End ‘abortion aid’ and back Catholic charities, says archdiocese

The archdiocese of Edinburgh is calling on Catholics to contact their MPs to stop ‘abortion aid’ and divert the funds to real aid projects run by Catholic charities. The archdiocese said in a statement that ‘the UK Government is funding abortion overseas while Catholic charities that help improve the lives of millions are missing out’.... Read More

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September 28, 2020

‘Safe abortion day’ is a contradiction in terms, says pro-life group

Pro-lifers have strongly criticised the so-called ‘International Safe Abortion Day’, saying the term ‘safe abortion’ is a contradiction. The criticism came as the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) reacted to events taking place for ‘International Safe Abortion Day’ on Monday 28th September. To mark the day, Marie Stopes International is publishing the... Read More

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September 26, 2020

Church attacks SNP for ‘open hostility’ on pro-life issues

The Catholic Church has accused the SNP of showing “open and vicious hostility” towards pro-life MP and MSPs. Anthony Horan, director of the Catholic Parliamentary Office in Scotland, accused the party of actively seeking to discriminate against politicians based on their pro-life and religious convictions. Earlier this year, Dr Lisa Cameron, SNP MP for East... Read More

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September 25, 2020

Pro-life leaders welcome ‘Born Alive Executive Order’ announced by Trump

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will issue a ‘Born Alive Executive Order’ will “provide necessary legal protections for some of the most vulnerable in society”, said Jeanne Mancini, president of the US March for Life Education and Defense Fund. “These steps had to be taken,” she said, “because some Democrats in the Senate promised to block legislation... Read More

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September 11, 2020

Abortion numbers highest ever, following introduction of ‘DIY’ abortion

Abortion statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care show that 109,836 abortions were performed for English and Welsh residents in the six months between 1st January and 30th June 2020. This is 4,296 higher than the figure for the first six months of 2019, which was 105,540. Last year saw the highest number of... Read More

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August 29, 2020

Canada’s social conservatives hope new leader remembers their support

The product of an Irish Catholic family from Montreal, Erin O’Toole, a member of Parliament from Ontario, became the leader of the official opposition Conservative Party of Canada this week. Although he is not a social conservative, he has the eye of social conservatives, who want him to recognise the role they played in his election. O’Toole... Read More

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August 1, 2020

Pro-life prayer vigil to re-start in the autumn

As the provision of abortion continues uninterrupted though the Covid-19 pandemic, the diocese of East Anglia is prayerfully considering ways to respond. Sarah Ward, pro-life representative on the marriage commission, reports. While the Covid-19 lockdown saw much of the country’s activities come to a standstill, sadly abortion clinics stayed open as providers of “essential medical... Read More

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July 24, 2020

Irish Minister for Health urged to give assurances on telemedicine abortions

The Irish Minister for Health has a duty to give explicit assurances concerning telemedicine abortions, pro-lifers have said. Their statement comes as the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has refused to definitively state on the record that the system of remote or home access to abortion will cease to happen after the Covid-19 crisis comes... Read More

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July 22, 2020

Garden memorial draws attention to African American lives lived and lost

There is an African proverb that says, ‘As long as a person’s name is called, they never die.’ With the spirit of that proverb in mind, John Thorne, pastoral minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Detroit and executive director of the Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance, created a memorial in his front garden for black men... Read More

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