An English bishop said Catholics must work harder to evangelize the U.K. after the latest official census showed that Christians were a minority for the first time since records began.
UK bishops want evidence public Masses must be stopped in lockdown
MANCHESTER, England -- Catholic leaders in England are appealing to the government to reverse its decision to ban public Mass during a second national lockdown.
British PM Boris Johnson's son baptized Catholic
MANCHESTER, England -- A Catholic priest has baptized the infant son of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
MANCHESTER, England -- Politicians in Northern Ireland rejected an "extreme" new abortion law imposed on the province from Parliament in London.
MANCHESTER, England -- An English bishop urged the U.K. government to take action against violations of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.
English bishops advising priests not to give last rites
MANCHESTER, England -- Because of the lack of personal protective equipment, priests are being told to counsel dying COVID-19 patients by telephone rather than give them last rites.
English Catholics to rededicate nation as 'Mary's Dowry'
MANCHESTER, England -- Catholics are preparing for the historic rededication of England as "Mary's Dowry" in the hope that it will spur the re-evangelization of their country.
Terrorist attack in London condemned by local bishop
LONDON -- An archbishop has called a terrorist attack in London in which three people were stabbed "saddening and shocking."
Following election, U.K. bishop urges vigilance on issues
MANCHESTER, England -- A British bishop said he was relieved by the election defeat of political parties committed to liberalizing Britain's abortion laws, but he was "not particularly enthused" by the Conservative Party agenda. A British cardinal called for a fresh start "in more ways than politics."
British bishops urge voters to question candidates on life issues
MANCHESTER, England -- British bishops have made the right to life a priority for Catholics ahead of a general election in which two major political parties have promised to liberalize abortion laws.
Argentine vets’ statue returned — with Pope’s blessing
MANCHESTER, England -- After a request from Argentine veterans of the Falklands War, a British bishop will return a replica of Our Lady of Lujan that was taken to Britain as a spoils of war almost four decades ago.
MANCHESTER, England -- Italian medics should be given a chance to help a London girl who British doctors believe should die, a bishop said.
MANCHESTER, England -- Abortions in England and Wales have hit a record level, according to statistics released by the British government.
UK doctors head for vote on assisted suicide
Britain’s Royal College of Physicians has adopted a neutral position on assisted suicide until they hear back from British doctors on whether they favour changing United Kingdom laws against doctors helping their patients commit suicide.