In the same week that “abortion pill reversal” was attacked in Ireland, news emerged that an unborn baby had its life ended in England after a woman took “pills by post” abortion drugs while 28 weeks pregnant - Pro Life Campaign.
For the eighth year running, ACN is providing Christmas parcels for displaced children, including warm clothes, shoes, toys, devotional items and other essentials.
“Organ donation is not only an act of social responsibility, but also an expression of the universal fraternity which binds all men and women together.”
“Intentionally bringing on the death of a patient, even if he asks for it, does not constitute caring for him.”
Franciscan Order lost contact with Fr Dhiya Aziz, parish priest at Yacoubieh, during the afternoon of 4 July and they believe he was taken by militants.
Charity provided eight schools in Dohuk and Erbil in Kurdish northern Iraq to where 120,000 Christians fled last summer after attacks by so-called Islamic State.
Pope Francis encourages healthcare professionals and medical students to specialise in palliative care.
Unborn baby delivered at 25 weeks by caesarean section after mother requests abortion under the terms of the new Act.
Research on umbilical cord stem cells gives hope to people with cerebral palsy.
But baby Eliza defies odds, and is born well and healthy.
Sabina Higgins hails contribution of Irish missionaries at Dublin's City Hall.