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UK bishops elevate St Winefride’s Well to national shrine status
The bishops of England and Wales have elevated St Winefride’s Well to the status of a national shrine. Source: Catholic Herald.
UK Catholic charities welcome court ruling against refugee transfer plan
Catholic charities in the United Kingdom are among those who have welcomed yesterday’s Supreme Court decision against the British Government’s plans to transfer people seeking asylum to Rwanda. Source: The Tablet.
Baby Indi dies after court orders life support be switched off
Indi Gregory, the British girl whose parents battled the British courts to have her life support extended, died yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Pope prays for British baby as life support withdrawn
Pope Francis is praying for baby Indi Gregory and her family as the critically ill British infant’s life support was withdrawn this weekend by a United Kingdom court order. Source: CNA.
Bishop claims marriage ‘disappearing’ in Britain
An English Catholic bishop says the shrinking number of marriages in Britain is causing negative social consequences, the implications of which are only beginning to be worked out, not least for the wellbeing of children. Source: Crux.
Crucifix of priest executed after Gunpowder Plot goes on display in UK convent
A crucifix that once belonged to a priest executed after England’s notorious Gunpowder Plot is on display in the country’s oldest operating convent, in the northern city of York. Source: Crux.
Isle of Man to get its first Catholic cathedral
The Isle of Man, a small British Crown Dependency located between Ireland and Great Britain, will receive a Catholic cathedral for the first time in the predominantly Anglican island’s history. Source: Crux.
UK court denies teenager’s wish to fight for her life
A Catholic bioethics institute in the United Kingdom has criticised a court for denying an “alert and conscious” teenager the legal right to fight a move to put her on end-of-life care against her will. Source: OSV News.
Sequinned vestments worn centuries ago for illegal Mass go on display
Georgian vestments worn for the illegal opening Mass in the United Kingdom’s oldest convent are to be reunited in the chapel for the first time since 1769 when they go on display at an exhibition next month. Source: The Tablet.