Fr Martin Newell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:57:04 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Fr Martin Newell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 UK priest denies criminal damage charges after peace protest https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/04/22/uk-priest-denies-criminal-damage-charges-peace-protest/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:07:00 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=56924 An English priest has appeared in court after he wrote a peace slogan on a Ministry of Defence wall in London on Ash Wednesday. Fr Martin Newell said he was trying to prevent "mass destruction". The Passionist has denied charges of criminal damage, saying his message was later washed off. His trial will be in Read more

UK priest denies criminal damage charges after peace protest... Read more]]> An English priest has appeared in court after he wrote a peace slogan on a Ministry of Defence wall in London on Ash Wednesday.

Fr Martin Newell said he was trying to prevent "mass destruction".

The Passionist has denied charges of criminal damage, saying his message was later washed off.

His trial will be in August.

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UK priest denies criminal damage charges after peace protest]]> 56924 UK priest gets jail after anti-war protests https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/03/18/uk-priest-gets-jail-anti-war-protests/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:02:27 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=55577 A Catholic priest in the United Kingdom, Fr Martin Newell, has been sentenced to a jail term for not paying fines arising from his many anti-war protests. Fr Newell, a Passionist priest, cited the non-violent example of Jesus as the basis for his actions. Continue reading  

UK priest gets jail after anti-war protests... Read more]]> A Catholic priest in the United Kingdom, Fr Martin Newell, has been sentenced to a jail term for not paying fines arising from his many anti-war protests.

Fr Newell, a Passionist priest, cited the non-violent example of Jesus as the basis for his actions.

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