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Scottish MP calls for end to UK two-child tax credit limit
A Scottish member of Parliament is calling on the UK government to end a two-child limit on tax credits and... Read more
Report: Two-child limit on UK tax benefits pushes some women to abortion
Nine months after UK Catholic leaders called for the abolition of a two-child limit on tax credits and other benefits... Read more
In landmark ruling, U.K. high court says children unlikely to be able to give informed consent to puberty blockers
The U.K.’s high court ruled Tuesday that children are unlikely to be mature enough to give informed consent to medical... Read more
UK police halt baptism in London church over coronavirus restrictions
Police halted a baptism in a Baptist church in London on Sunday, citing the country’s coronavirus restrictions that include bans... Read more
UK health secretary: traveling abroad for assisted suicide permitted under lockdown
U.K. health secretary Matt Hancock said Thursday that people traveling abroad for assisted suicide would not be breaking strict new... Read more
Catholic bishop laments deaths of children after migrant boat sinks in English Channel
A Catholic bishop expressed sorrow Wednesday after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel, killing four members of a... Read more
UK court to review Down Syndrome abortion law
The High Court of England and Wales has agreed to hear a challenge to the country’s abortion law, which allows... Read more
Catholic bishop: UK and France must tackle ‘underlying reasons’ for rise in English Channel migrant crossings
A Catholic bishop has urged the U.K. and France to address the “underlying reasons” for a rise in migrants risking... Read more
UK Catholic bishops: visa rules are causing supply priest shortage
U.K. visa rules are leaving parishes without supply priests, Catholic bishops said Tuesday. Read more
‘It’s a pretty huge hit to take’: Lockdown deals blow to Catholic publishers
Catholic publishers in the United Kingdom are turning to social media and online sales in an effort to survive the... Read more
English cardinal asks why car showrooms can open but not churches
An English cardinal will ask Sunday why the government has failed to set a date for churches to reopen when... Read more
Island in English Channel permits public Masses as UK churches remain closed
The first public Masses in the British Isles since the coronavirus lockdown will be celebrated Monday on the island of... Read more
Catholics call for public inquiry into UK nursing home deaths
Catholics are calling for a public investigation into why so many elderly people have died in U.K. nursing homes during... Read more
UK court order requiring contraceptive device for disabled woman is ‘deeply problematic’, says bioethicist
A British judge’s order requiring a contraceptive device be implanted in a woman with learning disabilities against her will is... Read more
Elderly and disabled have same right to treatment as others amid pandemic, say bishops
Elderly and disabled coronavirus patients have the same right to life-prolonging treatment as others, the bishops of England and Wales... Read more
Britons rededicate England to the Blessed Virgin Mary
More than half a million people took part Sunday in the rededication of England to Our Lady Sunday, organizers have... Read more
UK health service clarifies policy to deny care to 'homophobic' patients
Britain’s National Health Service has clarified a new policy that will allow patients found to be homophoic, racist, and sexist... Read more
UK Defense minister apologizes for chaplains ‘outing’ gay servicemen
U.K. Minister of Defense Johnny Mercer has issued an apology to lesbian, gay, and bisexual servicemembers who were reportedly outed... Read more
In UK, Christian doctor talking faith with patients draws new scrutiny
The U.K.’s independent regulator for doctors has said it will review its decision to close a case against a Christian... Read more
Priest assisting in identification of Essex lorry deaths
After 39 people were found dead in a semi trailer in eastern England last month, a Catholic priest has joined... Read more
