UK & Ireland News

Catholics have long served in disproportionately high numbers across the services. That should surprise no one: the military vocation speaks deeply to themes central to the Catholic imagination – duty, sacrifice, redemption

The report also highlights how anti-Christian incidents are on the rise not just in the Global South but also across Europe and North America

The Vatican has announced that St John Henry Newman will become co-patron of the Church’s educational mission and the 38th Doctor of the Church, marking the first new patron of Catholic education in nearly 150 years.

The son of DUP founder Ian Paisley has said King Charles III would betray his coronation oath by praying alongside Pope Leo XIV in Rome, calling the planned Vatican service a denial of the Protestant faith and a departure from the Crown’s historic religious identity.

The appointment of Bishop Nicholas Hudson ends nearly two years of uncertainty in the Diocese of Plymouth, following a series of delayed and withdrawn nominations that left the West Country diocese without a resident bishop.

Abortion rates among under-18s in England and Wales have fallen by more than 40 per cent in a decade, as younger generations adopt increasingly pro-life views despite government crackdowns on public prayer and protest.

Through the narrative of Fergie's gaffes, the popular media has speculated about her chances of 'redemption' – by which they mean, not the saving of souls, but the readmission to public, media and royal favour. Now it seems to have been decided that there can be no redemption

King Charles III will next week become the first British monarch since the Reformation to pray publicly with the Pope when he visits the Vatican for an official state visit with Queen Camilla

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, who died on 4 September aged 92, was the first senior member of the British royal family to convert to Catholicism since Princess Ena of Battenberg

His Requiem Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Nichols with the Homily given by Canon Alexander Sherbrooke – a friend of Guthrie – who spoke of the soldier's 'great humility' as a Catholic

A significant attempt to undo a controversial clause allowing abortion up to birth was mounted in the UK Parliament this week

Visitors to the sacred building this week have been taken aback to find its medieval interior covered in graffiti-style slogans, part of a new art installation that has drawn serious criticism

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has commended the release of the Apostolic Exhortation 'Dilexi te' – ‘I have loved you’ – the first document of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, as a timely reminder for the faithful

The prominent former Tory politician has released a video on the history of the Feast of the Holy Rosary in which he guides viewers on how to pray the popular Catholic devotion and even extolls its health benefits

The study invites responses from both adult neurodivergent Catholics and their caregivers, seeking to identify what helps and what hinders full participation in Church life

An icon created in Ukraine during the height of the conflict has been solemnly blessed at a UK cathedral after making a perilous journey out of the country. The icon was made and brought to the UK after being commissioned by the Catholic Military Association

A recent poll sheds light on attitudes among Catholics, Protestants and the non-religious in the country towards religion, Christianity and individual Churches

Her emergence as a popular presidential prospect, albeit one who was sidelined by the establishment, gives hope of a country falling back in love with the forgotten faith of its forebears

Elijah Burke was escorted out of a University of Galway event after questioning presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly about his brother Enoch’s imprisonment over a transgender dispute.

Dame Sarah Mullally has been named Archbishop of Canterbury Designate, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England in its nearly 500-year history.