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October 26, 2021

The doors of Sir Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair were flung open wide for the great and the good of the Catholic world last Tuesday for our annual drinks party. The Catholic Herald, in partnership with CCLA, the UK’s leading charity investment fund, celebrated the easing of restrictions with a champagne drinks reception. We

Abuse survivor receives payout after she was ‘re-traumatised’ by slurs in complaints process

October 26, 2021

A woman abused by a priest as a teenager has become the first person to receive a pay-out over treatment she received from the Church following her complaint. She took action against the Archdiocese of Westminster earlier this year after she learned that she had been referred to as “needy” and “manipulative” in emails between

Indian Catholic archbishop criticises Christian missionary survey plan

October 26, 2021

Bengaluru, India, Oct 25, 2021 / 04:30 am A proposed survey of Christian missionaries and their places of worship could lead to church workers being “unfairly targeted,” a Catholic archbishop in India has said. Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore made the statement on Oct. 15 in response to media reports that the state government of Karnataka, in

US bishops warn against ‘extreme’ abortion provisions in budget bills

October 26, 2021

Washington D.C., Oct 25, 2021 / 15:02 pm Spending bills introduced last week in the U.S. Senate would force employers and insurers to cover and pay for abortion, and do not include longtime protections for conscience rights, the U.S. bishops’ conference warned on Friday. “The bills released by the Senate Appropriations chairman this week represent

UK lawmakers formally propose ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill

October 26, 2021

London, England, Oct 26, 2021 / 04:30 am U.K. lawmakers have formally proposed an “Amess amendment” to a bill going through Parliament seeking to guarantee that Catholic priests can administer the last rites at crime scenes. The amendment, known as 292E, to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, was proposed by four members of the House