Northern Catholic Conference , June 8th, 2013 - Vatican Two – Reading the signs of the times: 50 Years Later What Does The Council Say To Us? Also, for power point slides, see https://www.davidalton.net/media/ On October 11th 2012, we marked the momentous event...
Thomas More, Edmund Campion and Westminster Hall
Much was written about the historic significance of Pope Benedict's address to Members of Parliament in Westminster Hall – during the Pope’s visit last year. It was here, in July 1535 that the former Speaker and Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, was tried for high...
A Faith Worth Dying For Is Worth Living For – Don't forget the price Christians paid in Eastern Europe
A Faith Worth Dying For Is Worth Living For - Don't forget the price Christians paid in Eastern Europe By David Alton Eighty two years ago the Romanian parents of a newly born boy gave him the Christian name Tertullian. It would prove to be an appropriate...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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Government quizzed on whether a percentage of aid to Pakistan will be allocated to improving the living conditions of people from religious minorities, including the provision of fresh running water and electricity, and the creation of primary schools; on education for destitute girls; and on whether religious minorities in Pakistan will be included in the list of marginalized communities prioritised for UK aid.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4129): Questions by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of...
Article 18 – Freedom of Religion or Belief – Raised With the Government of India.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4125): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of...
Cases of self-immolation and suicide among Tibetan Monks protesting against the government of China and the death of monk Tenzin Dorjee raised in Parliament.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4124): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take action following...