Canada postpones assisted suicide for mentally ill: Country ‘not ready’ for it — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 2, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The Canadian government will postpone until 2027 plans to expand its assisted suicide program to include those suffering from mental illness after a parliamentary report said the country’s health system is “not ready.” Canada first legalized assisted suicide in June 2016 for…

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Ordination of English bishop-elect canceled amid unexplained ‘canonical process’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The Diocese of Plymouth in England said in a statement this week that the ordination of Plymouth Bishop-elect Christopher Whitehead “will not take place on 22 February 2024 as expected.” / Credit: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk|Flickr|CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED CNA Staff, Feb 2, 2024 / 10:40 am (CNA). The expected ordination of an English bishop-elect has been…

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