SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
Gavin Ashenden
Karl Gustel Wärnberg
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UK lawmakers formally propose ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill
October 26, 2021
London, England, Oct 26, 2021 / 04:30 am U.K. lawmakers have formally proposed an “Amess amendment” to a bill going through Parliament seeking to guarantee that Catholic priests can administer the last rites at crime scenes. The amendment, known as 292E, to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, was proposed by four members of the House
Labour MP proposes adding ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill
October 22, 2021
London, England, Oct 21, 2021 / 14:00 pm A Labour MP has proposed adding an “Amess amendment” to a bill going through Parliament ensuring that Catholic priests can administer the last rites at crime scenes. Mike Kane, a Labour Member of Parliament, is seeking to add the amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill,
Sir David Amess death: Catholic bishop calls for last rites to be recognized as ‘emergency service’
October 20, 2021
Shrewsbury, England, Oct 19, 2021 / 05:55 am A Catholic bishop called on Tuesday for greater recognition of the last rites as an “emergency service” in the wake of the killing of British lawmaker Sir David Amess. Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury, western England, made the appeal on Oct. 19 after police reportedly turned away a priest
University cancels Catholic priest as chaplain over views on abortion
August 30, 2021
Nottingham, England, Aug 27, 2021 / 13:00 pm A university in England has refused to recognize a Catholic priest as a chaplain over comments that he posted on social media. The University of Nottingham, in central England, confirmed on Aug. 25 that it had declined to give official recognition to Fr. David Palmer, a priest
St George: The soldier-saint of which little is known for sure
April 23, 2021
St George (April 23) is patron saint not only of England, but also Russia, Palestine, Greece and Catalonia
Polish archbishop asks English cardinal to intervene after ruling to withdraw food and water from Catholic patient
January 19, 2021
In a letter dated Jan. 19, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, urged Cardinal Vincent Nichols “to undertake steps towards saving the life of our compatriot.”
Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham to tour England
April 09, 2018
The tour is intended to help Catholics prepare spiritually for the rededication of England as the Dowry of Mary
Britain does not want to leave Europe, just the EU, says Cardinal Nichols
March 31, 2017
The cardinal said the country had been divided by Brexit but now it was time to 'move on'
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