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Northern Ireland bishops ask for waiting period in new abortion law
Manchester, England 20191219T0756-32692-CNS-NORTHERN-IRELAND-ABORTION-BISHOPS.jpg Stones placed by pro-life supporters are part of a silent demonstration Nov. 30, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
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London cardinal condemns hate speech after anti-Semitic graffiti appears
Manchester, England 20200102T1303-0117-CNS-LONDON-NICHOLS-HATE-SPEECH.jpg A worker removes anti-Semitic graffiti on a shop window in the Belsize Park neighborhood of London. Cardinal Vincent Nichols...
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Catholic leaders pay tribute to Archbishop Smith
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Despite opposition, abortion is now legal in Northern Ireland
Manchester, England 20200327T1026-1304-CNS-NORTHERN-IRELAND-ABORTION.jpg Pro-life supporters stage a silent demonstration Nov. 30, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Abortion will become legal in...
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Belgium's Brothers of Charity cut ties to their homes over euthanasia
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Britain says churches can't open until July; bishops not happy
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French bishops order 'death knell' after three killed in Nice basilica
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U.K. abuse inquiry says London cardinal, Vatican did not show leadership
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English cardinal says he won't resign, apologizes after abuse report
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Bishops say U.K. should eliminate nuclear arsenal, use money for poor
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London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip
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Bishops warn Britain's new asylum system could increase trafficking
Manchester, England 20210514T1400-BRITAIN-BISHOPS-BREXIT-1247893.JPG A migrant holds a placard that reads "I want to come to the U.K." on his bicycle at the makeshift camp called "The New Jungle" in...
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Thieves break into castle, steal rosary used by Mary, Queen of Scots
Manchester, England 20210525T1045-ENGLAND-ROSARY-THEFT-1248539.JPG A wax death mask of Mary Queen of Scots, made in 1587 after her execution, is placed into its carrying case at Lyon and Turnbull...
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UK bishops, Catholic groups criticize upcoming arms fair
Manchester, England 20210908T1100-UK-CATHOLIC-ARMS-TRADE-1507743.JPG A protester takes part in a demonstration against the DSEI arms fair outside of Parliament in London Sept. 12, 2013. (CNS...
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Prominent Anglican bishop who served in U.S. received into Catholic Church
Manchester, England A prominent Anglican bishop has joined the Catholic Church and will be ordained as a priest at the end of October.Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Anglican bishop of Rochester,...
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With majority vaccinated, restrictions removed in English, Welsh churches
20220126T1330-BRITAIN-RESTRICTIONS-LIFTED-CHURCHES-1516380.JPG People maintain social distancing while attending Mass in the Church of Our Lady of Grace & St. Edward in London Dec. 13, 2020. (CNS...
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Fourth Anglican bishop in less than a year received into Catholic Church
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French bishop opens sainthood cause for foundress of Tyburn Nuns
Saint-Loup-sur-Aujon, France A French bishop has opened the cause for canonization of a nun who claimed she saw a consecrated host turn to bloody flesh in the hands of a priest.Bishop Joseph de...
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British Benedictine, 82, creates mural to capture order's charisms
London, England When Mother Joanna Jamieson went back to art school after more than 60 years in a Benedictine convent, she was likened by one British national newspaper to an "intergalactic time...
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Religious order withdraws request to transfer founder's remains to U.S.
Manchester, England 20210226T1030-CONNELLY-ENGLAND-REMAINS-WITHDRAW-1165555.JPG Mother Cornelia Connelly, founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, is pictured in an undated painting by Ellen...
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