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Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates a Pontifical Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane, London, Sept. 11, 2021.

UK bishops urge Catholics to contact legislators ahead of assisted suicide vote

Oct 11, 2024

By Madeleine Teahan

Bishops in the United Kingdom have issued pastoral letters in advance of a vote next month to legalize assisted suicide.  Read more

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Young people lead a procession in Protomartyrs Square at the Vatican for an ecumenical prayer service on Oct. 11, 2024.

PHOTOS: Pope Francis, synod pray where first Christian martyrs of Rome were killed

A Dominican friar blesses the faithful with the Eucharist during Benediction at the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on Sept. 28, 2024.

New translations of texts used for Eucharistic adoration to go into effect in December

Bishops and cardinals concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis to open the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square.

Synod debates on bishops, laypeople opened to public at theology forums

Father Rodolfo Martinez-Guevara.

California priest pleads no contest in child pornography case

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia.

Virginia bishop urges caution on gambling amid push for new casino

Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates a Pontifical Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane, London, Sept. 11, 2021.

UK bishops urge Catholics to contact legislators ahead of assisted suicide vote

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Pope Francis, Zelenskyy hold fourth meeting since outbreak of Russia-Ukraine war

Catholics join in prayer for the 2019 International Week of Prayer and Fasting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

‘Trusting the Lord’: Catholics gather for 32nd International Week of Prayer and Fasting

The Catholic Association of Propagandists (Advocates) has launched a new billboard campaign with the aim of “dismantling the stereotypes of the black legend against Hispanic heritage” and extolling those who “at the risk of losing their lives, embarked on the adventure of reaching the New World with one main objective: to spread Christianity.”

‘They were heroes and saints’: Campaign pushes back on how America was evangelized

University of Mary students gather to celebrate the Blessed Mother’s birthday at the school’s grotto.

Colleges with strong Catholic identity see record enrollment in fall 2024

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