Irish inquiry: Families mistreated unmarried mums; others complicit

An Irish government commission that spent five years investigating the treatment of unmarried mothers in state-funded Church-run homes in Ireland said the blame for their “harsh treatment” rests primarily with their families, but that both the Church and state condoned this. The report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters was published on 12th January and reviewed 18 institutions from... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Young mother to challenge London’s first ‘censorship zone’ at European Court

A young mother who challenged a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) around an abortion facility in the London Borough of Ealing, has announced she will submit her case to the European Court of Human Rights. The Supreme Court refused Alina Dulgheriu’s permission to appeal in March, leaving the European Court as her last legal option... Read More

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August 14, 2019

Catholic mother who served soldiers tea and sandwiches shot dead by army months later

The daughter of a Catholic woman who welcomed the arrival of British soldiers in Northern Ireland said she was shot dead by the Army months after serving them tea and sandwiches at her family home. Joan Connolly, a mother-of-eight, lived with her husband and children in a predominately Catholic area in west Belfast when the... Read More

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August 8, 2019

Church is a mother to all, remains close to those who suffer, pope says

Like the apostles who brought spiritual and physical healing to those in need, Christians are called to tend to the wounds of the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said. The Church does not close its eyes when confronted with the sufferings of others but instead “knows how to look at humanity in the face... Read More

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December 1, 2018

Oasis star’s mum wanted son to be a priest

Former Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs has revealed that it was his mother’s wish for him to become a Catholic priest. One of the founder members of the Manchester rock band, which also included brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, Arthurs, who was educated at St Peter’s RC Grammar School – now St Monica’s – also... Read More

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November 28, 2018

Pope charmed by ‘undisciplined’ speech-impaired child

Pope Francis praised the freedom, albeit “undisciplined”, of a child who climbed on stage on Wednesday to play during the pontiff’s general audience. The Swiss Guards and Vatican gendarmes stood by and gamely let six-year-old Wenzel Wirth run around the Holy Father as monsignors read out his catechism lesson in various languages in the Vatican... Read More

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November 7, 2018

School’s the right path says Christian rapper

Grime artist Stormzy has spoken of how being expelled from school led him to a career in music but has urged youngsters not to follow his example. The Christian rapper from south London, who has previously thanked God for all of his accomplishments, said his mother had felt “let down” after he was removed from... Read More

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October 24, 2018

Irish government approves excavation of former mother and baby home site

The Irish government has approved a forensic excavation of the site of a former state-funded, Catholic-run mother and baby home in the west of the country. Katherine Zappone, minister for children and youth affairs, announced the excavation on 23rd October. “I am committed to ensuring that all the children interred at this site can have... Read More

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October 19, 2018

Ninety-three per cent of people in Northern Ireland believe that both lives matter

A ComRes poll of people in Northern Ireland published today, found that 93 per cent agreed that in pregnancy the life of both the mother and the unborn child are important. Only two per cent said that the unborn child’s life is not important. Speaking at an event held in Stormont last night, Dawn McAvoy,... Read More

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