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UK rejects bill seeking to legalise assisted suicide
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. Source: Crux.
UK bishop urges opposition to euthanasia laws
With the UK Parliament set to vote again on an assisted suicide bill this Friday, another British bishop has criticised the bill, saying it is not only bad but unneeded. Source: Crux.
Burnham urged to seek release of Hong Kong activist
A British bishop has written to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, asking him to do everything possible to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, who has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for nearly six years. Source: Crux.
Archbishops call on UK to tackle global debt
Following the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last week, Scottish and African archbishops have urged the United Kingdom not to “ignore the cry of our global family” under the “crushing weight of unjust debt”. Source: The Tablet.
Burnham wants voluntary assisted dying ‘put on hold’
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said debate around the introduction of assisted suicide should be put on hold until palliative and social care programs in the country are properly funded. Source: Crux.
Burnham becomes Britain’s first Catholic-born prime minister
When Andy Burnham began his term as the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister on Monday, he made history in becoming Britain’s first Catholic-born prime minister. Source: NCR Online.
Amnesty regrets calling bishops’ conference ‘anti-rights’
Amnesty International UK has expressed regret for releasing a report that included the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and many Christian and Catholic organisations on a list of “anti-rights” organisations. Source: Crux.
Terror now suspected in murder of Catholic politician
Counter-terrorism police in the United Kingdom have announced they are taking over the investigation into the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a British politician and Catholic convert killed last week. Source: Crux.
UK police arrest man over murder of Catholic politician
Police in the United Kingdom have arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of prominent pro-life Catholic politician Ann Widdecombe, after releasing the man they arrested late last week. Source: Crux.