An English doctor is under investigation for offering to prescribe abortion pill reversal medication, following an undercover investigation by advocacy group openDemocracy. Dr Eileen Reilly, who works with US-based organisation Heartbeat International to facilitate women attempting to reverse the effects of the abortion pill, is under investigation by the General Medical Council of Britain following…
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) called for the release of Indian Jesuit Fr Stan Swami on humanitarian grounds and raised issues regarding the grounds of his detention. Church leaders and politicians around the world have previously called for Fr Swami’s release. The Indian Jesuit is currently in hospital with Covid-like symptoms. Irish Jesuits International…
“Will you watch the new film, The 8th, about the 2018 referendum?” I asked a friend who had canvassed for the pro-life cause in that plebiscite. “Through gritted teeth,” she replied. The film was, as the film critic Donald Clarke put it, “ecstatic” for its’ natural constituency – that is, the pro-choice side. (It is…
International Men’s Health Week runs from Monday June 14 through to Sunday June 20 this year, and the idea has been welcomed by the Knights of St Columbanus. The focus this year is on ‘making the connections’, which encourages men to rebuild the relationships that were put on pause due to the pandemic. “Men’s health…
The View Even three years on, many of us are still grieving the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. The grief is not as raw as it once was but it will probably never go away. It is so tempting to give up and to decide that the gulf is unbridgeable. Thankfully, most pro-life activists have settled…
The Archbishop of San Francisco has publicly supported Denver Archbishop Aquila’s response to the German bishops’ “synodal path”, which he said advances “untenable” views of the Church. In his open letter dated May 13, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver had warned about the fundamental text produced by the first forum of the German Catholic Synodal…
A special section of the archive of the Shrine of Fatima reveals the intimate relationship between the Faithful and Our Lady, writes António Marujo A sheet of paper, handwritten, with a short message, in Portuguese: “You know who I am. There is no need to describe my person…” Another sheet of paper, completely blank. Some…
Last year saw a 20% drop in suicides across Ireland, according to the latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The new figures show that deaths from suicide and self-harm fell from 421 in 2019 to 340 in 2020. This is despite widespread fears that the pandemic and ensuing restrictions could result in an…
Baptism is the key that unlocked the door to a valid Catholic marriage for Boris Johnson, writes Jason Osborne Social media is a rarely a home to calm, quiet discussion, and the conversation than emerged following the news of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ wedding was no different. Many expressed outrage at the Church’s seemingly…
The Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on participation in religious services just as it did on workplaces, but a new survey indicates strong emotional resilience from those who consider their faith vital to their existence. That was part of the findings of a survey conducted late last year of 1,600 adults, mostly from Washington, Maryland…
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