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Gothic Revival cathedral in Nottingham to shine again with historic grant

The exterior of St. Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham. / Credit: Diocese of Nottingham/Luke Potter

Nottingham, England, Apr 12, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for restoration.

Experts meet in Budapest to discuss existential crisis affecting the family in the West

Panelists at the “Family Formation and the Future” international conference April 1-2, 2025, at the Danube Institute in Budapest, Hungary, discuss the crises affecting the family. / Credit: Photo ourtesy of the Danube Institute

Budapest, Hungary, Apr 9, 2025 / 13:49 pm (CNA).

The “Family Formation and the Future” conference hosted by the Danube Institute in Budapest, Hungary, April 1-2 focused on the complex causes behind the crisis in the West.

New evangelization program aims to awaken dormant faith

The Kerygma Center for the New Evangelization offers a program that brings nonbelievers closer to God, especially baptized persons who had been living far from their faith. / Credit: Courtesy of Kerygma Center

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 10:53 am (CNA).

The center proposes a “re-evangelization” aimed particularly at those who, despite having faith, have not experienced “a living and personal encounter with Jesus Christ.”

Catholic medical group: ‘Impossible’ to ensure safeguards with UK assisted suicide bill

The British Parliament building in London. / Credit: Marinesea/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2025 / 16:42 pm (CNA).

The bill would “allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own life.”

Catholics now outnumber Anglicans among Gen Z in the UK, study suggests

The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas in Nottingham, England, U.K. / Credit: Kevin George/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Apr 8, 2025 / 14:56 pm (CNA).

A report from the Bible Society, a U.K. charity that translates and distributes the Bible, found that the practice of Christianity in general is growing in the U.K.

Catholic sea ministry calls for regulators to promote human rights, labor protections

A fishing boat returns to Bridlington Harbor after a day at sea on Jan. 31, 2025, in Bridlington, England. Bridlington is the leading shellfish port in Europe. / Credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Apr 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

Stella Maris, a U.K.-based Catholic seafarers ministry, is calling on regulatory authorities to push for better labor conditions for workers in the seafood and fishing industries.

German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries

A liturgical procession outside the Freiburg Cathedral on Nov. 17, 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, Germany

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 5, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA).

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week.

Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project

The Valley of the Fallen. / Credit: Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock

Madrid, Spain, Apr 5, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).

The 492-foot cross at the Valley of the Fallen, the world’s tallest, will remain standing.

Pope appoints Bishop John Sherrington as new Liverpool archbishop in England

Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool, England. / Credit: Chowells/Wikimedia (CC BY 2.5)

CNA Newsroom, Apr 5, 2025 / 07:36 am (CNA).

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Sherrington, an auxiliary of Westminster known for his work on moral issues, as the 10th archbishop of Liverpool.

Woman convicted for silently holding sign outside UK abortion clinic

Livia Tossici-Bolt speaks to the media after being found guilty of two charges of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order at Poole Magistrates’ Court on April 4, 2025, in Poole, England. / Credit: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images

London, England, Apr 4, 2025 / 12:23 pm (CNA).

The case provides further evidence of an erosion of freedom of expression in the United Kingdom, which has recently become a diplomatic issue with the United States.