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Bishops to distribute cards to Catholics declaring their faith
Wednesday, 1 February 2012Catholics across England and Wales are being encouraged to carry a ‘faith card’
Bishops to urge Catholics to write to MPs about same-sex marriage
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Archbishops will also issue a pastoral letter about the importance of marriage to society
Top barrister: students’ crackdown on abortion debate is Stalinist and illegal
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Neil Addison accuses student union at University College London of ‘totalitarian intolerance’
Benedict XVI performed exorcism in St Peter’s Square, claims priest
Friday, 3 February 2012
Exorcist Fr Gabriele Amorth claims that papal blessing released two men from possession
Welsh leaders oppose ‘presumed consent’ for organ donations
Friday, 3 February 2012
Church leaders in Wales have criticised government plans to introduce presumed consent for organ donation.
English Heritage blocks Ince Blundell Hall sale
Friday, 3 February 2012Augustinian Canonesses hope that sale of Roman and Greek marbles will help them to maintain nursing home
Benedictines to sell church treasures worth £100,000
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Chalices, church plate, reliquaries and a monstrance are being sold at an auction next week
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Liverpool archdiocese to launch evangelisation drive
Monday, 30 January 2012Archdiocese will take part in a Europe-wide pilot scheme in Lent
Euthanasia should be banned across Europe, rules Council
Monday, 30 January 2012Strasbourg-based organisation announces that assisted suicide “must always be prohibited”
Vatican downplays corruption claim
Friday, 27 January 2012Vatican spokesman criticises ‘partisan, partial and banal’ documentary
Former Man United footballer to become a priest
Friday, 27 January 2012Phil Mulryne, once a teammate of Ryan Giggs and David Beckham, is now a seminarian in Rome
All former Anglicans can join ordinariate, says bishop
Thursday, 26 January 2012Bishop Alan Hopes confirms that the new structure is open to all Anglican converts
Pope Benedict features in new illustrated children’s book
Thursday, 26 January 2012‘Be Saints’ recalls the Holy Father’s meeting with young people at the Big Assembly in Twickenham
Benedict XVI’s talks more advanced than Obama’s, research finds
Thursday, 26 January 2012A reading age of 16 is required to understand the Pope’s addresses, according to a linguistic test
Student union restricts talks on abortion
Wednesday, 25 January 2012Union at University College London compels pro-life groups to invite pro-abortion speakers to their discussions
Caritas supports Lords over child benefit cap
Wednesday, 25 January 2012Blocking Government reforms was “vital to protect children facing poverty”
Archbishop questions Home Secretary about same-sex marriage
Tuesday, 24 January 2012Archbishop Peter Smith raised concerns with Theresa May in a 40-minute meeting yesterday
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