(RNS) — ‘Our young Province finds itself in a challenging and uncomfortable season,’ Julian Dobbs, who has taken over the archbishop’s duties, wrote in an email to the denomination on Tuesday. ‘Our unity, fervor, and faith are surely being tested.’
Bernadette Smyth speaking at the Rosary Vigil for Life in front of the City Hall. Photo: Martina Purdy. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3.01-300x234.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3.01-1024x798.jpg" /> The pro-life cause unites all Christians, Bernadette Smyth, Chairwoman of Precious Life, told The Irish Catholic following a Rosary Vigil for Life in front of Belfast City Hall on August 30, when hundreds gathered in prayer in response to Belfast City Council’s plans to illuminate the City Hall in celebr
Franciscan priest, Fr Antonio, from the Franciscans of the Renewal community in Derry, at the Rosary Vigil for Life on Sunday. Photo: Martina Purdy. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/6.01-300x227.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/6.01-1024x776.jpg" /> Abortion is a ‘David and Goliath’ fight - and we all know how that turned out. But securing the right to life for unborn children is going to be a long battle before victory is won. While David had five stones, we Catholics have five decades on our rosaries -
Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas. " data-medium-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/10_01-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.irishcatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/10_01-1024x683.jpg" /> Women are finding their voices about how appallingly they have been failed under the current abortion regime. Their stories are far too serious for the Government to gloss over, writes Eilís Mulroy When the Dáil returns after the summer recess, one of the most consequential political battles of recent times will resume. The attempt… The post The Dáil is returning –
“[Abortion] is supposed to make us a bad person... I used to... try and figure out how old the child would be... to make myself feel guilty. But I never could!”
Northern Ireland’s largest pro-life group, Precious Life, concluded its yearly summer roadshow just before a city council vote on supporting "safe abortion."
New Jersey Governor Mike Sherrill signed a bill on Aug. 20 that many fear will be used to undermine the First Amendment and prohibit Americans from praying outside abortion facilities. According to the Catholic News Agency, the bill will implement a sort of “bubble” zone around reproducti... The post With Pro-Abortion Speech Law, New Jersey’s War on Women Continues appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Oswald Clark reports that the United States took a renewed leadership role in the Geneva Consensus Declaration coalition. He describes Argentina's participation and the declaration's emphasis on national abortion policy, women's health, and family support.
National Right to Life announces its endorsement of Jon Husted for the Ohio Senate election. The organization cites his voting record and support for abortion restrictions and other policies it considers protective of vulnerable human life.
A Senate inquiry investigated abortion-pill manufacturers and the financial information they provided or withheld. The limited disclosure of revenue by these manufacturers complicates efforts to scrutinize the industry's incentives and accountability.
State ballot measures ask voters to weigh in directly on a policy item, law or regulation, sometimes in lieu of or alongside the legislative process. The post Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in 2026 first appeared on OSV News .
"Expressing a view on abortion in a reasonable manner is not something that should allow people of faith to be victimized," said the head of SPUC. The post Scottish school settles case with Catholic teacher fired after abortion discussion first appeared on OSV News .
Voters in multiple states will consider ballot measures on topics ranging from abortion and gender policy to housing and tax policy in November. The post Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in November first appeared on Angelus News .
We constantly hear that abortion should be “between a woman and her doctor.” Yet here, fewer and faster encounters with patients and greater clinic throughput are described as progress. Does that sound like a trusted doctor-patient relationship or more like an assembly line? The post Three Years After Issue 1, Ohio Is Seeing What “Abortion Access” Actually Means appeared first on Ohio Right to Life .
Down syndrome was not in the plans for Debora and Cameron Engen, but God had bigger plans when He gave them baby Charlotte. Now, Debora documents her family’s joyful journey in loving their first child, Charlotte, even after her surprising them by having Down syndrome. Debora speaks candidly on her platforms about how Charlotte has […] Source
DeMarco defends Andorra's restrictions on abortion against international pressure to liberalize its laws. He argues that financing abortions abroad would undermine the country's stated commitment to protecting unborn life.
Thomas More Society announces closing arguments in California’s case against Heartbeat International and RealOptions over abortion-pill-reversal communications. The release summarizes the defense’s arguments about commercial speech, evidence of harm, and constitutional protection without reporting a final court ruling.
Sielicki reports on an abortion-pill advertising banner flown over the Kentucky State Fair by Mayday Health. She summarizes the attorney general's objections and the background of an earlier investigation into the group's advertising.
A music video from Satanic Planet, a band comprised of members of The Satanic Temple, depicts a woman doing an "abortion ritual" in a Hobby Lobby bathroom.
Singer Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that her pro-abortion fundraiser, Daisy Chain Fields Festival, raised $10 million for several pro-abortion organizations — an amount that was then matched with an additional $10 million grant from Melinda French Gates.
International Safe Abortion Day is about ensuring abortion is legally allowed at any time for any reason, as if legalizing killing somehow makes it 'safe.'
Smith joins Simon O'Connor to defend clinicians' freedom to decline participation in assisted suicide and euthanasia. The discussion also challenges a consumer-service model of medicine that treats professionals as obliged to provide any requested intervention.