Abortions in England and Wales have hit a record level, according to statistics released by the British government.
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Vienna-based group logs attacks against European Christian churches
Vandals and thieves have damaged at least eight Christian churches in Germany since early April.
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Islamic militant posts video threat saying he is in Canada to kill Asia Bibi
An Islamic militant has posted a video on the internet boasting that he has arrived in Canada to kill Asia Bibi.
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Cardinal Nichols to young people: Abandon gangs and turn to Christ instead
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, has made an urgent appeal to the young people of his country to abandon gangs, gang violence and the use of knives. “Knife crime” is at its highest since records started being kept since 1946 and Catholic clergy in Britain are focusing on how to divert youth from such destructive social behavior.
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English bishop: Britain in ‘amazing political mess’ over Brexit
Britain is in an “amazing political mess” over Brexit, an English bishop said.
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Catholic brother hails trial of Belgian docs for violating euthanasia law
The head of a Catholic order that runs homes for psychiatric patients welcomed the first prosecutions of Belgian doctors for an illegal act of euthanasia.
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English bishop commends government ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones
A Catholic bishop has praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.
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World’s bishops call for action on abuse; English bishop wants synod
A global synod on priests could help the church to end the “terrible” scandals of clerical child abuse, an English bishop told Pope Francis.
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Bishop: U.K. Supreme Court ruling on withdrawing hydration morally wrong
Britain’s highest court has ruled that doctors can withdraw food and fluid from patients who are in a vegetative state or minimally conscious without seeking permission from judges.
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English bishop cautions Catholics on care in state-funded hospitals
An English bishop warned Catholics to be alert to the possible deliberate killings of seriously ill patients in state-funded hospitals.