Church in UK and Ireland

English cardinal: Priests would die rather than break seal of confession
- Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland
- Nov 8, 2019
Catholic priests would die rather than break the seal of confession to report child abusers to the police, said an English cardinal.
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U.K. must do more to fight trafficking, bishop says after bodies found
- Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland
- Oct 26, 2019
The U.K. government must step up its efforts to provide sanctuary for migrants and to fight trafficking gangs in the wake of the discovery of a truck containing 39 frozen corpses, a bishop said.
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English cardinal admits ‘extent of failures’ on abuse ahead of inquiry
- Church in UK and Ireland
- Oct 24, 2019
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has issued a statement admitting to “failures” on handling abuse by Church officials ahead of a government-established inquiry into sex abuse in the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
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Discovery of 39 dead migrants in England shows need for asylum reform, JRS says
- Church in UK and Ireland
- Oct 24, 2019
A gruesome discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container on a truck in Essex on Wednesday morning “highlights the urgent need for more safe and legal routes to migrate and to seek asylum,” says the director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK.
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British government notes ‘deterioration’ of religious liberty in several countries
- Church in UK and Ireland
- Oct 23, 2019
Religious freedom has deteriorated in several countries during the first half of 2019, according to a statement published Oct. 22 by the British Foreign Office.
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Northern Ireland bishops lament ‘tragic’ legalization of abortion
- Church in UK and Ireland
- Oct 23, 2019
Northern Ireland’s Catholic bishops said the introduction of abortion into the province was a “a tragic day for the unborn children who will now never bless our world with their unique and precious lives,” and called on people to hold their elected representatives “accountable” for the development.
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