The Catholic Church has indicated it will oppose a Scottish law banning parents from smacking their children. Scotland outlawed the physical punishment of children last year after the Scottish govern...
A seriously ill baby boy and his parents at the centre of a High Court life-support care battle have been offered prayers and support by the Catholic Church in Chris Gard and Connie Yates have until...
The Catholic Church has opened a "pro-life office" in Scotland to co-ordinate a campaign against abortion. Senior cleric, Archbishop Leo Cushley, cut the ribbon at the opening of the new Archdiocese ...
The Catholic Church has said it will back Scotland's first state supported Muslim school, as long as it conforms to the same rules other faith schools do. Al-Qalam primary school in Glasgow wants pub...
The Catholic Church has warned that the plan for EU citizens to remain in the UK after Brexit will impact people "who are already vulnerable". Under the EU Settlement Scheme people from European coun...
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has spoken out against the European Court of Human Rights ruling that a terminally-ill baby cannot receive treatment.&n On Tuesday Chris Gard and Connie Yates...
Children at Roman Catholic church schools could still be "at risk" of sexual abuse despite years of efforts to root out predators, an inquiry has heard. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abus...
A Catholic church in Northern Ireland has suspended the "sign of peace" in a bid to prevent the spread of flu. The Diocese of Down and Connor has also told priests to disinfect their hands before dis...
The Catholic Church should explicitly state if its organisational structure prevents it protecting children from sexual abuse, a lawyer for victims ha Christopher Jacobs said "there is a de...
The Catholic Church is pledging to continue support for pupils and staff at Corpus Christi College in Leeds after the death of teacher Ann Maguire. A 15 year-old boy has been remanded in custody afte...
The websites of Scotland's two Catholic archdioceses have been hacked in the last few months. It has just emerged visitors to the sites of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the Archdiocese of St Andrews...
The Catholic Church has welcomed the government's plans to reform prisons, calling them "encouraging". During the Conservative party conference both the Prime Minister and Justice Secretary outlined ...
A couple who want to move their severely disabled five-year-old daughter to an Italian hospital have won a High Court life-support treatment fight. Specialists caring for Tafida Raqeeb at the Royal L...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales (CBCEW) has given its backing to a Vatican document which rejects the idea that people can choose or cha On Monday, the text, Male And Female H...
The organisation which represents Catholic schools in the UK has defended its decision to pick Judaism, rather than Islam, as it's second GCSE RE subject. The government recently stipulated that scho...
The Catholic Education Service has said a law going through Parliament which would allow the government to convert failing schools into academies is not the bes It's speaking after the government was...
The head of the Catholic Education Service has said it will be "dreadful" if faith schools exploit new rules to take children from only their religion. Paul Barber's speaking after the government ann...
The head of a Catholic school in Dorset has been banned from teaching after altering exam papers. Maurice O'Brien was in charge at St Mary's Primary in Poole when he changed answers to try and improv...
Frank Docherty, a man who survived abuse at a Catholic-run orphanage in Scotland and went on to campaign for other young victims, has died at the age of 74. He regularly suffered physical abuse at Sm...
A Christian journalist has been asked to attend a police interview after she was accused - among other things - of referring to a transgender woman by the wrong It is alleged that Caroline Farrow, wh...
