Perhaps it is a coincidence that, at the time of the apparitions of Our Lady in the small Portuguese village of Fatima, the capital of Portugal was considered to be the most atheistic city on earth. And certainly the Portuguese government of the time provided an immense challenge to the spreading of the Message of [...]

The violation of non-negotiable principles raises a grave question of conscience for Irish Catholics
Irish Catholic lay people cannot remain neutral about the Treaty of Lisbon. The texts proposed for our approval violate, among other things, the three non-negotiable values that Pope Benedict XVI underlined in a recent speech to representatives of an important European political [...]

On July 15, The Irish Times published an opinion piece written by Green Party Senator and Spokeswoman, Déirdre de Búrca titled: “Lisbon Yes will make EU fit for global challenges.”  In it, she argues that The Lisbon Treaty is essential to empower the European Union so it can act effectively on the global scene.
Her opinion [...]