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Fr Sean Gough, a priest of the Archdioceses of Birmingham, England, and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, co-director of March for Life UK, are pictured in a February 16, 2023, photo. Photo: OSV News/Simon Caldwell.
Read →Q: Catholic governors commit an obviously sinful act when they sign extremely permissive abortion laws. On the other hand, there is an extraordinary minister of holy Communion in my parish who told me she is pro-choice, but I’m not aware she has done anything to support abortion except maybe vote for a pro-choice candidate.
Read →A file photo shows a Scottish flag in Aberdeen. Sarah Morse, a 66-year-old Catholic substitute teacher at Arbroath High School in Scotland, was fired in November 2025 after telling students she opposed abortion during an informal classroom discussion.
Read →Bishop Alan McGuckian of Down and Connor has written a letter to all 60 members of Belfast City Council urging them to keep Belfast City Hall as a civic space that unites rather than divides. The letter was sent ahead of the City Council's decision to illuminate City Hall in support of safe abortions on September 28.
Read →The gradual erosion of safeguards following the liberalization of abortion laws, focusing on the ongoing effort to remove the three-day waiting period to access abortion services. It notes that this issue attracted some attention last week, but not enough given its significance.
Read →Bernadette Smyth speaking at the Rosary Vigil for Life in front of the City Hall. Photo: Martina Purdy. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3.01-300x234.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3.01-1024x798.jpg" /> The pro-life cause unites all Christians, Bernadette Smyth, Chairwoman of Precious Life, told The Irish Catholic following a Rosary Vigil for Life in front of Belfast City Hall on August 30, when hundreds gathered in prayer in response to Belfast City Council’s plans to illuminate the City Hall in celebr
Read →Franciscan priest, Fr Antonio, from the Franciscans of the Renewal community in Derry, at the Rosary Vigil for Life on Sunday. Photo: Martina Purdy. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/6.01-300x227.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/6.01-1024x776.jpg" /> Abortion is a ‘David and Goliath’ fight - and we all know how that turned out. But securing the right to life for unborn children is going to be a long battle before victory is won. While David had five stones, we Catholics have five decades on our rosaries -
Read →Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/10_01-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/10_01-1024x683.jpg" /> Women are finding their voices about how appallingly they have been failed under the current abortion regime. Their stories are far too serious for the Government to gloss over, writes Eilís Mulroy When the Dáil returns after the summer recess, one of the most consequential political battles of recent times will resume. The attempt… The post The Dáil is returning –
Read →New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester June 29, 2026. UK bishops welcomed the new Catholic prime minister’s approach to palliative care as Catholic charities urged him to turn to his faith to support the poor and to take action on the climate crisis. Photo: OSV News/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/24-3-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/24-3-1024x683.jpg" /> With the threat of legal assisted suicide looming l
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