The Catholic Church has said the decision to close a Scottish faith school is a 'hammer blow'. Officials at the Scottish Government have given the go-ahead to East Dunbartonshire Council to close St ...
A survivor of abuse within the Scottish Catholic Church says a report into the scandal is "repugnant" and "a joke". The Church has apologised to victims of abuse by clergy after the findings of indep...
The Catholic Church in Scotland is being accused of ignoring safeguarding recommendations made by a commission in 2015. Former Church of Scotland moderator Dr Andrew McLellan had carried out an inves...
The Catholic Church has called on Scottish ministers to use new welfare powers to increase child benefit by £5, saying the extra cash could help stop youngster Bishop William Nolan, of the Church's ...
The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has apologised to young unmarried mothers who say the Church forced them to give up their babies for adoption in th Cardinal Vincent Nichols said some ado...
The Catholic Church in Scotland has apologised to victims of abuse by clergy after it was told it must address the wrongs of the past by an independent review o The inquiry which was headed by former...
A Scottish archbishop says the UK's benefits system is "not fit for purpose" and people who need help from the state face an "impenetrable bureaucratic jungle". Glasgow's Archbishop Philip Tartaglia ...
The Catholic Church has been celebrating its annual World Mission Day. This year's country of focus is Mongolia, which houses the youngest group of Christians in world.Believers were not documented i...
A new survey by the Catholic Education Service is suggesting its schools admit more disadvantaged pupils than the national average. Premier's Marcus Jones reports. (function(){var ff=document.c...
An inquiry looking into care homes in Jersey has asked the Catholic Church on the island for records kept at an orphanage. The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry confirmed it's looking for details about...
The Catholic Church and local authorities have been criticised for claiming child sex abuse victims 'consented'. Lawyers representing some of the victims told the Sunday Telegraph that the defence is...
The Catholic Church has said freedom of expression is being put in danger through proposals to ban protests outside abortion clinics. The government is holding a review into the right to lobby or hol...
The Catholic Education Service (CES) has been left furious after inspectors downgraded a faith secondary school from "good" to "requires improvement". Ofsted, the school's inspectorate, claims St Ben...
The Catholic Church has rejected criticism over plans to remove the cap on the number of children from one particular faith that a school can select. Announcing reforms on Friday, Theresa May announce...
The Catholic Education Service has denied its schools shy away from teaching about same-sex relationships, following Labour leadership front-runner Andy Burnham The shadow health secretary said schoo...
We're being encouraged to become more comfortable talking about death. The Catholic Church is launching a campaign to better support those who are coming to the end of their lives.It says the Church ...
The Catholic Church in England and Wales will take in refugees to help ease the crisis in Europe. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of Catholics in the two regions, has said in a statement that th...
The statistics show there were 46 allegations of abuse made over the six year period, of which more than half were made against priests. More than half of abuse complaints made to the Catholic Church...
The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland is expected to be included in a public inquiry into historical abuse of children. The Scottish Government has announced a statutory public inquiry will be held t...
The Catholic Church in England and Wales is issuing new guidelines for Catholics and Catholic organisations in order to stop them falling foul of equality laws. The Christian Responsibility and Citiz...
