Articles by Andy Drozdziak
Report links rising childlessness to abortion amid record-low fertility in England, Wales
Nov 22, 2025 / 06:00 amA report called “Abortion and Childlessness” shows that many women who have abortions in their 20s may be faced with the real risk of remaining childless at 45.
One-third of recent Catholic priests in England are Anglican converts, report shows
Nov 21, 2025 / 06:00 amThe U.K. has seen a significant rise in Anglican clergy, including bishops, converting to Catholicism, according to a new report released Nov. 20.
Scotland’s bishops sound alarm as key safeguards rejected in assisted suicide bill
Nov 11, 2025 / 07:00 amScotland’s Catholic bishops and pro-life groups have raised alarms about the effects a proposed assisted suicide bill may have upon disabled and vulnerable people.
New bishop announced for Plymouth, England, after long vacancy
Oct 22, 2025 / 07:00 amPope Leo XIV on Oct. 21 named Bishop Nicholas Hudson, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, as the next bishop of Plymouth, England.
Religious education experts: Bursary cut is ‘huge blow’ to Catholic schools in UK
Oct 15, 2025 / 06:00 amReligious education experts in the United Kingdom have slammed bursary cuts, calling the move a risk to the mission of Catholic schools.
Gothic Revival cathedral in Nottingham to shine again with historic grant
Apr 12, 2025 / 07:00 amNottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for restoration.
Lord mayor of Westminster in London receives papal knighthood
Mar 22, 2025 / 11:00 amCouncilor Robert Rigby was formally awarded the knighthood — the highest honor a lay Catholic can be given by the Holy See — on March 20.
New UK immigration bill ‘punishes’ refugees, say Catholic bishops and Jesuit Refugee Service
Feb 17, 2025 / 07:00 amThe Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill is currently making its way through the U.K. Parliament and passed its second reading on Feb. 10.
Companions of Malta serve 150 homeless each week at London café
Jan 25, 2025 / 06:00 amThe Companions of the Order of Malta open their Companions Café twice a week, seeking to put into practice their mission: “to practice our faith and to practice charity.”
Lord mayor of Westminster to receive papal knighthood, highest honor for lay Catholics
Dec 28, 2024 / 07:00 amCouncillor Robert Rigby will become a knight of St. Gregory sometime in 2025.
Sister Wilhelmina’s order expands to English abbey founded by St. Thomas More’s family
Nov 29, 2024 / 09:18 amThe order was welcomed by Archbishop Bernard Longley of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, who invited them to consider the property.
New president of Scottish bishops’ conference joins ‘railway mission’
Nov 17, 2024 / 06:00 amBishop John Keenan, the new leader of the Church in Scotland as of Nov. 4, recently participated in the mission of Rail Pastors in Inverclyde, Scotland.
UK bishops continue to speak out after release of assisted suicide bill text
Nov 14, 2024 / 12:40 pmFollowing the release of the text of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the bishops of England and Wales continue to urge Catholics to “raise their voices.”
Installation of new bishop in England deferred for a second time
Nov 12, 2024 / 12:25 pmFor the second time in less than a year, the installation of a bishop has been deferred in the Diocese of Plymouth, England.
Archbishop praises Welsh Parliament’s rejection of motion to legalize assisted suicide
Oct 28, 2024 / 11:15 amThe motion in the Welsh Parliament, known as the Senedd, proposed a new law to legalize assisted dying in Wales and England, but it was defeated on Oct. 23.
UK bishop responds to report saying Catholics reduced Mass attendance due to abuse crisis
Oct 19, 2024 / 06:00 amA recent study in the U.K. showed that a third of Catholics who previously went to Mass have reduced their attendance or stopped going altogether.
UK leaders hit back at plan to introduce assisted suicide
Oct 16, 2024 / 13:45 pmCatholic leaders in the U.K. have hit back at plans to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales in a key debate.
Church leaders in UK call for ‘no’ vote on assisted dying bill
Oct 4, 2024 / 15:15 pmU.K. Church and pro-life leaders have warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer that plans to introduce assisted suicide will put vulnerable people at risk.
Catholics celebrate first feast day of Our Lady of Walsingham in England
Sep 24, 2024 / 13:55 pmThe feast day of Our Lady of Walsingham was celebrated today for the first time in England.
Catholic group calls for end to modern-day slavery, trafficking on UK fishing boats
Sep 20, 2024 / 06:00 amLast month, BBC One Scotland aired “Disclosure: Slavery at Sea,” which accuses the Scottish fishing company TN Trawlers of modern-day slavery and trafficking.