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Eucharistic Congress in 1908 was ‘coming of age’ for Church in England

Sep 4, 2018

As Liverpool prepares to host a national Eucharistic Congress, people are looking at the last such event to take place in England: The 1908 International Eucharistic Congress in London.

By Charles Collins

London waste company discovers relic of St. Clement in the trash

May 7, 2018

An environmental waste company in London had a surprise discovery last week when they uncovered a reliquary in the garbage containing a bone of St. Clement, a Church Father and the fourth pope.

By Mary Rezac

Former nanny files suit against ‘buffer zone’ around U.K. abortion clinic

Apr 24, 2018

A former nanny has announced she will launch a legal challenge to quash the first “buffer zone” around a U.K. abortion clinic.

By Simon Caldwell

English bishop is concerned over abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’

Apr 19, 2018

After a London borough passed an ordinance earlier this month establishing a buffer zone around a local abortion clinic, Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth said he was concerned by the unjust measure.

By Catholic News Agency

London abortion clinic buffer zone would criminalize prayer, pro-lifers say

Apr 11, 2018

As a London borough considers adopting a buffer zone around its abortion clinic to keep pro-life activists at a distance, one such group says the measure would discriminate against women who are helped through prayer and support vigils.

By Catholic News Agency

Cardinal says Rohingya need international help, because Myanmar doesn’t want them

Feb 10, 2018

Cardinal Charles Bo of Myanmar said the Rohingya are a stateless people spurned in his country because of “propaganda” and “hate speech” among the Buddhist majority, and they’re also often victims of human trafficking.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Pope’s anti-trafficking group a matchmaker between cops and the Church

Feb 9, 2018

The Santa Marta Group was born in London in 2014, and brings together “top cops” from around the world with Catholic activists, especially nuns, leading the anti-human trafficking charge.

By John L. Allen Jr.

London cardinal calls Tube incident ‘another cowardly attack’

Sep 15, 2017

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, whose diocese covers the Parsons Green Underground station where a terrorist bombing took place, praised the emergency services who tended to the victims as well as the residents and workers in the area who offered them safety and comfort. No one was killed, but several people were injured.

By Catholic News Service