The Catholic Register

English police to allow priests to give last rites at crime scenes

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:43:18 -0400

Police in England have produced national guidelines to allow priests to give last rites to Catholics dying at crime scenes.

English cardinal shocked to learn vicar sent two pedophile priests to U.S.

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:26:41 -0500

LONDON – An English cardinal has told an inquiry into child abuse of his shock at learning that a vicar general of his former archdiocese tried to help two pedophile priests escape to the United States.

English bishop commends government ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:38:51 -0400

MANCHESTER, England – A Catholic bishop has praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.

'Appalling sexual abuse' by monks covered up at schools in England, inquiry finds

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:41:40 -0400

MANCHESTER, England – The "appalling sexual abuse" of children as young as 7 was covered up in two leading Benedictine-run schools in England to protect the reputations of predatory monks, a government-backed investigation concluded.

English bishop cautions Catholics on palliative care in state-funded hospitals

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:50:33 -0400

MANCHESTER, England – An English bishop warned Catholics to be alert to the possible deliberate killings of seriously ill patients in state-funded hospitals.

Mourners line streets of Liverpool as Alfie Evans hearse passes

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 14 May 2018 19:06:59 -0400

LIVERPOOL, England – Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Liverpool to pay tribute to Alfie Evans on the day of the toddler's funeral.

Father of Alfie Evans meets Pope, begs for help to save his son

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:03:06 -0400

VATICAN – Begging Pope Francis to help his son, Alfie, Tom Evans met with the pontiff, pleading for "asylum" in Italy so his seriously ill son may receive care and not be euthanized in England.

Pope calls for respecting UK parents' wishes to care for dying child

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:20:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called for respecting the wishes of a terminally ill child's parents to accompany and care for their child "until the end."

UK parents lose final appeal to keep baby alive for treatment

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:55:00 -0400

LONDON, England – A final appeal to allow continued life support for a U.K. baby whose parents want to seek experimental treatment in the U.S. has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.

Euthanasia mindset looms over disabled baby's legal fight, ethicist warns

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:50:00 -0400

LONDON, England – Legal efforts to bar the parents of a British baby born with a disabling medical condition from seeking treatment overseas are based on deep ethical errors, a Catholic expert in medical ethics has warned.