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November 13, 2023

Covid lockdown of churches was ‘outrageous’, admits former government minister

November 13, 2023

The lockdown of churches during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic was “outrageous”, a former Government minister has admitted. Lord Greenhalgh of Fulham, a Conservative peer in Boris Johnson’s Government, said that churches and other places of worship were closed because “people at the heart of power did not understand faith”. He made his remarks as the

More kowtowing to China as senior state bishop visits Hong Kong as guest of Cardinal Chow

November 13, 2023

This week Beijing’s Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, who is President of China’s state-controlled Catholic body, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA), visits Hong Kong for five days. This comes just a week after more than 10 Catholic bishops from around the world called for the release of Catholic pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, who has been

All reference to Catholic schools deleted from new Scottish sex ed guidelines as Church ‘wilfully ignored’ by government

November 13, 2023

The Scottish Government released new draft guidelines on the delivery of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood education to be applied in Scottish schools. The new guidance, which is issued under section 56 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000, is designed to replace earlier guidance issued in 2014. A public consultation on the draft