The Oxford-based Anscombe Bioethics Centre, which serves the Catholic Church in Great Britain and Ireland, also found that women were more likely to commit suicide in jurisdictions that have permitted euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Study: Nations with euthanasia, assisted suicide have higher suicide rates
U.S. archeparchy’s auxiliary bishop named auxiliary for Winnipeg archeparchy
Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Andriy Rabiy of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia as auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Bishop: More safe environment audits will strengthen ‘culture of safety’
The onsite USCCB/Stonebridge audit this past year revealed that a more robust look at the local level is necessary to maintain and assure overall compliance with the charter, the bishop wrote in his letter.
Speaker urges NCCW members to be shepherds, help others their find way
Nearly 500 people attended the opening session of the National Council of Catholic Women’s convention in Minneapolis which had as its theme “Wide Open Hearts: Abiding in Faith, Hope and Love.”
Catholic leaders vow to continue fight after state abortion measures pass
Voters in California, Vermont and Michigan approved abortion protections, while Kentucky and Montana voters rejected abortion restrictions.
EU bishops’ commission urges action to mitigate energy crisis
The European Union’s Catholic bishops called government officials not to abandon families and vulnerable people this winter.
Steubenville bishop says proposed merger needs more diocesan discussion
The decision to erect, merge or suppress dioceses belongs to the pope, but this always is done in consultation with the bishops’ conference.
Link between death penalty and racism can’t be ignored, advocates say
The work of informing the public at large about injustices in the nation’s use of capital punishment is part of what prompted the Death Penalty Information Center to issue its report on race and the death penalty.