Simon Caldwell

Catholic bishops in England have decried a vote for assisted suicide, with one saying it represented a "dark day" in the history of the country.

The Catholic Church renewed its apology to child sex abuse victims following the publication of a report that claimed sexual offenses against children in the U.K. were at epidemic proportions.

Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years. Pope Francis sent a telegram addressed "To His Majesty the King, Charles III," her son who immediately ascended to the throne.

The U.K. government is unfairly punishing English Channel migrants for the crimes of human traffickers by sending the migrants to Rwanda to have asylum applications processed, said the English and Welsh bishops.

Police in England have produced national guidelines to allow priests to give last rites to Catholics dying at crime scenes. The change follows the outcry by Catholics at the denial of permission to administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick to Sir David Amess, a Catholic politician, after he was stabbed repeatedly in an attack Oct. 15.

The former Anglican bishop of Chester, England, has joined the Catholic Church.

Catholic officials in England and Wales are scrapping restrictions to halt the spread of COVID-19.

A prominent Anglican bishop has joined the Catholic Church and will be ordained as a priest at the end of October.

A major arms fair in London has drawn fire from Catholic bishops and justice and peace groups who say the trade in weaponry fuels conflict around the world.

Burglars have stolen a set of golden rosary beads that once belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Catholic bishops have warned the British government that post-Brexit plans to tighten the asylum system would drive more immigrants into the hands of human traffickers.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster led Catholics of England and Wales in mourning the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

The U.K. should "forsake" its nuclear arsenal and spend the money it saves on helping the poorest people of society, Scottish and English Catholic bishops said.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said he will not "walk away" from leadership of the church amid pressure to resign over his handling of child abuse cases.

The Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Vatican failed to show compassion or leadership in the fight against child abuse, a U.K. inquiry concluded.

French bishops ordered a "death knell" to ring from every church of their country Oct. 29 after three people were hacked to death in a basilica in the southern Mediterranean city of Nice.

Churches in England and Wales must wait until July before they may reopen, under a coronavirus recovery strategy published by the government.

Belgium's Brothers of Charity have cut ties with their 15 homes for psychiatric patients after the Vatican stripped the institutions of their Catholic status because euthanasia was permitted on their premises.

The British government has pressed ahead with the legalization of abortion in Northern Ireland.

A right of access to abortion was included in the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Act 2019, which passed into law last October, and a legal framework for abortion provision was announced March 25.

Catholic leaders paid tribute to Archbishop Peter Smith, vice president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, who died March 6 after a short illness.