
UK Police Pay 13,000 Pounds to Christian Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer
Vaughan-Spruce was first arrested in December 2022 for silently praying within a public space protection order zone outside a closed abortion facility.
Vaughan-Spruce was first arrested in December 2022 for silently praying within a public space protection order zone outside a closed abortion facility.
The Holy Father posted a message on X as part of the Year of Prayer 2024, which he proposed as a preparation for the upcoming Jubilee of Hope 2025.
COMMENTARY: Here are a few ideas of how you might incorporate reflection into your day.
COMMENTARY: If prayer is not an activity and it cannot be reduced to a ‘technique,’ then how can we understand what the essence of prayer really is?
In February a British priest was arrested — also in Birmingham — for praying for free speech outside of a clinic after hours.
COMMENTARY: Seek the blessings of a time of holy rest with Our Lord, for ‘There is no one gentler than God in revealing ourselves to ourselves.’ Every retreat we take is a kind of practice for what we will be doing for all of eternity: worshipping and resting in the Lord.
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the charges against the priest but said the charges could be reinstated.
Vaughan-Spruce was arrested Dec. 6, 2022, in Birmingham, England, outside an abortion facility that was closed at the time.
Rosa Lalor’s case sends out a chilling message to British Christians.
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