Irish president signs abortion law

Although Ireland’s new abortion law takes effect on 1st January, by mid-December only eight per cent of family doctors had signed up to provide the terminations. Irish President Michael D. Higgins signed the legislation into law on 20th December, paving the way for wide-ranging access to abortion in the country. In a May referendum, voters... Read More

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September 24, 2018

Vatican signs provisional agreement with China on naming bishops

For the first time in decades, all of the Catholic bishops in China are in full communion with the pope, the Vatican announced. Pope Francis lifted the excommunications or irregular status of seven bishops who had been ordained with government approval, but not the Vatican’s consent, the Vatican announced on 22nd September. A few hours... Read More

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