Watch Michael Kelly’s recent lunchtime talk on Pope Leo XIV


Well-known religious affairs commentator, Michael Kelly, recently gave a talk about Pope Leo XIV at a lunchtime event of The…

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By Dr Angelo Bottone

Since the 2018 referendum repealing the Eighth Amendment, the number of abortions in Ireland has continued to rise.  According to the annual report produced by the Department of Health recently the number rose to 10,852 in 2024 compared with 6,666...

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News emerged this week of a woman, Maureen Slough, who recently travelled from Ireland to Switzerland to end her life through assisted suicide. Her family only learned of her death afterwards, leaving them devastated. The case further reveals the existence...

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In Britain recently it was announced to huge fanfare that eight babies had been born using a new genetic technique which ensured they were not born with a hereditary condition which could have fatal consequences. The babies have three genetic...

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New figures quietly released by the Government show that last year almost 11,000 abortions took place in Ireland, a new record high. The actual figure might be higher than this, because hospitals have not reported their full data yet, according...

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Concern about the world’s declining birth rates is growing; last year, the Office for National Statistics announced that ‘Fewer children are being born in England and Wales and the fertility rate is at its lowest level on record.’  Ireland’s fertility...

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New figures show that the number of people applying to divorce has fallen somewhat, seeming to reverse a previous upward trend, but look closer and you will see that divorce is becoming more common in Ireland, relatively speaking, that is,...

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Parents must be ‘central’ in upcoming National Convention on Education


Parents views must be “central” to the Government’s planned National Convention on Education, according to a leading figure in Catholic education. Alan Hynes, CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership (CEP)…

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Pope John Paul II’s Gospel of Life at 30 – A talk by Maria Steen

On Saturday May 3, 2025, Maria Steen (pictured) delivered a talk called “Evangelium Vitae at 30 – Pope John Paul…

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