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Bishop Davies laments UK’s ‘cataclysmic’ flight from marriage
October 17, 2023
An English bishop has invited Catholics to propose marriage as a path to holiness to new generations in the face of a “cataclysmic” national flight from the institution. Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury told couples celebrating landmark wedding anniversaries in his diocese that the decline of marriage has become so severe that the institution was on
This war was foreseeable: unrest has been brewing in the Holy Land for months
October 11, 2023
Peace is often elusive in the Holy Land but the scale of the violence in the first six months of 2023 could have served as an indicator that this year would be the deadliest in more than two decades. By the beginning of June Israeli forces had killed at least 156 Palestinians across Israel, the
Fears mount for Christians in Gaza
October 11, 2023
Fears are mounting over the future of Christians in Gaza following an outbreak of war between Israel and the terror group Hamas, with one Catholic leader saying he was worried the community will vanish completely. Franciscan Fr Francesco Patton, the Custos of the Holy Land, said Palestinian Christians would be doing their utmost to escape
Catholic teacher could be banned from profession for refusing to teach extreme gender ideology
October 09, 2023
A Catholic teacher could be barred from her profession for refusing to teach extreme gender ideology to pupils. Glawdys Leger, 43, was dismissed from Bishop Justus Church of England School in Bromley, Kent, after she refused to teach “extreme and politically partisan LGBTQI lessons” to Year 7 and 8 pupils. She was sacked for gross
Belgian Catholic bishop advocates euthanasia for the elderly
October 06, 2023
A Catholic bishop in Belgium has declared his support for the euthanasia of elderly people. Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp made a distinction between killing people who were old and suffering from an incurable illness and those who were young. He also suggested that the euthanasia of the elderly was a form of killing as
Pope Francis creates cathedral for Isle of Man
September 28, 2023
Pope Francis has created a cathedral for the Isle of Man. The Holy Father has designated cathedral status to the Church of Saint Mary of the Isle in Douglas, the capital of the island in the Irish Sea. The announcement follows the decision to award Douglas city status as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum
Police apologise to Catholic woman six months after arrest for silent prayer
September 22, 2023
The police have finally apologised to Catholic woman arrested for praying silently outside a closed abortion clinic in Birmingham. Following a six-month investigation, West Midlands Police have confirmed that they will not bring charges against Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. The police told her that “there will be no further investigation into the alleged matter, and there will
Budapest diary: Painful lessons from a city of beauty
September 21, 2023
It was very late when I arrived in Budapest, but a consolation to be in a hotel close to the Danube. To me, there is something sacred about rivers. I dropped my bags in my room and went there straight away to gaze upon the same flow that was once viewed by Attila the Hun,
‘I cannot resign,’ says Bishop Strickland amid speculation that Pope wants him out
September 15, 2023
An American bishop investigated by the Vatican following his criticism of Pope Francis has vowed to remain in office. Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, spoke after reports claimed it was likely that the Holy Father would request that he stands down. The Vatican’s Dicastery of Bishops has completed an apostolic visitation into his conduct
Home Secretary tells police that prayer near abortion clinics ‘is not a crime’
September 08, 2023
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has announced that silent prayer near abortion facilities is not a crime in the UK. She has written to every police force in the country to clarify that “silent prayer, within itself, is not unlawful”. Her intervention should end the harassment and arrest of innocent Christians suspected of “thought crimes” in
‘Alert and conscious’ 19-year-old put on death pathway against her will
September 07, 2023
A judge has ruled that an “alert and conscious” adult woman does not have mental capacity because she disagrees with doctors who want to put her on a death pathway. The Court of Protection concluded that the 19-year-old student, named only as ST for legal reasons, could not be trusted to make decisions for herself
Berlin archbishop permits same-sex blessings with impunity
August 30, 2023
A German archbishop has told priests they can confer blessings on same-sex couples without fear of punishment. The move by Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin opens the gates to church services for the blessings of couples who “cannot or do not want to marry sacramentally”. In a five-page, 2,000-word letter, the archbishop told the priest
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