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Bishops launch nine days of Prayer for Life

Bishops launch nine days of Prayer for Life

www.prayforlife.ie “I hope the Pray for Life Novena will help people to celebrate and protect the gift of life and to be more conscious of the practical support that they can offer to women for whom pregnancy is experienced as a crisis.” - Bishop Kevin Doran  The...

‘Care at the End of Life’ – Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

‘Care at the End of Life’ – Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Following its Autumn General Meeting this week, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference have released the following statement entitled Care at the End of Life: Statement Human dignity is inherent in every person from the first moment of his or her existence.  Even...

Bishops: ‘A time for prayer and action for unborn life’

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...

Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for #RedWednesday 2018

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...