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Requiem Mass for Ann Widdecombe to be held at Buckfast Abbey

The Requiem Mass of Ann Widdecombe will take place on August 12 at Buckfast Abbey in a private gathering of friends and family
Corrie Douglas-Young

The Week Ahead: Assisted suicide in the UK, migration and the Assumption

The Church’s campaign against assisted suicide continues as debates over migration, religious persecution and immigration remain in the spotlight
The Catholic Herald

The Week in Review: Ceuta, traditional Mass, church attacks and more

Pope Leo XIV responds to the migrant influx in Ceuta, Cardinal Sarah calls for a return to the traditional Mass, and churches face renewed attacks in France
The Catholic Herald

Archbishop Longley: Palliative care gives "real options"

The Archbishop of Birmingham has urged renewed investment in palliative care, saying that it gives “real options” and a “dignified approach” to those facing the end of their lives
Corrie Douglas-Young

Archbishop Wilson: Assisted suicide Bill would create a culture of killing

The Archbishop of Southwark has urged Catholics to contact their MPs ahead of a crucial Commons vote, warning that legalising assisted suicide would fundamentally change how society treats the vulnerable
Corrie Douglas-Young

New converts to Catholicism are often baptised Christians, study finds

Preliminary findings suggest that recent growth in Catholic receptions reflects significant movement between Christian denominations as well as new conversions
Corrie Douglas-Young

The week ahead: Back to work, assisted suicide, and a World Youth Day anthem

Pope Leo returns to public ministry this week as assisted suicide, Medjugorje and Papa Stronsay are stories to keep an eye during the week ahead
The Catholic Herald

ACN brings religious freedom campaign to festivals

Representatives of Aid to the Church in Need urged festivalgoers to support a petition calling on governments to uphold the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Nathalie Raffray

The Week in Review: Wildfires, religious freedom and pro-life developments

From Europe’s wildfires to Vatican news and religious freedom battles, here are this week’s top Catholic stories
The Catholic Herald

Labour MPs urged to unite against new assisted suicide Bill

Rhoda Grant says Scotland's Labour MSPs rejected assisted suicide because it conflicted with Labour values, and urges Westminster MPs to do likewise
The Catholic Herald