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Isle of Man assisted suicide Bill receives Royal Assent as archbishop warns of ‘watershed’

Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool has raised concerns over protections for vulnerable patients and healthcare workers’ freedom of conscience after the island’s assisted suicide Bill received Royal Assent

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Virginia bishop calls for prayer and fasting ahead of vote on marriage and abortion

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has called on Catholics in his diocese to pray and fast throughout October to oppose two ballot initiatives related to abortion and gay marriage. He specifically requested that on Fridays, Catholics pray the Stations of the Cross and fast by eating one full meal without meat, and on Sundays, pray the Rosary and fast from social media for several hours, especially around Mass.

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Video: 'Are you praying for unborn children?' police ask Catholic woman

A police officer from West Midlands police interrogated Isabel Vaughan-Spruce outside a Birmingham abortion clinic for silently praying within the clinic's buffer zone. The officer asked her questions including whether she was part of a pro-life or pro-choice group, if she was part of an organized protest, and if she was praying for the lives of unborn children.

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Joe Biden honoured by Planned Parenthood after defending abortion rights

Former President Joe Biden received the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award at Planned Parenthood of Delaware’s annual fundraising gala on September 24. He expressed being "outraged and appalled" by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v.

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Leo warns Macron and French parliament to defend sanctity of life

Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech at the Elysée Palace in France, warning President Emmanuel Macron and French parliament to uphold the sanctity of life by denouncing surrogacy and assisted suicide. He emphasized that mutual respect and protection of every human life is a duty incumbent upon all, following a private meeting with Macron and in the presence of politicians, diplomats, civil authorities, and firemen who responded to the 2019 Notre-Dame fire.

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Michael Haynes|Catholic Herald|