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Parents of 2-year-old girl await UK Supreme Court response on removing life-support against their wishes
The case has drawn international scrutiny. Read more
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Legal assisted suicide bill would mean killing, not caring, UK bishop warns
A true culture of caring protects the sick, the vulnerable, and the elderly, said one English Catholic bishop in response... Read more
As UK lawmakers revisit assisted suicide, palliative care prof says ‘aid in dying’ advocacy misleads
A peer in the House of Lords has put forward a proposal to revisit the legalization of assisted suicide in... Read more
Meet the mother challenging the UK’s Down syndrome abortion law
Máire Lea-Wilson will take part in a landmark High Court case in July. Read more
After decades, Northern Ireland inquest recognizes victims of Ballymurphy Massacre
A Catholic priest, a mother of eight, and at least seven other civilians were wrongly killed by British soldiers in... Read more
Court to hear challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law in July
Heidi Crowter, a woman with Down syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson, a mother whose 23-month-old son has the genetic condition, are... Read more
UK pro-lifers urge authorities to end ‘cruel experiment’ of at-home medical abortions
Pro-lifers in the U.K. are urging authorities to end temporary permission for at-home medical abortions, describing measures introduced at the... Read more
Catholic doctor calls for independent inquiry into DNR notices for COVID-19 patients with learning disabilities
A Catholic doctor called on Sunday for an independent inquiry into reports that COVID-19 patients with learning disabilities have been... Read more
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
