Claims that Catholic schools cannot create a sense of civic virtue run “completely contrary to the Catholic education tradition which is built on a respect for faith and reason” the head of a leading Catholic schools body has said. Fr Michael Drumm (pictured), the Chairman of the Catholic Schools Partnership, said that contemporary Irish discourse...
The least religious states in the US also tend to give the least money to charity, a new study suggests. The study, published yesterday by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, found that residents in states where religious participation is higher than the rest of the nation, particularly in the South, gave the greatest percentage of their...
A United Nations document, initiated by Russia and intended to uphold traditional values has been hijacked by other countries, including the US and a number of European countries, according to C-Fam, which monitors family and life issues at the UN. According to C-Fam, a process was initiated on the Human Rights Council last year by...
A series of pro-same-sex marriage advocates have been nominated to the Government’s Constitutional Convention by a number of non-governmental organisations. The groups are part of an umbrella initiative by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) called Hear our Voices. According to a statement by the ICCL, the nominations are “the result of a call...
A significant number of US fertility clinics who recruit egg donors online are not adhering to the industry’s own ethical guidelines, a new study says. Their ethical failures include not warning women of the risks of the procedure and offering extra payment for traits like good looks. Egg donation, like sperm donation is often criticized...
Ireland has seen a rise in suicide among older teenagers, according to a new study. The research, published in the Irish Medical Journal, looked at the number of suicides carried out by those under 18 in the years between 1993 and 1998, and the years between 2003 and 2008. The figures showed a small reduction...
A gay rights worker is being held by police after the shooting of a security guard at the offices of the Family Research Council (FRC), a pro-family, pro-religion think tank in Washington D.C. The attack has been condemned by President Barack Obama and Republican party presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Brian Brown, the President of the...
A mental health worker in the UK who was sacked for giving a work colleague a pro-life booklet has settled her legal action against the NHS out of court. Margaret Forrester (pictured), a Catholic, give the colleague the booklet which highlighted the potential physical and psychological damage some women suffer after an abortion. Miss...
Denominational schools are a crucial means of protecting diversity, former Taoiseach, John Bruton, has said. In an address to the Parnell summer school at Avondale, Co Wicklow on Sunday, he said Parnell understood that “Irish people saw a link between ethical formation and religious belief, and thus favoured denominational involvement in education, as most...
Religious freedom in the United States faces threats of “unprecedented gravity” the Vatican has warned. In a letter on behalf of Pope Benedict (pictured) to U.S. Catholic group, the Knights of Columbus, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said that “concerted efforts are being made to redefine and restrict the exercise of the right...
