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Nautical ministry helps abused Filipino sailors amid coronavirus

Apr 1, 2020

By Perry West

Last year, a maritime charity rescued a group of migrant workers from an abusive situation aboard a fishing vessel in... Read more

Bishop John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.

English bishop 'shocked' by permission for at-home medical abortions

Mar 31, 2020

The British government’s plans to allow women to have early abortions at home without medical supervision during the coronavirus crisis... Read more

Parliament Buildings in Belfast, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Democratic Unionists lament introduction of elective abortion in N Ireland

Mar 31, 2020

Politicians of the Democratic Unionist Party, the leading pro-life party in Northern Ireland, along with other pro-life leaders, are lamenting... Read more

Our Lady of Walsingham.

Britons rededicate England to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mar 30, 2020

More than half a million people took part Sunday in the rededication of England to Our Lady Sunday, organizers have... Read more

UK government reverses policy yet again, will allow at-home medical abortions

Mar 30, 2020

Amid the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) and strict social distancing orders in the United Kingdom, the UK government has... Read more

Cardinal Woelki welcomes guests on March 30, 2020

During coronavirus, German cardinal opens seminary to feed homeless

Mar 30, 2020

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne has opened the archdiocesan seminary to feed and shelter the homeless during the coronavirus... Read more

An elderly homeless man walks along the colonnade of St. Peter's Square, March 15, 2020, days after their closure to tourists.

During coronavirus, Rome's homeless find refuge near the Vatican

Mar 28, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Along the edge of Bernini’s colonnade, the semi-circular rows of columns which wrap St. Peter’s Square in Rome, many homeless... Read more

Homeless in Madrid write letters of encouragement to coronavirus patients

Mar 27, 2020

The residents of a homeless shelter in Madrid run by Diocesan Caritas have written letters of support to patients hospitalized... Read more

The Palatine chapel in the Imperial Cathedral, Aachen, Germany.

Relics of St. Corona will be displayed in German cathedral, but after pandemic

Mar 27, 2020

A German cathedral will publicly display the relics of St. Corona, an early Christian martyr, once the COVID-19 outbreak has... Read more

Cardinal Bozanic in front of the Assumption Cathedral, whose tower collapsed during a March 22 earthquake.

Croatian cardinal: 'We don't know God's plans' after earthquake and coronavirus

Mar 27, 2020

Catholic leaders in Croatia say they don’t know God’s plans, after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the Croatian capital of... Read more

Father Julian Carron. Courtesy of Communion & Liberation.

Fr Julian Carron re-elected president of Communion and Liberation

Mar 26, 2020

Fr. Julian Carron has been re-elected president of Communion and Liberation for another six years. The Central Diaconia of the... Read more

UK government to permit elective abortion in N Ireland up to 12 weeks

Mar 26, 2020

The British government has published its legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland, which will come into force March... Read more

Pregnancy Test.

UK groups push for 'emergency contraception' expansion amid coronavirus outbreak

Mar 25, 2020

While the U.K. government has quickly backed away from rules allowing women to complete a medical abortion at home during... Read more

Church bells in the French village of Monbazillac in the Dordogne.

French church bells ring in show of solidarity during coronavirus pandemic

Mar 25, 2020

Church bells rang simultaneously across France at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, in a show of national unity amidst the COVID-19... Read more

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

UK government retracts rule change on chemical abortions

Mar 25, 2020

The U.K.’s Department for Health retracted changes to the country’s abortion rules Tuesday, hours after they were published online.  Read more

Ultrasound.

UK government retracts announcement allowing women to take abortion pills at home

Mar 24, 2020

Hours after they were published online, the U.K.’s Department of Health has retracted changes to the country’s abortion laws that... Read more

Fr. Giuseppe Berardelli.

Fr. Berardelli was a man of self-sacrifice, but reports of a donated respirator are not true

Mar 24, 2020

By Courtney Mares

While Fr. Giuseppe Berardelli is remembered fondly by those who knew him as a man of kindness and self-sacrifice, the... Read more

Westminster Cathedral.

Despite legal exemption, UK bishops close church buildings in response to coronavirus

Mar 24, 2020

The bishops of England and Wales have ordered the closure of all Catholic churches, even though they were exempted from... Read more

Image of Our Lady of Fatima in Lisbon's cathedral.

Portuguese bishops invite nations of the world to be consecrated at Fatima

Mar 23, 2020

On Wednesday, nations from around the world can be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart... Read more

A nun looks inside the closed Monumental Cemetery of Bergamo, Lombardy, March 20, 2020.

Former Swiss Guard: the elderly are 'united in prayer' in coronavirus hit-Italy

Mar 23, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Mario Enzler’s mother always wanted a big family.  Read more