UK News

House of Commons rejects assisted suicide Bill

The defeat of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been welcomed by Catholic bishops, who had raised concerns over palliative care, coercion and freedom of conscience
Corrie Douglas-Young

Government to end ban on Catholics advising King on Church appointments

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced legislation to remove restrictions preventing Catholics and Jews from advising the Sovereign on appointments to the Church of England and Church of Scotland
Corrie Douglas-Young

Assisted suicide vote to follow World Suicide Prevention Day

A government adviser on suicide prevention has questioned the contrast between efforts to prevent suicide and proposals to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales
The Catholic Herald

10,000 pro-lifers fill London’s streets at March for Life

The continued growth of the annual March for Life forces the pro-life message into the public sphere
Michael Haynes

The Week Ahead: Assisted suicide vote, Pope Leo XIV’s Genazzano visit and 9/11 anniversary

The Pope will return to Genazzano as Britain prepares for a vote on assisted suicide and the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks
The Catholic Herald

The Week in Review: Holy Land visit, assisted suicide and a high-profile mistrial

Cardinal Woelki visits the Holy Land, Poland’s bishops oppose changes to religious education and a US diocese responds to immigration enforcement
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo urges Oriel College to imitate John Henry Newman

Leo XIV met with a delegation from Oriel College this morning, and urged them to draw from the Catholic foundations of the historic institution.
Michael Haynes

The punks are back (and they're Catholic)

At Walsingham, a new generation of young Catholics is rejecting the prevailing culture for tradition
Sarah Ward

The Week Ahead: Assisted suicide votes, Ukraine diplomacy and the Lindsay Clancy verdict

The Church’s response to assisted suicide, the war in Ukraine and a closely watched US murder trial will be among the stories to watch this week
The Catholic Herald

The Week in Review: Dolly, faith, diplomacy and the fight over assisted suicide

Bishops spoke out on assisted suicide in Britain, Archbishop Gallagher visited Moscow and Catholic families pursued religious freedom cases in the United States
The Catholic Herald