Simon Caldwell

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English bishop sees decreasing number of Christians as opportunity

November 29, 2022
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News

An English bishop said Catholics must work harder to evangelize the U.K. after the latest official census showed that Christians were a minority for the first time since records began.

British Catholics, Pope Francis pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

September 8, 2022
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News

atholics 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.

Tensions over vaccine mandates creep into church

February 17, 2022
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News

The issue of coercion, rather than the morality of COVID-19 vaccines, that tends to be the preeminent source of tension between those who seek greater restrictions and those who seek greater freedom, and Catholics appear to be divided as societies in general.

Report IDs five European nations with increasing anti-Christian violence

December 9, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News

Catholics are facing soaring levels of discrimination in some of the most influential countries in Europe, a new report said.

Prominent Anglican bishop who served in U.S. received into Catholic Church

October 18, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

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

Anglican bishop to step down, join Catholic Church

September 4, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

The Anglican bishop of Ebbsfleet stepped down from office after announcing that he will become a Roman Catholic.

Thieves break into castle, steal rosary used by Mary, Queen of Scots

May 25, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

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

London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip

April 9, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

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

Religious order withdraws request to transfer founder’s remains to U.S.

February 26, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News

A religious order has withdrawn its request to exhume its founder and transfer some of her remains from England to Philadelphia.

Some English Catholics object to transfer of nun’s remains to Philadelphia

February 25, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Uncategorized

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Passionist priest, relative of English princes, takes step closer to sainthood

February 22, 2021
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News

A priest related to Princes William and Harry took a major step closer to sainthood when Pope Francis declared him venerable.

French bishops order ‘death knell’ after three killed in Nice basilica

October 29, 2020
By Simon Caldwell
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

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.