On the subject of same sex marriage, everyone knows that the Catholic Church in Scotland takes the view that marriage is uniquely the union of a man and a woman, and that same sex unions should not be regarded as or called marriage. This may be anathe...
Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Philip Tartaglia | Read more »
Scottish Government plans for anti-bigotry legislation and same-sex marriage have come across criticism from important figures in the Catholic Church. The Bishop of Paisley, Phillip Tartaglia, has expressed concerns over the introduction of anti-bigot...
Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Megan Wells | Read more »
As a Catholic, my feelings towards the Pope are not black and white. While I respect him as a spiritual leader, I have deep concerns regarding his handling of child abuse in the church. For many Catholics, the Papal visit was coloured more by a sense o...
Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Matthew Macaulay | Read more »
The Catholic Church in Scotland has promised to fight the right-to-die bill launched by MSP Margo Macdonald. The bill—in its early stages of consideration in the Scottish Parliament—aims to legalise assistance for those wishing to end thei...
Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »
According to a recent report in The Times, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, could be offered a seat in the House of Lords upon his retirement. The rumours started around the time of Gordon Brown&r...
Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Paul Bickley | Read more »
Eluana Englaro died earlier this month after 17 years in a persistent vegetative state – and in a storm of controversy that has implicated politicians and religious leaders alike. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, the Vatican Health Ministe...
Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Nafsika Athanassoulis | Read more »
Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office has revealed the Pope’s belief that modern technology is distracting us from our spirituality. This is not the first time that the Vatican has spoken out about the excesses of mo...
Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »
Devout Catholics can use their faith to feel less pain, according to new research from Oxford University.As part of an experiment by scientists at the university, 12 believers and 12 non believers were given electric shocks while looking at an image of...
Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Katie Oakes | Read more »
