From the assisted suicide bill to the Feast of the Assumption, these are some of the issues likely to shape the Catholic conversation this week.
Assisted suicide
The Second Reading and vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill are now only one month away. The Church has dedicated a great deal of time and effort to encouraging the faithful to contact their MPs to vote against it, and that is expected to continue and intensify as the September 11 vote approaches. Bishops across the country have spoken as part of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales campaign – most recently Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham.
