Greek filmmaker Elina

West England and the Diocese of Clifton have a new bishop

March 14, 2024

The Diocese of Clifton has a new bishop as of 14 March 2024. Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Canon Bosco MacDonald as the tenth Bishop of Clifton. It follows the Pope on the same day accepting the resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton, one of 22 dioceses

Sacrament of Confession under threat in Hong Kong from Chinese security law

March 13, 2024

The confidentiality of the Sacrament of Confession could be under threat in Hong Kong due to a new national security law that the Chinese government is currently pushing through. In a joint letter, 16 international experts in freedom of religion and belief have expressed “profound and grave concerns” about the implications of the new security

Warwick Street’s pipe organ restoration project struggling to find grants

March 11, 2024

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory on Warwick Street in the heart of London is in the midst of a difficult fundraising campaign for the restoration of its esteemed pipe organ. The situation is “challenging”, according to those at the church, which currently is commemorating its 300th anniversary. Originally installed in 1790 by

EDITORIAL: Raves in the naves, the desecration of our medieval cathedrals

March 10, 2024

One of the most dispiriting reflections of the state of the Church of England has been the spectacle of ancient cathedrals hosting what critics call “raves in the nave” – silent discos. A recent event at Canterbury Cathedral was especially repugnant; people danced to the music of Eminem and the Spice Girls in the nave

EDITORIAL: The Church and the conflict in Gaza

March 09, 2024

Five months after the conflict in Gaza began, the undeclared war continues to exact a terrible toll on the lives and livelihoods of civilians. The 130 Israelis taken hostage during the Hamas atrocities of 7 October last year are still in captivity in unimaginable conditions. At the time of writing, the number of Palestinian civilian

Pope’s blessings for ‘same-sex couples’ definitively sink ecumenical dialogue with Copts

March 09, 2024

One of the most influential Oriental Orthodox Churches has suspended theological dialogue with the Catholic Church and reaffirmed its opposition to “all forms of homosexual relationships,” in the latest blow to a recent Vatican document which sets a way for blessing members of same-sex relationships. The declaration – “Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning of

On Pilgrimage With: Guy Hayward, pilgrim and performer, author and director of the British Pilgrimage Trust

March 07, 2024

Where would you go? The Cornish Celtic Way or the Lakeland Pilgrimage, or anywhere along the west coast of Britain that is known for its temperate rainforests. I’ve chosen these two routes specifically because they both have a good selection of youth hostels, independent hostels, camping barns, bothies and, in Cornwall’s case, what we at

St Mary’s Ascot deals with first teachers’ strike in school’s 139-year history

March 06, 2024

Teachers at the prestigious Catholic all-girls boarding school St Mary’s Ascot are reportedly taking strike action for the first time in the school’s 139-year history. The industrial action involves teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe. The strikes concern a dispute with the school’s governors about

Provocative Catholic media network Church Militant to close following another defamation suit

March 05, 2024

The controversial and lately increasingly embattled Catholic media outlet Church Militant is shutting down in April after settling its latest defamation lawsuit with a $500,000 payment. It follows another defamation lawsuit that Church Militant brought against traditionalist Catholic podcaster Mike Parrott, after he accused the founder of Church Militant, Michael Voris, of living a homosexual lifestyle and mismanaging money, reports Detroit Catholic. It is

France becomes first country in world to make abortion a constitutional right

March 04, 2024

France has chosen to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right, thereby becoming the only country in the world to use its most fundamental principles of national law to guarantee the right to terminate a pregnancy up to 14 weeks. Lawmakers from both houses of the French Parliament voted 780 to 72 in favour of the

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