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New Zealand bishops urge more young family support to stem abortion tide

December 19, 2023

Catholic bishops in New Zealand are urging the nation’s government to ease the stress on young families, saying financial strains have increased abortions in the country. Abortion became easier to obtain after the Abortion Legislation Act was made law in 2020. The number of abortions in New Zealand peaked at 18,511 in 2003 before falling

Has Ireland’s abortion clamour contributed to another mismanaged sepsis death?

December 16, 2023

An Irish teenager died in University Hospital Limerick due to delays in recognising and treating sepsis, The Sunday Independent reported on 10 December after a review into her treatment and care following reports she spent a significant time on a hospital trolley. Aoife Johnston was 16 when she died on 19 December last year. The

Scottish Catholic group lambasts ‘world’s most extreme’ abortion ‘buffer zone’ legislation

December 14, 2023

A new bill in the Scottish parliament to introduce “safe access zones” around abortion centres has Scottish Catholics deeply concerned, and maintains an ongoing trend in the UK for introducing legislation supporting so-called buffer zones that suppress any form of concern for pregnant women and the unborn. Scottish Catholics are concerned the prohibitions of the

Abortion named top concern by US bishops’ conference

November 16, 2023

NEW YORK – When it came time for a much-anticipated debate among the American bishops over a voting guide ahead of the 2024 election, the surprise may be that there wasn’t actually any contention. They simply voted to approve the agreed-upon materials in a 225 to 11 vote, with seven abstentions. Forming Consciences for Faithful

Letby murders are far from ‘unthinkable’ in a world which celebrates abortion

August 22, 2023

It’s a bit late to be worrying about the polar ice caps melting when the ground under our feet was lost years ago. A nation that moves away from God cannot hold together. We have already fallen apart. We can stack up the hours, days and years of our lives that we spend talking about the

US court ends abortion ‘pills by post’ scheme

August 17, 2023

An American court has halted the practice of sending out abortion pills by post. A unanimous panel for the U.S Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must restore critical safeguards for chemical abortion drugs and disallow their shipment by mail. The ruling follows an application by

On the Fourth Day of Christmas: Martyrs in deed, not will

December 28, 2022

The sad truth is that the murder of however many infants there may have been at the time, a monstrous crime though it is, would barely have made a ripple in the violent, stormy history of Judea, says Richard Ounsworth OP

Woman arrested and charged for silent prayer near abortion clinic

December 20, 2022

Police in Birmingham have charged a Catholic woman with four counts of violating an abortion clinic “buffer zone” after she admitted that she might have been praying silently while standing outside. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested, searched and held in custody after she told officers that she might have said some silent prayers close to the