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Catholic Bishops of England and Wales React to Reintroduction of Assisted Suicide Bill

Rob Stothard
Campaigners against assisted dying gather outside the Houses of Parliament ahead of a House of Commons vote that rejected the legislation on Sept. 11, 2015, in London.

On Wednesday, Labour member of Parliament Lauren Edwards reintroduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which failed to pass the House of Lords in April.

Cardinal Ruini, John Paul II’s Chief Strategist in Italy, Dies at Age 95

Franco Origlia
Cardinal Camillo Ruini arrives in St. Peter Square for Palm Sunday Mass held by Pope Benedict XVI on April 17, 2011 in Vatican City, Vatican.

Architect of the Italian Church’s ‘cultural project,’ he led high‑stakes fights over life, family, and secularism while seeking to re‑anchor Catholic witness in national culture.

The SSPX Leadership Against Scripture and Tradition

Fabrice Coffrini
New priests prostrate themselves during the ordination Mass of the Society of St. Pius X in Écône, Switzerland, on June 29, 2009.

COMMENTARY: Even if the Society of St. Pius X hits the brakes at the last moment and doesn’t commit formally schismatic acts, the grave problem posed by the SSPX will continue.

What Pope Leo Means for Fulton Sheen

Daniel Ibanez/Courtesy photo
(L-R) Pope Leo XIV and Venerable Fulton Sheen.

COMMENTARY: The cause of our once best-known Catholic may well have been advanced by our new best-known Catholic.