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Your vote is the unborn child's voice, pro-lifers say in Irish abortion debate

May 23, 2018

Ahead of Ireland’s abortion referendum on Friday, pro-life and pro-abortion rights debaters have squared off in a country where voters... Read more

Sign from the "Save 8 Rally," Ireland, March 10, 2018. Courtesy photo.

125,000 additional Irish register to vote on abortion referendum

May 21, 2018

In advance of an upcoming Irish referendum on abortion legal, more than 100,000 people in the country have registered to... Read more

In Northern Ireland, anti-abortion graffiti hits Catholic churches

Apr 25, 2018

Two Catholic churches in Northern Ireland have been targeted with graffiti bearing a message opposed to abortion, ahead of a... Read more

'Be missionaries for the cause of life,' Irish bishop tells faithful

Feb 7, 2018

Ahead of Ireland’s referendum on the country’s abortion laws, Bishop Brendan Leahy penned a letter to the diocese of Limerick... Read more

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As abortion vote is set, Irish bishops encourage respect for life

Jan 30, 2018

The Irish government announced Monday that a referendum that could liberalize Ireland’s abortion laws will be set for a vote... Read more