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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

Church in UK and Ireland

The parliamentary building in the Republic of Ireland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Irish parliament defeats bill seeking to remove abortion waiting period

May 16
Fionn Shiner

An aerial view of Wembley stadium in London, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Credit: Frank Augstein/AP.)

UK Liberal Democrats admit unlawful discrimination against Christian candidate who says he faced ‘Mao-style’ interrogation

May 2
Fionn Shiner

St. Mary’s Catholic Church is in Husbands Bosworth, England. (Credit: Charles Collins/Crux Now.)

Visiting an Ordinariate parish in England as new Archbishop of Canterbury visits Rome

Apr 27
Charles Collins

Norbertine Abbot Hugh Allan. (Credit: England and Wales bishops' conference.)

The Church should worry about shortage of people before shortage of priests, says England’s director of mission

Apr 3
Fionn Shiner

The Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Effort to legalize assisted suicide rejected by parliament in Scotland

Mar 18
Crux Now Staff

Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Ahead of vote on Assisted Suicide, Scottish bishops call on parliament to reject attack on vulnerable

Mar 17
Charles Collins

The Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Scotland bishops say assisted suicide bill violates religious freedom

Mar 12
Charles Collins

The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP.)

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

Jan 28
Danica Kirka,
Associated Press

A van displaying a sign passes Big Ben as demonstrators both for and against assisted dying hold banners outside Parliament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025, as British lawmakers are set to vote Friday on whether to back a Bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. (Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP.)

Assisted Suicide bill opposed by Catholic bishops in Wales

Jan 16
Charles Collins

Dublin’s Church of the Guardian Angels. (Credit: Newtownpark Parish.)

Irish archbishop says political battles need to not use ‘language of faith’

Jan 1
Charles Collins