Assisted suicide — calling evil “good”
In his play Good, C P Taylor tells the fictional tale of John Halder, a professor of literature in 1930s Germany.1 Weighed down by domestic responsibilities, especially the demands of caring for…
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The persecution and betrayal of the pro-life cause
While early indications reflect a decline in the number of abortions in the months following the US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade,1 a backlash to the decision has…
READ MOREPontifical Academy attacks Catholic doctrine on human life
Last Saturday, 3 September, in the early autumn sunshine, the pro-life movement gathered on the streets of London to defend the inviolability of human life, from conception and without exception.…
READ MOREWhere do the Vatican authorities really stand on contraception?
A recent book, Theological ethics of life: scripture, tradition, practical challenges, edited by the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, has raised new concerns about the…
READ MOREDr Thomas Ward: The War on Parents and Humanae Vitae
By Dr Thomas Ward This talk was delivered at “Humanae Vitae at 50: Setting the Context”, Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome, 28 Oct 2017 From the early 70s it…
READ MOREThe sex education agenda and the Catholic Church
This address was given by Matthew McCusker, deputy international director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, on 18 May 2017 at the fourth annual Rome Life Forum,…
READ MOREPope appoints leading opponents of Catholic doctrine to Ordinary Synod
Voice of the Family notes with alarm that amongst the special appointees Pope Francis has invited to the Ordinary Synod there are prelates who have demonstrated support for positions contrary to…
READ MOREJohn Smeaton: Spirit of secularisation now presides at Pontifical Council for the Family
What would the late Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo think about recent events at the Pontifical Council for the Family, of which he was the President from 1991 till 2008? I…
READ MOREVoice of the Family submits proposals to synod consultation
Representatives of Voice of the Family attended the conference held by the Pontifical Council for the Family in Rome from January 22-24. At the conclusion of the conference the President…
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