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Scotland sees 80 per cent rise in abortions for unborn babies with Down’s syndrome

last year saw a 15 per cent increase in abortions for babies with down’s syndrome in scotland, according to new figures. public health scotl...
The Catholic Herald

Can Pope Leo's link with Peru bolster its waning Catholicism?

a new survey released shortly after pope leo xiv’s election on 8 may shows the percentage of catholics continues to decrease in peru. it was...
EduardoCamposLima

Pope confronts fresh violence and ‘lifeless bodies of children’ in Ukraine and Gaza

pope leo xiv has "forcefully" appealed for an end to hostilities in both ukraine and gaza, asking for dialogue to ensure the cessation of vi...
Elise Allen

Ancient relic of early martyr found in Dublin school sparks Vatican investigation

archives at the vatican are currently being scoured after the recent discovery in a secondary school in north dublin of what is believed to ...
The Catholic Herald

Church of Scotland’s 140-year-old magazine to close along with hundreds of churches

the official magazine of the church of scotland is shutting down production as the kirk strives to save money as it confronts a growing cris...
The Catholic Herald

Liverpool’s Catholic and Anglican leaders united as hopes grow for victims of crash

both catholic and anglican leaders in liverpool have spoken out in an effort to assuage shock and sadness after scores of people, including ...
Charles Collins

'The shadow of the Cross has fallen again' on Liverpool, says city's new archbishop

the new archbishop of liverpool has responded to the shocking events that occurred yesterday in the city, commenting in his first homily as ...
The Catholic Herald

Liverpool gets new archbishop as city grapples with chaos after car ploughs into crowd

today the mass of installation for archbishop-elect john sherrington will take place at liverpool's metropolitan cathedral of christ the kin...
The Catholic Herald

Church should embrace cultures, says first Vietnam-born head of US diocese

bishop-elect michael pham of san diego, the first vietnamese-american to head a us diocese, hopes the catholic church will recognise its “mu...
Joseph SanMateo

'We will never abandon our faith': Nigerian archbishop on targeting of faith groups

a leading nigerian prelate says faith-based organisations in the sahel region have become soft targets for extremists. archbishop ignatius k...
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