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Four Catholic dioceses in England and Wales announce divestment ahead of COP26

Today, five days before the UN climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow and four days before the G20 Summit in

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Little Amal is welcomed at Westminster Cathedral

About a thousand people gathered in Westminster Cathedral to welcome Little Amal, the 3.5m puppet of a 10-year old

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Outstanding historic Catholic churches given further funding for urgent repairs

142 historic sites across England – including 17 buildings listed Grade I or Grade II* in the care of

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The mystery of the Welsh monk from Downside who was once a top British spy

Have you watched the new James Bond film and thought it was a little too far-fetched? Well, read the

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Bishop John Sherrington: We will continue to scrutinise and challenge the Assisted Dying Bill

Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has thanked Catholics for writing to peers

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What is the Synod of Bishops? A Catholic priest and theologian explains, By Fr William Clark

On 10th October, Pope Francis formally opened a two-year process called ‘a synod on synodality’, officially known as “Synod

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Assisted suicide Bill fails to go to vote after over 60 Peers speak in opposition in 7-hour debate

Lord Alton speaks out against Baroness Meacher’s assisted suicide Bill   Baroness Meacher has not taken her assisted suicide

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Face masks debate should be about concern for our neighbour, not a fixation with science, by Joseph Kelly

As the cold winter weather draws in, few of us will relish the thought of having to go out

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Catholic Church’s natural fertility treatment course gives Lucy answers to condition that had doctors baffled

With a Mass for those affected by infertility being held in Newmarket in November, Lucy from East Anglia tells

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Faith leaders warn of risk to vulnerable posed by Assisted Dying Bill

The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbi warn of the risk to vulnerable

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Faith leaders deliver messages from CAFOD supporters to Prime Minister ahead of COP26

Calls from thousands of CAFOD supporters for Boris Johnson to show leadership at the ‘COP26’ climate talks have been passed

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Sir David Amess death: Catholic bishop calls for last rites to be recognised as ’emergency service’

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has called for greater recognition of the last rites as an “emergency service” in the

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