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Liechtenstein Prince Vetoes Abortion Reform

Decision blocks proposed decriminalisation despite parliamentary support The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein has vetoed legislation to liberalise the country’s abortion laws, prompting disappointment amongst campaigners...

Canada Halts Plans to Extend Assisted Dying

The Canadian Government has indefinitely suspended plans to extend eligibility for medically assisted dying to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness, citing...

News in Brief: November 2026

Knock Shrine to Receive Environmental Award:   Knock Shrine is to receive the Eco-Congregation Ireland Gold Award for 2026. The award, to be presented...

Help Keep the Gazette Alive

For 170 years, the Gazette has helped the Church of Ireland remember who it is and what we believe. Across generations, the Church of Ireland...

Meath & Kildare: Diocesan Synod 2026

The Annual Synod for the Dioceses of Meath and Kildare took place on Saturday 10th October 2026 in Tullamore. As the dioceses are in...

Making and Minding the Minutes: Best Practice Guidance Now Available

The newest RCB Library leaflet on Making and Minding the Minutes is now in Church-wide circulation. Following a recent meeting of diocesan secretaries in...

From Our Archives: 100 Years Ago

‘The Revival of Irish’ from 5th November 1926 Sir,—The letter of ‘Proinnsias O’Fathaigh’ (which I suppose is the Irish for Francis O’Fahy), interested me very much....

Archbishops Call for Calm as Drumcree Stand-off Continues

Church leaders urge restraint as more than 140 people from Protestant backgrounds appeal for an end to the dispute The Archbishop of Armagh, The Most...

Bishop Prepares for Consecration and Enthronements Amidst Renewed Scrutiny

The Bishop-elect of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is due to be consecrated in Dublin before a series of enthronements across the three dioceses, as...

Quilt of Remembrance in Monkstown

Hundreds gather at Monkstown Church to see a handmade work of 3,000 crochet squares created in memory of children killed in the conflict in...

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