Lord Harries’ amendments to Lobbying Bill considered today

Amendments in line with recommendations in the second Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement (CCSDE) report on the government’s Transparency in Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning, and Trade Union Administration Bill have been tabled by Lord Harries,...

Christmas cards help provide support to asylum seekers

Ekklesia has not produced any Christmas or New Year cards of our own this year, but we are very happy to encourage you to buy some beautiful ones produced by our friend Carrie Gooch, a visual artist who is a member of the Iona Community. The proceeds go to back...

Letter from LGBT Catholics to the Bishops’ Conference

This is the full text of the letter from the LGBT Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council to Ms Elizabeth Davies, Marriage and Family Life Project Officer at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales in December 2013. This is the full text of the...

Raise your voices, because it really ‘shouldn’t be like this’

Jenny (not her real name) describes herself as “a medicated production”. In preparation for our meeting, she had recourse to a morphine patch. She explained that she always tried to “dress nicely and take care with my hair and make up when I go out or meet people.”...