PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 17 September 2015 16:21
Northern Ireland: Praying into roots of rebellion
The roots of Northern Ireland’s problems go back to 1167 and the Anglo-Norman intervention into Ireland’s laws and policing. The two unrelated cultures were never united and found themselves living side by side. The IRA evolved…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:59
Vincent Nichols: we will rise and host refugees
On Tuesday Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, called on UK Catholics to respond ‘in prayer and in real practical action’ to the call to house the 20,000 refugees coming to Britain. This follows Pope Francis'…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:57
Rights group brings legal action against UK government
After two British citizens who fought for IS were deliberately killed in an RAF targeted drone strike in Syria a human rights group, Rights Watch (UK), said it will issue judicial review proceedings in the High…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:56
Former Archbishop of Canterbury says UK must rescue Syria’s Christians
Reverend Dr George Carey believes that Germany opening its doors to the influx of refugees could turn Europe into a more attractive magnet for economic migrants, mostly young men travelling alone. ‘We don’t even know how…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:55
5,500 sex attacks in schools in three years
More than 5,500 alleged sex crimes in UK schools were reported to police from 2012 to 2015. A UK-wide investigation by BBC Radio 5 Live into sex crimes in schools discovered that in Great Britain there…
Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:54
Praying for our education system
A September Department of Education press release said, ‘Millions of pupils returning to the classroom this term are being taught a new forward-thinking, knowledge-rich national curriculum that will give them the knowledge and skills to succeed…