The development of unborn children must not be caricatured or ignored in debate about abortion, a leading pro-life group has said. Responding to criticism of a pro-life poster by master of Rotunda Maternity Hospital Dr Fergal Malone who said unborn babies cannot yawn as there is no air in the womb, LoveBoth campaigner Áine Kierans…
Catholic schools need to “review” their teachings on relationships and sexuality education, and evaluate the current support offered to students who are facing questions about their sexual identity, the Primate of All Ireland has said. Speaking in Galway today at a conference entitled “Catholic Schools Supporting Families: Towards A Better Education of Children”, Armagh’s archbishop…
EXCLUSIVE Protestant leaders make unprecedented plea Greg Daly and Martin O’Brien One of the key architects of the peace process has said that if Pope Francis does not visit the North during his Irish visit in August it will be a missed opportunity to help peace and reconciliation. Speaking exclusively to The Irish Catholic former Taoiseach Bertie…
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has reiterated its historical Catholic character and affirmed its commitment to Church teaching in the face of criticism of the society’s failure to take a stance in the upcoming referendum on the right to life of the unborn. In a letter to The Irish Catholic, SVP National…
The Belfast-based bakers who were sued for refusing to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage have appealed this week to the UK Supreme Court to overturn their prosecution for discrimination. Speaking ahead of the hearing on Tuesday, Daniel McArthur, general manager of Ashers Baking Company, said “some people want the law to make us support…
The Iona Institute has dubbed challenges by Atheist Ireland to its status as both a private company and a registered charity “ridiculous”. In a letter to the Charities Regulator, seen by the Irish Times, Atheist Ireland points out that Iona is actively campaigning for the retention of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. They asked…
While news of a small decrease in national homeless figures must be welcomed, the challenge is to work for more substantive decreases, homelessness campaigners have said. New figures from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government indicate that 9,681 people of people accessed State-funded emergency homeless accommodation in March, down slightly on 9,807 in…
Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has praised an Garda for recovering the stolen heart of Dublin’s patron saint, and expressed his delight that the relic has been recovered six years after its theft from the city’s Christ Church Cathedral. The heart of St Laurence O’Toole, which has been venerated for almost 800 years, was stolen from…
After meeting Pope Francis three survivors of clergy sexual abuse from Chile said they felt they had been heard, and were hopeful for changes in how the Church handles accusations of abuse. “I spoke for more than two and a half hours alone with Pope Francis. He listened to me with great respect, affection and…
Around 5,000 people across Ireland gathered at Knock Shrine last week to pray for the protection of the right to life of the unborn ahead of the upcoming referendum this month. The pilgrimage to Knock on April 29 was organised by the national Apostolate of Eucharistic adoration, on the theme ‘The Family of Eucharistic Adoration’…
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