“One of the great strengths of our Catholic schools is that they form part of a wider parish and faith community who support one another," says Bishop Fintan Gavin.

"It is essential to find a cure for this terrible virus, which has brought the world to its knees. We must also cure the larger virus of social injustice, inequality of opportunity, marginalisation, and lack of protection for the weakest."

"The bishops should be only be promoting ethically produced vaccines," argues Precious Life director Bernadette Smyth.

"We wouldn’t deny life-saving vaccination because of its dubious historic provenance," say the Bishops of England and Wales.

The disease continues to spread in Madagascar because immunisation levels are low.

Pontiff warns that abortion is an absolute evil but avoiding pregnancy isn't in particularly difficult circumstances such as Paul VI's authorisation to nuns threatened with rape.

Just 129 doctors in the whole of Sierra Leone which has a population of 6 million.

Missionary 'grounded' in Ireland while Ebola rages in West Africa fundraises to help those she ministers to.