With opinion polls tightening on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment this month, several Church leaders have stepped up their campaign to promote the right to life of the unborn. Over the bank holiday weekend, seven bishops across Ireland issued pastoral statements in a bid to influence more people to vote ‘No’ in the May…
A leading pro-life campaign has welcomed figures indicating a further drop in support for removing the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution in a referendum this month. An opinion poll, published on May 6 by the Sunday Independent/Kantar Millward, revealed that 45% of respondents say they intend voting ‘Yes’, and 34% say they will vote ‘No’.…
In front of a small crowd of cabinet members and religious leaders at the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump announced, and then signed, an executive order giving Faith-based groups a stronger voice in the federal government. “It’s a great day,” he said after signing the order and passing out pens to religious leaders…
Nurses and midwives representing over 130 members of their professions have said that the Irish Health Service cannot cope with abortion and have urged the public to vote ‘No’ in the upcoming referendum. Speaking at a Press Conference in Dublin on May 4, healthcare representatives asked the electorate not to “turn our hospitals into killing…
Award-winning scientist joins Vatican academy Pope Francis has named a pioneering US scientist specialising in stem-cell research to the Pontifical Academy for Sciences. Elaine Fuchs, professor and head of the laboratory of mammalian cell biology and development at The Rockefeller University in New York, was appointed to the papal think tank, according to a Vatican press release. The scientist…
Niamh Uí Bhriain explains why Google’s decision is a serious threat to the referendum process The three leading pro-life groups campaigning for the retention of Ireland’s constitutional protection for the unborn have called on Google to reconsider its decision to block all advertising in connection with the upcoming referendum. Speaking at a press…
Pope Francis said today that nothing can take away a person’s baptism or the salvation and identity they gain as a child of God, which is why the Church only allows for the sacrament to be administered once. “Baptism is not repeated because it imprints an indelible spiritual sign: This sign is never erased by…
Today’s Catholic youth require “joyful accompaniment” says leading catechist. *Please note the Engage Conference has been postponted until further notice* Renowned Catholic speaker David Wells has said that the Irish Church must not view young people merely as “a problem to be solved”. Wells, a UK catechist and author who regularly talks at conferences around…
Advocates for the right to life of the unborn have challenged a Dublin-based doctor to clarify whether or not she supports abortion where an unborn baby has a non-fatal abnormality such as Down Syndrome. Speaking at a Together for Yes event yesterday, Dr Jennifer Donnelly from the Rotunda maternity hospital referred to women in Ireland…
Pope Francis has criticised bishops who are too busy for their people and more interested in foreign travel poointments rather than the work of shepherding the diocese. In his homily at the Vatican this morning the Pontiff reflected on what makes a genuine bishop, stressing the qualities of watchfulness, closeness and being involved in the…
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