Silent prayer in buffer zones around abortion clinics will not necessarily be a criminal offence, says guidance by the Crown Prosecution Service. The advice for police and prosecutors said silent ...

Breaking the new laws carries an unlimited fine. The guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service suggests that praying silently within an abortion clinic buffer zone may not always be treated as a ...

On Friday night, the Vatican hosted an ecumenical prayer service commemorating both the ... This cry for peace and unity struck me as particularly moving at a time of war that has exacerbated ...

As buffer zones are introduced around abortion clinics in England and Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service has issued guidance stating that silent prayer will not be automatically criminalised ...

Crown Prosecution Service guidance states that a person carrying out activities in a buffer zone such as silent prayer “will not necessarily commit a criminal offence”. It adds: “Prosecutors ...

Campaigners have hit out at the decision not to automatically ban silent prayer outside abortion clinics when new buffer zones are implemented today. Under the new measures, it will now be illegal ...

Despite this, the Crown Prosecution Service has indicated silent prayer may not inherently constitute a criminal act, prompting police to evaluate each situation individually. While anti-abortion and ...

The Crown Prosecution Service says silent prayer near an abortion clinic “will not necessarily commit a criminal offense,” and police say they will assess each case individually. Anti-abortion ...

A lightning strike killed 14 people during a prayer service in a refugee camp in Uganda on Saturday, authorities in the east African country said. The strike, in northern Uganda’s Lamwo district ...