Image Credit: CBCEW Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has thanked Catholics for writing to peers and praying that …
Outstanding historic Catholic churches given further funding for urgent repairs
Harvington Hall, Kidderminster – Exterior. Credit © Phil Downing 142 historic sites across England – including 17 buildings listed Grade I or Grade II* in …
Pope Francis appeals that migrants not be sent back to unsafe countries
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Oct. 24, 2021./ Vatican Media Pope Francis made an appeal for migrants Sunday, calling on the international community …
Doctors say they will not participate in assisted suicide if it becomes legal
The House of Parliament in London./ Daniel Gale/Shutterstock. A group of some 1,700 British doctors say they will not participate in assisted suicide, amid a …
Mike Kane MP proposes adding ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill
Official portrait of Sir David Amess./ Chris McAndrew via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0). Mike Kane, a Labour Member of Parliament, has proposed adding an “Amess …
Faith leaders warn of risk to vulnerable posed by Assisted Dying Bill
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop Justin Welby and The Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, speak of their “profound disquiet” over the Assisted Dying Bill, ahead of its …
Pope Francis thanks child for impromptu ‘lesson’ at general audience
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 20, 2021./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis thanked a child on Wednesday for …
The Vatican strengthens ties with the world’s oldest Christian nation
Pope Francis meets with Catholicos Karekin II, the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church, on Oct. 16, 2021./ Vatican Media. The signing of a memorandum …
Fire ‘set deliberately’ damages Scotland’s national shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes
Carfin Grotto, Scotland’s national shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, is cleaned after a suspected arson attack on Oct. 17, 2021./ Sancta Familia Media. Source: …
Sir David Amess death: Bishop Davies calls for last rites to be recognized as ‘emergency service’
Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury, England, pictured on April 4, 2012/ Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk. Bishop Mark Davies yesterday called for greater recognition of the last rites as …
Ex-Anglican bishop: As a Catholic, I want to help the persecuted abroad and marginalized Christians at home
Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Anglican bishop of Rochester, England./ michaelnazirali.com. A former Anglican bishop said on Sunday that he hopes that by becoming a …
Catholic colleagues pay tribute to Sir David Amess MP
Official portrait of Sir David Amess./ Richard Townshend via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0). Catholic colleagues paid tribute to the slain lawmaker Sir David Amess in …
Pope Francis: To seek status over service is a spiritual illness
Pope Francis speaks during the Angelus prayer./ Vatican Media. Do good from a spirit of service, not from a desire for personal glory, Pope Francis …
Pope Francis ordains Msgr. Guido Marini a bishop in St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis lays his hands on the head of Guido Marini, consecrating him a bishop, in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 17, 2021 / Daniel Ibanez/EWTN/Vatican …
Cardinal pays tribute to Sir David Amess’ generosity and integrity
Cardinal Vincent Nichols with David Amess MP RIP Following the death of Sir David Amess MP as a result of a knife attack on Friday …
Former Anglican Bishop of Rochester received into the Catholic Church
Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, former Anglican Bishop of Rochester. Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 Elekes Andor, Wikimedia Commons The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, established …
Italy’s high court overturns arrest warrant against Vatican broker Gianluigi Torzi
The Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome, Italy./ Sergio D’Afflitto via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 it). Italy’s Supreme Court has overturned an arrest warrant against …
Nine days of prayer to help defeat attempt to legalise assisted suicide
Votive Candles The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales invite the faithful to pray a novena, nine days of prayer, seeking the intercession of Pope …
Meet the volunteer friar firefighters started by St. Maximilian Kolbe
The volunteer friar firefighters started by St. Maximilian Kolbe/ EWTN News In Depth A group of firefighters from Poland looks just like any other firefighting …
Pope Francis encourages Catholics in Russia to witness to the Gospel
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow./ Sergey Ilyin-Mikhalski via Wikimedia (public domain). As the Soviet Union was disintegrating 30 years ago, St. John …