End of Life Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/life-issues/end-of-life/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:27:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png End of Life Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/life-issues/end-of-life/ 32 32 174395915 Catholic Care Homes – St Peter’s Residence https://www.cbcew.org.uk/st-peters-residence/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:22:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120512 Compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath Despite acute funding issues, Catholic care homes provide round-the-clock care and compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath. St Peter’s Residence is a ‘gold standard’ care home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Vauxhall, London. Sister Deirdre, home manager of St Peter’s, doesn’t want […]

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]]> 120512 Archbishop thanks those who united to defeat assisted suicide Bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-thanks-those-who-united-to-defeat-assisted-suicide-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-thanks-those-who-united-to-defeat-assisted-suicide-bill/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:46:29 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120278 Archbishop John Sherrington, the Archbishop of Liverpool and Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has offered his gratitude and thanks to those who wrote to their MPs to stop the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill progressing through parliament. Archbishop Sherrington also expressed his gratitude to disability rights groups and legal […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-thanks-those-who-united-to-defeat-assisted-suicide-bill/feed/ 0 120278 Bishop of Brentwood makes statement opposing assisted suicide https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-of-brentwood-makes-statement-opposing-assisted-suicide/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-of-brentwood-makes-statement-opposing-assisted-suicide/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:06:26 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120277 Bishop Alan Williams SM has written to parishes voicing his opposition to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and encouraging them to do the same. His full message is below. You will know that the proposal to legalise assisted suicide, which was rejected by the House of Lords in the last parliamentary session […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-of-brentwood-makes-statement-opposing-assisted-suicide/feed/ 0 120277 Archbishop Moth: “Improve compassionate, high-quality care to genuinely help the terminally ill” https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-moth-improve-compassionate-high-quality-care-to-genuinely-help-the-terminally-ill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-moth-improve-compassionate-high-quality-care-to-genuinely-help-the-terminally-ill/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:52:16 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120236 Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales said: “I urge Members of Parliament to reject The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which aims to legalise assisted suicide as it returns to the House of Commons tomorrow, 11 September. This bill is wrong in principle and is also deeply flawed. If passed, […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-moth-improve-compassionate-high-quality-care-to-genuinely-help-the-terminally-ill/feed/ 0 120236 Compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath https://www.cbcew.org.uk/compassionate-accompaniment-until-ones-last-breath/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/compassionate-accompaniment-until-ones-last-breath/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:35:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120217 St Peter’s Residence is a ‘gold standard’ care home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Vauxhall, London. In these days, when MPs in parliament are considering legalising assisted suicide, places like St Peter’s offer an alternative approach by providing round-the-clock care and compassionate accompaniment until one’s last breath. Sister […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/compassionate-accompaniment-until-ones-last-breath/feed/ 0 120217 Hospice founder discusses the challenges of providing gold standard palliative care https://www.cbcew.org.uk/hospice-founder-discusses-the-challenges-of-providing-gold-standard-palliative-care/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/hospice-founder-discusses-the-challenges-of-providing-gold-standard-palliative-care/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:28:33 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119978 The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will have its crunch vote and second reading in the House of Commons on Friday, 11 September. A diverse range of people, not just Catholics, have raised their voices in opposition to this Private Members’ Bill that seeks to legalise assisted suicide. Our new Prime Minister, Andy […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/hospice-founder-discusses-the-challenges-of-providing-gold-standard-palliative-care/feed/ 0 119978 Assisted Suicide legislation could initiate ‘paradigm shift’ in how we value and protect the sacredness of every human life, says Bishop https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mckinney-as-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mckinney-as-bill/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:13:58 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119730 In a pastoral letter to the faithful of the Diocese of Nottingham, Bishop Patrick McKinney urgently called for Catholics to write to their MPs to share their concerns ahead of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, 11 September. The letter, that was read at all Sunday Masses in […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mckinney-as-bill/feed/ 0 119730 Statement on the end of the Committee Stage of the Terminally Ill (Adults) End of Life Bill in the House of Lords https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-end-of-the-committee-stage-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-in-the-house-of-lords/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-end-of-the-committee-stage-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-in-the-house-of-lords/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:59:10 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=116821 As the Committee Stage of the Terminally Ill (Adults) End of Life Bill is concluded in the House of Lords, I wish to express gratitude to all those Parliamentarians who have worked tirelessly to preserve the dignity of every human life and ensure that end-of life care remains rooted in compassion and respect until the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-end-of-the-committee-stage-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-in-the-house-of-lords/feed/ 0 116821 Cardinal Nichols responds to Third Reading of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-responds-to-third-reading-of-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-responds-to-third-reading-of-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:08:41 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=106528 On Friday 20th June, Cardinal Vincent Nichols issued the following response after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by just 23 votes: ‘The vote in the House of Commons in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is a watershed moment […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-responds-to-third-reading-of-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/feed/ 0 106528 Archbishop Sherrington statement on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-third-reading-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-third-reading-of-the-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:53:39 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=106501 The Bishops of England and Wales have been consistent and outspoken in their opposition to the legalisation of assisted suicide, and we are shocked and disappointed that MPs have voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This Bill is flawed in principle with several provisions that give us great cause […]

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