The Society of St Vincent de Paul has announced it will not be taking a stance in the upcoming referendum on abortion, and will not be issuing any advice to its members on what choice to make on polling day. Contacted by The Irish Catholic this week the Church-founded organisation said in a statement that…
The wife of a former Taoiseach has urged voters to retain the Eighth Amendment in light of the “breath-taking” Government proposals which will put the lives of unborn babies in jeopardy. Speaking at the Iona Institute on April 10, Finola Bruton said that repealing the constitutional provision will effectively introduce a liberal abortion regime into…
People must not become distracted by irrelevant narratives which attempt to sway voters away from the reality of repealing the Eighth Amendment, a Legal Consultant to the Pro-Life Rally has warned. Speaking at a Cork rally to retain Ireland’s constitutional protections for the unborn on April 7, lawyer Caroline Simons said that the referendum next…
Northern Ireland’s leading pro-life group has criticised the SDLP for voting in support of a pro-abortion motion in Belfast City Council to decriminalise abortion yesterday. The motion was proposed by members of Sinn Fein and Alliance Party and supported by the SDLP Councillors. The motion was carried with 34 voting in favour, 15 against and…
A pro-life group has condemned Health Minister Simon Harris for attending the launch of Amnesty’s Ireland’s campaign for repeal of the Eighth Amendment yesterday. LoveBoth criticised Mr Harris for backing Amnesty International’s campaign for a ‘Yes’ vote in the abortion referendum next month, despite the organisation’s refusal to co-operate with the State’s ethics watchdog. The…
Catholics must not be afraid of change, Pope Francis has said in a landmark new document. However, the Pontiff also warns that people need to discern whether new thinking is from God or “an illusion created by the spirit of this world or the spirit of the devil”. In a new apostolic exhortation ‘Rejoice and…
An Irish migrant rights group will join a national demonstration aimed at highlighting the impact of homelessness on the refugee, asylum seeking and migrant population taking place tomorrow (April 7) in Dublin. Ireland Says Welcome, a membership group of human rights organisation Comhlámh, will march in solidarity with everyone in Ireland experiencing homelessness regardless of…
Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, will serve as chief celebrant and homilist for the 36th annual Mercy Sunday celebrations at Knock Shrine this Sunday. Divine Mercy Sunday ceremonies will begin at 12.45pm with Divine Mercy Devotions led by Father Mark Byrne SOLT. Music during the celebrations will be provided by Knock Shrine…
A Fine Gael senator has provoked criticism after complaining publicly on social media about an Easter Sunday Mass where the priest preached about the sanctity of all human life. Catherine Noone – who chaired the Oireachtas Committee on abortion and is a leading campaigner for repeal of the Eighth Amendment – later deleted the tweet which…
Ongoing discussions around the so-called ‘baptism barrier’ and the role of religion in schools are distracting from the main challenges facing primary education in Ireland, the head of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association has said. Maintaining that “the real issue in Irish education is around a lack of resources”, CPSMA head Seamus Mulconry told…
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