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The newly agreed Programme for Government includes a commitment to impose ‘exclusion zones’ which would stop even silent pro-life vigils outside hospitals and GP surgeries where abortions take place or are facilitated. This is an extreme measure and, as a national law, would be unique in Europe. The Programme includes other measures of concern. For example, it promises yet another Citizens’ Assemb...

The Christian world view never equates the good life with self-preservation and excessive risk aversion. Obviously, in the face of a real threat, we have to respond with prudence and respect the gift of life but, on the other hand, the accomplishment of the good requires a certain inevitable risk taking. We would have no Christianity if those living under persecution, from the first centuries unti...

We suffer from a big case of historical amnesia when it comes to the massive and positive Christian contribution to society down the ages. We are deluged by news of scandals, but the good news is left out. Recently, for example, we celebrated International Nurses’ Day, which coincides with the birthday of Florence Nightingale. She is regarded as a founder of modern nursing after she became famous...

German and French high courts have ruled that restrictions to public worship during the Covid pandemic are unconstitutional.

According to the most recent official report from the Netherlands, and from England and Wales, abortions rates have increased.

While Ireland plans to keep the ban on public religious ceremonies until July 20th, other European countries are allowing public worship again much sooner.

Harvard study shows the benefit of religious practice for mental health.

The final parts of the Children and Relationship Act 2015 have come into operation. This legislation has changed profoundly the legal arrangement of family relationships but in a way that downgrades the importance of the natural ties.

A discussion on protocols and measures for a safe public liturgy.

Who Should Get Priority Treatment by Angelo Bottone

A new poll commissioned by the Iona Institute looks at what happens to religious practice in a lockdown situation.

Why do we need a debate about ethics now? In the current exceptional circumstances, it seems that many decisions are not free choices, but they are rather dictated by necessity. Nonetheless, practical deliberations are always inspired by values. Either consciously or unconsciously, we all operate within a moral framework.

In the current health crisis, many goods have to be balanced. The big question is whether the good done by the lockdown is proportionate to the harm caused by it.