Day for Life 2002: Living with Dying
Published 7 October 2002 by Veritas Publications on behalf of the Irish Bishops’ Conference to mark the Day for Life, Sunday 13 October 2002.
End of Life Care – Ethical and Pastoral Issues (summary)
DAY FOR LIFE 2002: A Summary of “End of Life Care – Ethical and Pastoral Issues” prepared by the Irish Bishops’ Committee for Bioethics
Catholic Church Commission on Child Sexual Abuse announced
At a Press Conference in Dublin today, it was announced that Judge Gillian Hussey would Chair a new and fully independent Catholic Church Commission on Child Sexual Abuse. The new Commission is being established jointly by the Irish Bishops’ Conference, the Conference of Religious of Ireland (CORI) and the Irish Missionary Union (IMU).
Catholic Bishops issue Statement on Abortion Referendum
“We believe that human life is sacred from the moment of conception, and that a primary function of law is to protect the most needy and vulnerable human beings, including the unborn.”
An Opportunity Not to be Lost – plain text
It is the clear and consistent teaching of the Catholic Church that human life is sacred from the moment of conception.
An Opportunity Not to be Lost (Abortion Referendum 2002)
This leaflet sets out in popular format the Irish Bishops’ Conference Statement of 12 December 2001 on the Abortion Referendum.
Catholic Communications Office Web Feature on Referendum registers 20,000 hits in 3 weeks
The special section on the Website of the Catholic Communications Office, dealing with the Abortion Referendum has registered more than 20,000 hits since it was established in February.
Texts of Bishops’ Pastoral Letters on Abortion Referendum released
The Catholic Communications Office today released the texts of 24 Pastoral Letters issued by bishops throughout the country for reading at parish Masses this weekend.
Catholic Bishops welcome announcement of date for Abortion Referendum
Meeting in Knock, Co Mayo, the members of the Irish Episcopal Conference welcomed the Government announcement that the Abortion Referendum would be held on Wednesday 6 March 2002
Clarification regarding Vatican Document on Child Sexual Abuse by Priests
On 18 May 2001, a Letter was issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, and was subsequently distributed to individual bishops throughout the world.