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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. / Credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk
London, England, Oct 11, 2024 / 12:10 pm (CNA).
Bishops in the United Kingdom have issued pastoral letters in advance of a vote next month to legalize assisted suicide.
A painting depicts 10 members of the Order of the Immaculate Conception who were martyred in Spain in 1936. / Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Madrid, Spain, Oct 8, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Spain has 3,500 beatified martyrs from the religious persecution of the 20th century and another 4,000 could also be beatified in the coming years.
The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland. / Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk
CNA Staff, Oct 5, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Oct. 5 Catholics around the world celebrate the feast of St. Faustina Kowalska, the polish nun who received the image of divine mercy during revelations from Jesus.
Children with the Southwark Singing Programme sing the hymn “The Power of the Cross” at St. George's Cathedral in Southwark, London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. / Credit: The Archdiocese of Southwark
CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
“The Church’s musical tradition is a treasure of inestimable value, and musicians have a duty to preserve this great tradition,” Jonathan Schranz said.
Campaigners against assisted dying gather outside the Houses of Parliament ahead of a House of Commons vote that rejected the legislation on Sept., 11, 2015, in London. Members of Parliament have voted 330 to 118 against a bill that would have allowed doctors to help some terminally ill people end their lives. Campaigners from both sides of the debate gathered outside Parliament, holding placards and voicing their opinions ahead of the first House of Commons vote on assisted dying for 20 years. / Credit: Rob Stothard/Getty Images
London, England, Oct 4, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
U.K. Church and pro-life leaders have warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer that plans to introduce assisted suicide will put vulnerable people at risk.
Pope Francis and King Philippe listen to a speech by Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during the pope's trip to Belgium in late September 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Deutsch, Oct 4, 2024 / 11:50 am (CNA).
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo criticized Pope Francis for comments the pope made on abortion last week when he was returning to Rome from Belgium.
Photos of King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola. When abortion was first legalized in Belgium in 1990, King Baudouin chose to abdicate from his duties as king of the Belgians from April 3 to 5 in order not to sign the bill into law. When Baudouin died at the age of 63 in 1993, he had reigned continuously for 42 years except for those three days. / Credit: Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 4, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis called King Baudouin a man of faith who serves as an example for leaders today.
Spanish theologian Cristina Inogés is among those designated by Pope Francis to participate in the Synod on Synodality. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM, by its Spanish acronym) YouTube page/screenshot
Madrid, Spain, Oct 1, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Spanish theologian Cristina Inogés argued in a recent document that “Christianity should never have become a religion.”