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• Abuse victim to tell world’s bishops: ‘You’re in charge: it’s up to you to stop it’

  Monday, February 6th, 2012

  Marie Collins explains to Madeleine Teahan what she will say at an unprecedented gathering of bishops in Rome this week

• Welsh leaders oppose ‘presumed consent’ for organ donations

  Friday, February 3rd, 2012

  Church leaders in Wales have criticised government plans to introduce presumed consent for organ donation.

• ‘When a child dies that’s really, really rough’

  Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

  Madeleine Teahan talks to Fr Michael Shea, a straight-talking American priest caring for the children of Aids sufferers in Thailand

• Bishops to distribute cards to Catholics declaring their faith

  Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

  Catholics across England and Wales are being encouraged to carry a ‘faith card’

• Top barrister: students’ crackdown on abortion debate is Stalinist and illegal

  Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

  Neil Addison accuses student union at University College London of ‘totalitarian intolerance’

• Student union restricts talks on abortion

  Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

  Union at University College London compels pro-life groups to invite pro-abortion speakers to their discussions

• Down’s Syndrome boy denied Communion, says mother

  Thursday, January 19th, 2012

  Catholic woman accuses Church of discrimination over disabled child

• Priest describes moment cruise ship ran aground

  Monday, January 16th, 2012

  Chaplain Fr Mallena, 70, prayed in the chapel and then rushed to save the Holy Eucharist and crew members’ valuables

• Bishop asks for hour of Confession every week in Lent

  Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

  Bishop of Lancaster says every church in the diocese will be open for Confession on Wednesday evenings

• Lord Falconer’s safeguards will not make assisted suicide any safer

  Thursday, January 5th, 2012

  His commission ignores the evidence from Oregon and puts all its faith in the idea of a long-standing family doctor