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 bishops advising priests not to give last rites

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:46:33 -0400

MANCHESTER, England -- Because of the lack of personal protective equipment, priests are being told to counsel dying COVID-19 patients by telephone rather than give them last rites.

Swiss bishop to priests: No last rites for patients seeking assisted suicide

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:09:29 -0500

CHUR, Switzerland – A Swiss bishop has instructed Catholic priests not to give last rites to people suspected of seeking assisted suicide, following a sharp rise in the practice in his country.

Alberta, NWT bishops: No last rites for those seeking euthanasia

canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:00 -0400

Priests should withhold the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick to people who have requested assisted suicide or euthanasia, according to pastoral guidelines issued by the bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Last rites may be denied to Catholics seeking death, says archbishop

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:30:15 -0500

OTTAWA - It would be inappropriate for a person intent on assisted suicide to request the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, said Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.