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Bishops urge U.K. to allow more child refugees from France
Manchester, England 20160809T1402-0940-CNS-IRAQ-CHRISTIANS-SECURITY.jpg A refugee prays Christmas day, 2015 at a camp in Calais, France. (CNS/Stephanie Lecocq, EPA) U.K. Catholic leaders urged the...
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Pope, others mourn death of British toddler Alfie Evans
Liverpool, England 20180430T1021-0055-CNS-ALFIE-EVANS-REACT.jpg A woman looks at flowers, candles and toys left as a memorial to Alfie Evans in Liverpool, England, April 28. The 23-month-year-old died...
View ArticleCardinal: Greater access to Communion challenges church teaching
BUCKFASTLEIGH, England Holy Communion is exclusively for Catholics in a state of grace and not something to be shared between friends like beer or cake, said a former senior adviser to two...
View ArticleNearly 500 British priests sign statement in support of 'Humanae Vitae'
Manchester, England Nearly 500 British priests have signed a statement in support of the papal encyclical that forbade married couples from using contraception.They said the prophetic warnings...
View ArticleUniversity in Scotland fires chaplain after pride parade reparation prayers
Manchester, England A priest who offered a rosary and benediction service in reparation for a gay pride parade in Scotland has been fired as a university chaplain.Glasgow Caledonian University...
View ArticleSexual abuse by monks covered up at schools in England, inquiry finds
Manchester, England The "appalling sexual abuse" of children as young as 7 was covered up in two leading Benedictine-run schools in England to protect the reputations of predatory monks, a...
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World's bishops call for action on abuse; English bishop wants synod
Manchester, England 20151024T0910-084-CNS-SYNOD-FINAL.jpg Bishops and cardinals attend a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 24. Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth,...
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At eucharistic congress, English cardinal prays for pardon for bishops
Liverpool, England 20180910T1158-20000-CNS-ENGLAND-EUCHARISTIC-CONGRESS-ABUSE.jpg Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, leads a prayer during the Sept. 7-9 National Eucharistic Congress...
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Pakistan court rules on Catholic's blasphemy charge, defers announcement
Chester, England 20181007T1150-0353-CNS-ASIA-BIBI-FAMILY.jpg Ashiq Masih and daughter Eisham Ashiq are pictured Oct. 5 in St. Columba's Church in Chester, England. Asia Bibi, Ashiq's wife and Eisham's...
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U.K. court rules for bakers refusing to make cake with gay marriage slogan
Manchester, England 20181010T1534-0010-CNS-NORTHERN-IRELAND-BAKERY.jpg Daniel and Amy McArthur, owners of Ashers bakery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leave the Supreme Court in London Oct. 10. The...
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Asia Bibi's acquittal of blasphemy challenged in Pakistan Supreme Court
Manchester, England 20181105T1257-21890-CNS-PAKISTAN-ASIA-BIBI-DEVELOPMENTS.jpg The daughters of Asia Bibi, a Catholic accused of blasphemy, pose in 2010 with an image of their mother while standing...
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British archbishop apologizes for church's response to abuse survivors
Manchester, England longley.jpg Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham, England, blesses a World Youth Day pilgrim after hearing her confession in 2016 in Krakow, Poland. Longley publicly apologized...
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Catholic brother hails trial of Belgian docs for violating euthanasia law
Manchester, England 20181129T1014-22290-CNS-BELGIUM-EUTHANASIA-PROSECUTE.jpg The lower house of the Belgian Parliament is seen during its plenary session in Brussels. The government will prosecute two...
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English cardinal shocked to learn vicar sent two pedophiles to U.S.
London nichols.jpg Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, is pictured Oct. 11 at the Vatican. Nichols told an independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse Dec. 13 that he was shocked to learn a...
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'Today God has answered their prayers': Pakistan releases Asia Bibi
Manchester, England 20190508T0942-26620-CNS-ASIA-BIBI-FREE.jpg Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Catholic acquitted of blasphemy, listens during a 2010 news conference after her 2009 arrest. Pakistani...
View ArticleScottish bishops authorize independent audit of each diocese
Manchester, England The Catholic bishops of Scotland have authorized an independent audit of every diocese in the country to ensure child protection procedures are as robust as possible.Baroness...
View ArticleReport: U.K. church officials 'deliberately misled' U.S. archdiocese
Manchester, England Updated June 21, 2019 at 12:45pm EST.An English church official "deliberately misled" a U.S. archdiocese into harboring a pedophile priest and helping him to escape justice for a...
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Britain votes to legalize abortion, same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
Manchester, England 20190718T1255-28857-CNS-BRITAIN-ABORTION-NORTHERN-IRELAND.jpg This is an aerial view of The Houses of Parliament in London. (CNS/Reuters/Kieran Doherty) Abortion and same-sex...
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Northern Ireland Christian leaders: People weren't consulted on abortion
Manchester, England 20190930T1331-30624-CNS-NORTHERN-IRELAND-ABORTION.jpg A woman displays a sign during a Sept. 28, 2019, rally in Dublin with other demonstrators who support abortion. Northern...
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U.K. must do more to fight trafficking, bishop says after bodies found
Manchester, England 20191025T0901-31357-CNS-UK-BISHOPS-TRAFFICKING.jpg A convoy of funeral directors vehicles enter the Port of Tilbury in Essex, England, Oct. 25, 2019, to collect the bodies of the...
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