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English bishop says euthanasia bill could lead to decline in palliative care
Noting that Britain founded the modern hospice movement, an English bishop says a proposal to legalise assisted suicide could lead to “a gradual decline in funding for palliative care”. Source: Crux.
English archdiocese’s U-turn on decision to close churches
A Catholic church in England in which a Victorian-era mystic was said to have received rapturous visions of the Crucifixion has been saved from closure. Source: Catholic Herald.
British court convicts man for silent prayer outside abortion clinic
A court has convicted a British army veteran of violating a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic after he prayed silently within the boundary. Source: OSV News.
Cardinal issues warning as British MPs prepare to debate euthanasia bill
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has warned people to “be careful what you wish for” as British MPs prepare to debate a new bill to allow assisted suicide. Source: The Tablet.
Abuse crisis sees Mass attendance drop in England and Wales
The abuse crisis in the Church has contributed to a third of Catholics in England and Wales reducing their attendance of Mass or stopping going altogether, according to a new report by Durham University. Source: Catholic Herald.
Catholic charity says English Channel deaths a ‘horrendous tragedy’
After four people – including a two-year-old boy – died attempting to cross the English Channel, the Jesuit Refugee Service UK said tightening enforcement of immigration laws “is not a solution”. Source: Crux.
Augustinian friars return to shrine for first time in 500 years
Members of the Augustinian Order will return to serve at the UK’s Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady at Walsingham for the first time in nearly 500 years. Source: Catholic Herald.
Stella Maris UK calls on Government to protect people in fishing industry
After a television documentary accused a Scottish fishing company of modern-day slavery, a Catholic charity is calling on Britain’s Home Office to do more to protect people in the fishing industry. Source: Crux.
Violence threatens social values: UK bishops say
Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom are praying for peace amid rioting sparked by the tragic stabbing of several children at a dance class last week, saying “such violence threatens the values of our society”. Source: National Catholic Register.