Articles by Madeleine Teahan
UK pro-life leaders warn of ‘disaster’ in outsourcing assisted dying to private sector
Mar 11, 2025 / 14:45 pmFollowing a report that the U.K. government is considering contracting out assisted death to the private sector, Right to Life UK said the plans were “a disaster waiting to happen.”
Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’
Dec 4, 2024 / 14:30 pmThe Association of Palliative Medicine in the U.K. is opposed to changing the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales.
Catholic bishops in UK express dismay after Parliament passes assisted suicide bill
Nov 29, 2024 / 12:20 pmMembers of Parliament in the U.K. on Nov. 29 voted in favor of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, so it will now pass to the next legislative stage.
On eve of UK assisted suicide vote, archbishop defends role of religion in public square
Nov 28, 2024 / 10:30 amCardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of Westminster, was asked to respond to remarks by Lord Falconer of Thoroton.
Cardinal calls Catholics in England and Wales to Holy Hour to defeat assisted suicide bill
Nov 8, 2024 / 15:25 pmCardinal Vincent Nichols announced that the bishops of England and Wales will hold a Holy Hour and encouraged Catholics to join them in prayer.
UK bishops urge Catholics to contact legislators ahead of assisted suicide vote
Oct 11, 2024 / 12:10 pmBishops in the United Kingdom have issued pastoral letters in advance of a vote next month to legalize assisted suicide.
UK bishops warn new Public Order Act unfairly affects people of faith
Sep 19, 2024 / 12:06 pmBishops of England and Wales have condemned legislation relating to prayer outside abortion clinics, saying it represents a step backward for religious freedom.
Bishops in Scotland react to new data showing majority of Scots have ‘no religion’
Jun 7, 2024 / 16:15 pmCatholic bishops in Scotland have said that new data indicating that the majority of Scots have no religion comes as no surprise.
UK Catholic bishop urges Catholics to consider end-of-life issues before general election
Jun 7, 2024 / 13:27 pmBishop Mark Davies of the Shrewsbury Diocese has issued a letter urging Catholics to consider candidates’ positions on euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Scottish bishops criticize government’s new guidance on sex ed
Nov 18, 2023 / 07:00 amThe bishops stated they are “disappointed and confused” by the Scottish government’s decision to delete all references to Catholic schools in updated guidelines.
UK bishop: Marriage is ‘at risk of being eradicated altogether’
Oct 21, 2023 / 07:00 amDuring a sermon Oct. 14 at a Mass for a diocesan celebration of marriage, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury encouraged married couples.
New bill introduces world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law to Scotland
Oct 14, 2023 / 07:00 amThe bill, if passed, would make any form of pro-life outreach or demonstration within 656 feet of an abortion clinic illegal.
Pope makes church first co-cathedral in history of British Isles
Sep 26, 2023 / 11:15 amSt. Mary of the Isle on the Isle of Man has become the first co-cathedral in the British Isles to share the title with Liverpool’s Cathedral of Christ the King.
Irish-born founder of Boys Town, Father Flanagan, may soon be declared Venerable
Sep 16, 2023 / 08:00 amFollowing a premiere of a film on the saintly priest’s life, CNA spoke to Bishop Kevin Doran about the cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan.
There are now 4 shrines dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians
Sep 8, 2023 / 03:00 amOn the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we highlight shrines in the United States, England, and Sweden dedicated to praying for persecuted Christians.
Christian monument ‘Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer’ being constructed in England
Aug 26, 2023 / 07:00 amThe interactive sculpture near Birmingham, England, will be made up of a million bricks, each representing an individual’s answered prayer.
Historic prayer book of priest who hid King Charles II goes on display
Jul 8, 2023 / 08:01 amThe 400-year-old Roman Missal is believed to have helped bring about the deathbed conversion of the monarch to Catholicism in 1685.
Abortion rates rise in England and Wales rise; pro-lifers declare ‘national tragedy’
Jun 23, 2023 / 09:45 amThe rise in the number of abortions comes alongside pressure to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales for any reason.
UK Christian mom wins appeal after being fired from school job for social media posts
Jun 20, 2023 / 09:15 amKristie Higgs shared the posts after learning that the school where she worked and where her child attended planned to introduce books promoting transgenderism.
Pilgrims to walk 59 miles to England’s Our Lady of Walsingham shrine this summer
Jun 18, 2023 / 06:00 amKnown as “England’s Nazareth,” the popular shrine is located on the north coast of East Anglia and was established around 1061.