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Bishop condemns deadly attack on Manchester synagogue
The local Catholic bishop has condemned a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur yesterday, in which two people were killed, calling for solidarity and prayer with the Jewish community. Source: CNA.
King Charles to make state visit to Vatican next month
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace has announced. Source: Catholic Herald.
Message from Pope read out at funeral of Duchess of KentÂ
King Charles and other senior royals gathered with friends and family yesterday to remember Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, whose Catholic funeral was held at Westminster Cathedral. Source: BBC.
King Charles visits Birmingham Oratory
King Charles III returned to work yesterday after his European summer holiday with a tour of the Birmingham Oratory to mark the canonisation of St John Henry Newman in 2019. Source: The Tablet.Â
Church-run hospices in UK ‘at risk’ if assisted suicide legalised
An English archbishop has called on Catholics to write to members of the House of Lords to urge them to oppose an assisted suicide bill which could trigger the closure of church-run hospices and care homes. Source: Catholic Review.
UK abortion figures ‘shocking and tragic’
Nearly one in three conceptions in England and Wales ends in abortion, newest government figures have revealed. Source: OSV News.
Apostolic Nuncio celebrates historic Mass in Canterbury Cathedral
For the first time in modern history, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral. Source: CNA.
UK Catholic bioethics centre forced to closeÂ
Britain’s leading Catholic bioethics centre is having to close at a critical moment for ethical issues and UK law. Source: Catholic Herald.
British Archbishop says End of Life Bill further devalues dignity of life
Liverpool Archbishop John Sherrington, who oversees life issues for the bishops of England and Wales, says the recent passage of a bill to legalise assisted suicide is a turning point in the country’s devaluation of the dignity of life. Source: National Catholic Register.