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Message for the Day for Life – June 16 2024  “The Lord is my Shepherd - Compassion and Hope at the End of Life” There has been much discussion in the media recently about “assisted suicide”, whereby people who feel they are overburdened by suffering will be...

The Pray for Life Novena (prayforlife.ie) is an invitation to people across Ireland, and indeed across the world, to pray for the protection of human life.  The novena, an initiative of the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, begins on 23rd May...

The first National Pilgrimage for Life, organised by the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will be celebrated on Saturday 4th May in Knock Shrine with Mass at 3.00pm in the Basilicia. Anointing of the Sick will take place during Mass. Main...

In response to the publication by the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith of the document Dignitas Infinita, on Human Dignity, Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, chair of the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, stated, “I welcome the publication...

Bishops said, “we are conscious that, all across Ireland, many families are engaged day by day in accompanying loved ones who are terminally ill.  As an expression of our pastoral support, we have decided that ‘Care at the End of Life’ will be the focus of our annual...