At this critical moment in our history, it is vitally important that political leaders in Northern Ireland face up to their responsibility to protect life, especially the life of the most vulnerable, such as unborn babies in the womb and their mothers. I appeal to...
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Bishops: ‘A time for prayer and action for unborn life’
Following the Autumn General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference which was held this week in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, the following statement is being published by the Bishops of Ireland ahead of the annual ‘Day for Life’ which takes place in...
Inaugural meeting of the Council for Life takes place in Maynooth
The first meeting of the Council for Life, which is an initiative of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, took place in Columba Centre, Maynooth, on Monday 16 September 2019. The objective of the Council for Life is to promote the Church’s teaching on the dignity...
Abortion cannot be supported – Statement of the Winter 2018 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Reflecting on the current Dáil debate on the abortion bill bishops said, “We are dismayed that, for the most part, the voices of those who voted against abortion in May’s referendum have been ignored. Even what many people would have deemed to have be very reasonable...
Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for #RedWednesday 2018
We should not be afraid to hold and teach our sincerely held Christian convictions about, for example, the dignity of the person and the sacredness of all human life from the first moment of conception. In post-referendum Ireland, it remains as important as ever to...
Latest news on human trafficking
Pope calls for a firm stand against 'shameful crime' of human trafficking - read here. Joint statement from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) - read here. US Conference of Catholic...
‘Our Common Humanity’ – user-friendly format for parishes
Our Common Humanity was published after the Spring General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. Having received a number of requests, the Catholic Communications Office and Veritas have designed the pastoral message for distribution in parishes. A PDF of Our...
To be their voice – a pastoral message on the right to life from the priests of the Diocese of Achonry
https://councilforlife.ie/to-be-their-voice-a-pastoral-message-on-the-right-to-life-from-the-priests-of-the-diocese-of-achonry/The following pastoral letter has been published in the name of the priests of the Diocese of Achonry as the diocese is currently without a bishop: Dear Parishioners, Normally a letter to the people of the diocese comes from the bishop but as we currently have no...
Pastoral message by Bishop Kevin Doran to the Diocese of Elphin on the Right to Life
Dear Parishioners, Today we celebrate the Holy Spirit whom we describe in the Creed each week as the “Giver of Life”. We have five days left to do all that we can to protect that Gift of Life. I want to acknowledge the generosity of all those who have worked so...
Bishop John Buckley’s pastoral message on the Right to Life
Within days Ireland will be facing a Referendum to remove the right to life of the unborn from the Constitution. I am asking you to reflect on a number of issues and misinformation that people have brought to my attention since the publication of my pastoral letter....