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Bioethics institute urges U.K. to review parental rights of very ill kids

August 9, 2022

A Catholic bioethics institute urged the U.K. government to speed up a review of the rights of the parents of sick children after doctors ended the life of a brain-damaged boy against the wishes of his parents.

Ambassador says Pope Francis will visit Ukraine before Kazakhstan trip

August 8, 2022

Pope Francis plans to make his long-awaited visit to Ukraine before his trip to Kazakhstan in September, said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See.

Biden continues construction along parts of border wall started by Trump

August 2, 2022

Some border residents and organizations are speaking out against the Biden administration after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed plans to fill in gaps of a border wall to keep migrants out near Yuma, Arizona.

Bucharest Archdiocese welcomes order to demolish building near cathedral

August 2, 2022

Romanian officials have ordered the demolition of a 20-story office building overshadowing Bucharest's Catholic cathedral, 10 years after a ruling that it was built illegally and endangers the historic landmark.

Guatemalan bishops warn against political manipulation

July 26, 2022

Ahead of Guatemala's upcoming election season, the country's bishops said religious gatherings in the coming months should "not fall into the temptation of mixing political propaganda with apparent prayer."

Parishioners protest arrest of second priest in two months in Nicaragua

July 18, 2022

Catholics in Nicaragua are calling for the release of two priests detained over the past two months as a campaign of arbitrary arrests and church repression continues in the Central American country.

Police in Northern Ireland investigate burning of Pope Francis image

July 13, 2022

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire.

Pope Francis confirms plans to meet Russian patriarch in Kazakhstan

July 13, 2022

Pope Francis said he plans to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in September at an interreligious meeting in Kazakhstan.

Register takes 19 honours at Catholic press awards 2022

July 12, 2022

The Catholic Register has once again been recognized for its fine journalism, taking home 19 honours at the annual Catholic Press Association awards, including a second place for best national newspaper.

World's Ukrainian bishops gather in Poland near Ukrainian border

July 11, 2022

Prevented by war from meeting in Kyiv, 40 Ukrainian Catholic bishops from around the world met in Poland, less than 10 miles from the border with their homeland, in early July.