Andy Drozdziak

Andy Drozdziak is based in Barnard Castle in North East England, UK. He currently edits www.charisuk.com, the website for Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England and Wales, and has been published in a variety of outlets, including The Tablet, The Irish Catholic and Premier Christianity magazine.

Articles by Andy Drozdziak

Campaigners against assisted dying gather outside the Houses of Parliament ahead of a House of Commons vote that rejected the legislation on Sept., 11, 2015, in London. Members of Parliament have voted 330 to 118 against a bill that would have allowed doctors to help some terminally ill people end their lives. Campaigners from both sides of the debate gathered outside Parliament, holding placards and voicing their opinions ahead of the first House of Commons vote on assisted dying for 20 years. Credit: Rob Stothard/Getty Images

Church leaders in UK call for ‘no’ vote on assisted dying bill

Oct 4, 2024 / 15:15 pm

U.K. Church and pro-life leaders have warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer that plans to introduce assisted suicide will put vulnerable people at risk.

The rector of the Walsingham shrine, Father Robert Billing. The feast day of Our Lady of Walsingham was celebrated Sept. 24, 2024, in England for the first time. Credit: The Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady

Catholics celebrate first feast day of Our Lady of Walsingham in England

Sep 24, 2024 / 13:55 pm

The feast day of Our Lady of Walsingham was celebrated today for the first time in England.

Fishing boats moored in Brixham harbor on March 2, 2016, in Devon, England. Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Catholic group calls for end to modern-day slavery, trafficking on UK fishing boats

Sep 20, 2024 / 06:00 am

Last month, BBC One Scotland aired “Disclosure: Slavery at Sea,” which accuses the Scottish fishing company TN Trawlers of modern-day slavery and trafficking.

Blackrock College in Dublin, May 30, 2009. Extensive abuse took place at Blackrock College according to a 2022 radio documentary called “Blackrock Boys.” The Scoping Inquiry was set up in the aftermath of the relrease of the documentary. Credit: Sarah777, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Investigation to open in Ireland after 2,300 abuse allegations in religious-run schools

Sep 10, 2024 / 15:35 pm

The announcement comes as a report from the Irish government revealed that 2,395 allegations of abuse had been made in 308 schools between 1927 and 2013.