The Iona Institute https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Scotland abortion numbers highest ever on record Landmark declaration calls for international moratorium on surrogacy Cultural shifts ‘driving decline in U.S. marriage rates’ Martin/Harris support for abortion bill a ‘breach of trust’ Bishops decry lack of response to high abortion numbers NI Pastor convicted for preaching in abortion buffer zone Parental consent now required for ‘gender theory’ classes in Italy Ongoing attacks by hardline Settlers on West Bank Christian town See pregnancy ‘as a privilege, not a burden’, say Bishop Doran Births fall 18% in ten years, new CSO figures show NY state threatens nuns for refusing transgender dictates Pope affirms traditional marriage in new encyclical Benefits of marriage ‘badly underestimated’ Lack of suitable housing reducing births, new UK research shows French Senate rejects ‘assisted dying’ legislation for second time More battles to come after latest bid to liberalise our abortion law fails Only children on the rise as more families delay first baby Housing shortage thwarting marrying, having children, study finds One in four Irish people will be childless in the future new Iona report forecasts Poland hits record low fertility rate in 2025 Most Canadians have fewer children than they want, new study shows One in four Irish people will be childless in the future new report forecasts Authorities investigate as child euthanised in the Netherlands Simon Harris was dead wrong to say babies with Down Syndrome would not be aborted Abortion bill passes 1st Dail vote with help of Govt Ministers French MPs drop bid to breach seal of confession Calls for action as over 65,000 abortions in Ireland since 2019 Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy  UK Government confirms: sex is based on biology French Senate rejects euthanasia bill for third time Aborting Downs babies is ‘chromosomal racism’ Survey reveals limited appetite for divesting Catholic schools Pope warns MEPs of Europe’s ‘growing sterility’ Christians in an AI-dominated future: a talk by Dr Gerard Casey Archbishop dismayed as MP resurrects euthanasia bill Minister doubles funding for giant abortion provider Government gave UN abortion-linked agency €50m Few schools favour divestment, new Dept of Ed figures show Deaths overtake births in England and Wales Doctor cautioned for assessing euthanasia candidate outside shop Surrogacy akin to slavery, says Florida AG They said there would be no slippery slope Pope calls for defense of life in Spanish parliament speech One in four Gen Zers will never have children, a new Iona study forecasts Another report confirms a rise in unplanned childlessness How marriage helps combat poverty Four convicted of terrorist attack that killed 41 mass-goers in Nigeria US States can ban ‘trans-identifying’ males from girls’ sports Catholic schools must be ‘unapologetically Catholic’, says Bishop Nulty 250 Years On: Are the Declaration’s Truths Still Self- Evident?