

The Prince of Wales has told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse that he maintained contact with, and occasionally gave money to, a former Anglican bishop who was later jailed for abusing young men.

A community of nuns in rural Wales has applied to the Home Office for a licence to disinter the remains of 18 nuns buried in its cemetery. The sisters have also held a public auction of their monastery’s belongings ahead of their move.
The Catholic charity Mary’s Meals, founded by has received a windfall of £425,000 from the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Following an attack on a Catholic priest during an Orange march in Glasgow earlier this month, another Protestant march due to take place in the city tomorrow has been cancelled.

The English and Welsh bishops have urged the government to provide evidence that it is overhauling its approach to international religious freedom, following the appointment of the first ever religious freedom envoy, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
The Iraqi Catholic nun who had repeatedly been denied entry into the UK where she has a sick sister has finally received a visa following a U-turn by the Home Office.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has described the UK Government’s “very hard” treatment of asylum seekers as “a shame on our country”.
Christianity is viewed marginally more favourably by the post-millennial generation than by those in older age groups, according to a new ComRes survey released to mark the publication of a book, Faitheism, by the respected evangelical academic Krish Kandiah.
The Catholic Church has been challenged to condemn so-called “gay conversion therapy” after the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that her Government was banning the controversial practice.
The first Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief has been appointed by the UK Government, with Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, a British Muslim peer, businessman and former minister filling the post.
Almost 200 young Catholics have signed an open letter in support of the teaching of Humanae Vitae, 50 years after the Encyclical Letter on birth control of Pope Paul VI.
The Catholic Church has joined senior former ministers in welcoming a new commitment from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to divert vulnerable women in the criminal justice system away from custodial sentences through rehabilitation and the provision of tailored support.
Exclusive: An Iraqi Catholic nun repeatedly denied entry into the UK where she has a sick sister has had her visa application reopened by the Home Office.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of two more Chilean bishops, as the sexual abuse scandal continues to rock the South American country.
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