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The Catholic Herald

Breaking news and opinion from the online edition of Britain's leading Catholic newspaper

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  • 16+ hour agolatest article
  • Aug 15, 2026earliest in window
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  • People & Society 85
  • Religion 76
  • Sensitive Subjects 39
  • Politics2 27
  • Politics 21
  • Crime, Law & Justice 10
  • Society 10

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thecatholicherald.com > article > spuc-urges-scottish-government-to-respond-to-record-abortion-figures

SPUC urges Scottish Government to respond to record abortion figures

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (349+ words) The Catholic Herald SPUC urges Scottish Government to respond to record abortion figures According to the most recent data published by Public Health Scotland, there were 18,783 terminations of pregnancy recorded in a single year. New analysis by the Society for…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > assisted-suicide-vote-to-follow-world-suicide-prevention-day

Assisted suicide vote to follow World Suicide Prevention Day

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (711+ words) A government adviser on suicide prevention has pointed out that the vote on the assisted suicide Bill will take place the day after World Suicide Prevention Day, revealing a striking disparity in supporters of the Bill’s views on suicide. The…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > joe-biden-shares-health-update-and-urges-men-to-get-screened-for-prostate-cancer

Joe Biden shares health update and urges men to get screened for prostate cancer

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (417+ words) Former President Joe Biden provided an update on his health and encouraged people to get screened for prostate cancer in a post shared on social media on September 8. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, said Biden, something that is “more…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > government-raises-estimate-of-assisted-suicide-deaths-by-60

Government raises estimate of assisted suicide deaths by 60 per cent

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1148+ words) The new warning comes after the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, said “the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care” needs to happen before Parliament debates whether to introduce assisted suicide. Burnham said it would be deeply challenging…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > life-insurance-payouts-included-in-french-assisted-suicide-law-promting-concerns

Life insurance payouts included in French assisted suicide law, prompting concerns

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (494+ words) Life insurers must pay out in instances where death has occurred as a result of assisted suicide or euthanasia, according to a carve-out in the new French assisted dying law. This has raised concerns that this will create an “economic…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > the-assisted-suicide-debate-and-the-urgent-need-for-palliative-care

Calls for better palliative care grow amid assisted suicide debate

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (687+ words) The debate, which has dominated discourse since the Bill was reintroduced, has also drawn attention to what many have called a problematic lack of funding for palliative care in the UK, prompting calls for greater priority to be given to…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > california-assisted-suicides-rise-by-almost-150-per-cent-in-five-years

California assisted suicides rise by almost 150 per cent in five years

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (501+ words) California has experienced the highest number of yearly assisted suicides on record, with a total of 1,235 deaths in 2025, a 149.49% increase over five years. Released this week, the California End of Life Option Act 2025 Data Report shows a 10.96% increase in total…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > florida-bishops-defend-religious-freedom-in-dispute-over-school-vaccine-exemptions

Florida bishops defend religious freedom in dispute over school vaccine exemptions

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (526+ words) Florida’s Catholic bishops defended their schools’ existing vaccine exemption policies in a response to the state attorney general’s threats to withhold state funding and scholarships. The letter was dated August 7, but was not shared publicly by the FCCB until August…...

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thecatholicherald.com > article > baby-gabriel-to-undergo-first-surgery-for-life-threatening-heart-defect

‘Baby Gabriel’ to undergo first surgery for life-threatening heart defect

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) The biological parents of a child known as “Baby Gabriel” have given their permission for the first of three heart surgeries after previously requesting that the gestational carrier undergo an abortion. “Baby Gabriel” was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome…...