Northern Irish bishops call UK budget ‘unjust distribution of resources’
Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland are calling on the government to do more to tackle the cost-of-living crisis hitting the UK.
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by bcadmin | Sep 28, 2022 | Church in UK and Ireland, Irish bishops, lead, News, Northern Ireland, UK government, United Kingdom | 0 |
Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland are calling on the government to do more to tackle the cost-of-living crisis hitting the UK.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 22, 2021 | Abortion, Abortion law, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, DUP, Irish bishops, lead, News, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Sinn Fein, the pro-life movement | 0 |
Bishops in Northern Ireland said the defeat of a bill that would have prevented late term abortions for non-fatal disabilities in unborn children “will send a message to all citizens that unborn disabled babies, are fundamentally less valued.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 21, 2021 | Afghanistan, Asylum seekers, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, immigrants and refugees, Irish bishops, News, Republic of Ireland | 0 |
An Irish bishop is urging the Republic of Ireland to do more for refugees from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 18, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Ireland, Irish bishops, News, Synod, synodality, Women in the Church | 0 |
The Irish Catholic bishops have chosen a laywoman to head preparations for a national synod, due to be held in the next five years.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 19, 2021 | COVID-19 regulations, Featured, High Court, Irish bishops, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. & World News | 0 |
The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was a “potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | Abortion, Abortion law, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, Irish bishops, lead, News, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, UK Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
Northern Ireland’s Catholic bishops say they are “deeply concerned” over plans of the London government to force the Northern Ireland Minister of Health to implement “some of the most extreme and liberal abortion services on these islands.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 12, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Ireland, Irish bishops, lead, News, Synod, synodality | 0 |
Ireland’s Catholic bishops have announced they will embark on a “synodal pathway” for the Church and hold a National Synodal Assembly within the next five years.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 11, 2021 | Assisted suicide, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, End-of-life issues, euthanasia, Ireland, Irish bishops, lead, News, Physician-assisted suicide, Republic of Ireland | 0 |
Ireland’s bishops say that a bill to legalize assisted suicide in the country is “fundamentally flawed,” and are calling on Catholics to ask their elected representatives to “reject it entirely.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2021 | Assisted suicide, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, euthanasia, Ireland, Irish bishops, lead, News, Physician-assisted suicide, Republic of Ireland | 0 |
Ireland’s bishops say proposed “Dying with Dignity” legislation would “not only encourage the acceptance of assisted suicide but significantly weaken the protections against the non-consensual killing of particularly vulnerable classes of persons.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 10, 2020 | bioethics, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland, Irish bishops, News, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, second, United Kingdom, Vaccines | 0 |
Ireland’s bishops say “safe and effective vaccination is an essential aspect” of COVID-19 prevention and are encouraging Catholics to support vaccination programs, “not only for their own good, but for the protection of life and the health of those who are vulnerable and for the common good of humanity.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 9, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland, Irish bishops, News, Republic of Ireland | 0 |
Ireland’s four Catholic archbishops have requested a meeting with the country’s prime minister to raise concerns about the fact that it is the only place in Europe where public worship has been suspended in response to a fresh wave of COVID-19.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 9, 2020 | Brexit, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Ireland, Irish bishops, lead, Nancy Pelosi, News, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 0 |
Northern Ireland’s Catholic bishops have sent a letter to world leaders including Nancy Pelosi and the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland to urge them to use their influence to make sure the Good Friday Agreement isn’t a casualty of Brexit.
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