A NEW paper from The Iona Institute shows that last year a quarter of all weddings that took place in Ireland were…
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What is the current state of religious freedom in the world? The latest report from the prestigious Pew Research Centre finds, not good. The report, issued last month, covers 2022, and finds that curbs on religious practices and beliefs remained...
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The number of euthanasia cases continues to rise in Canada, according to the latest official report on the topic, raising further alarm, particularly among disability rights groups. Even some early supporters of ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ (MAID) are now voicing...
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New figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, confirm the growing demographic crisis facing Europe. Last year, deaths across the EU outnumbered births by almost 1.2m, and this is only going to get worse. Births have not...
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Divorce will affect children for the rest of their lives, well into adulthood, but people don’t want to hear this because it makes them feel bad about their decisions, says Spectator columnist, writer and broadcaster, Bridget Phetasy. A piece she...
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The assisted suicide bill regrettably passed its second reading in the UK House of Commons last week, with 330 MPs voting in favour and 275 against. Among Labour MPs, 58pc supported the bill, as did 60pc of Reform Party representatives,...
READ MORE On Friday, the UK House of Commons will vote on a bill by a Labour MP to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales. Some interesting opposition to it has emerged. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said a whip would...
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Almost a third of Church of England congregations have “zero children” according to official figures. The ‘Statistics for Mission 2023’ report gathered precise stats on church attendance in October 2023…
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On Saturday October 5th, The Iona Institute held its annual youth conference. The theme was ‘Whatever Happened to Tradition?‘, the…
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