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Protestors holds a placard outside Parliament as British lawmakers debate the assisted dying law in London Nov. 29, 2024. Britain's lawmakers voted Nov. 29 to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales, despite opposition from Britain's Catholic bishops and other faith groups. (OSV News photo/Mina Kim, Reuters)

Catholic bishops decry British end of life vote: ‘May God help us’

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.
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Franciscan Friars Vote to Unify

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Voicing their support for the revitalization of Franciscan life in the United States, six provinces of the Order of Friars Minor have voted to form one new organization. On May 30, the friars of each of the ...
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