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Bishops Told New Law Does Not Threaten Faith Charities
BY MARK GREAVES THE HEAD of the Charity Commission has sought to reassure the Catholic bishops of England and Wales that new regulations do not pose a threat to Catholic......
Avoid Scapegoating Migrants In The Recession, Urges Bishop
BY MARK GREAVES AUXILIARY BISHOP Pat Lynch of Southwark has urged Catholics not to let migrants be used as scapegoats during the recession. He made the comment in a homily at......
Speak Out Now Or Kill Patients Later, Nurses Are Urged
BY STAFF REPORTER CAMPAIGNERS have urged nurses to speak out against euthanasia or risk having to assist suicides. The Care not Killing Alliance has warned nurses they may have......
Survey Suggests Casual Use Of Morning-after Pill
BY STAFF REPORTER NEW RESEARCH released last week suggests that nearly half of female students have used the abortifacient morning-after pill ,sparking fears that women are......
Pope Appoints Cardinal As Special Envoy To Derry
POPE BENEDICT XVI has appointed Cardinal Keith O’Brien as his special envoy to the celebrations marking the centenary of Longtower church in Derry on 9 June. The Longtower......
Religion Omitted From Equality Bill
EQUALITY MINISTER Harriet Harman failed to mention religion as she listed the forms of discrimination she wished to outlaw with her new Equality Bill. Her omission, in a written......
Religion ʻdriven Out Of Public Life'
RELIGION is being driven out of British life, according to the Daily Telegraph’s religious affairs correspondent. Martin Beckford told the Church of England Newspaper that “at......
Hospital ʻbans Church Pictures'
A HOSPITAL in Essex has banned images of churches for “fear of offending other religions.” Havering Council’s arts development officer, Jo Delaney, wrote in a letter to local......