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Pro-life mother charged with ‘harassment’ in Northern Ireland for silently praying near hospital

Claire Brennan, a 54-year-old mother of four, faces three charges under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act after praying outside Coleraine’s Causeway Hospital.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Jan 8, 2026Jan 7, 2026

UK pastor on trial for preaching near abortion buffer zone in Northern Ireland

Despite abortion not being mentioned in the sermon, police, prosecutors, and activists seem to collectively recognize that the Christian message and the practice of abortion are at odds.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Dec 19, 2025

UK Supreme Court rules against Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools

The high court likened the teaching of Christianity in public schools to 'indoctrination.'

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Ray Hilbrich

• Dec 18, 2025

Pro-abortion judge recuses himself from ‘buffer zone’ case after Catholic mother’s challenge

Demanding a ‘fair trial,’ pro-lifer Claire Brennan said when she discovered the judge’s ‘past activism on abortion’ she knew it was ‘not right that he should be presiding’ over the case.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Dec 3, 2025

Northern Ireland votes down amendment to recognize abortion regret in bereavement plan

An amendment allowing women who had miscarriages or stillbirths to apply for a certificate recognizing the loss of a baby would have been extended to those regretting an abortion.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Nov 10, 2025Nov 11, 2025

Gen Z leading resurgence of religious interest in Northern Ireland: poll

Many members of Gen Z in Northern Ireland report stronger faith engagement than their parents.

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Ray Hilbrich

• Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 2025

Ulster Protestant politician asks UK gov’t to defend Latin Mass pilgrimage from Vatican censure

Ulster Protestant Jim Shannon asked 'the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Holy See on the future of the Tridentine Mass at the Chartres pilgrimage in France.'

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Dec 19, 2024Dec 20, 2024

Catholic woman from Northern Ireland convicted for praying in front of abortion facility

Claire Brennan was fined £750 ($953) by the Coleraine Magistrate Court on Monday for praying and holding a pro-life sign outside of an abortion mill in Northern Ireland. ‘No men have the right to take life,’ Brennan told the court.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 2024

Northern Ireland sees massive increase in abortions since removal of pro-life laws in 2019: report

The latest figures demonstrate that the introduction of an extreme abortion regime to Northern Ireland has likely resulted in the lives of many more babies from Northern Ireland being lost to abortion.

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Right To Life UK

• Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 2024

YouTube removes Catholic channel with inspiring story of Irish nun, calls it a ‘scam’

The EUK Mamie Foundation, the evangelization arm of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother, received none of the standard three notices in the 90 days leading up to the channel’s removal and 'appealed at once.'

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Jean Mondoro

• Nov 28, 2023Apr 22, 2024

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Pro-life mother charged with ‘harassment’ in Northern Ireland for silently praying near hospital

UK pastor on trial for preaching near abortion buffer zone in Northern Ireland

UK Supreme Court rules against Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools

Pro-abortion judge recuses himself from ‘buffer zone’ case after Catholic mother’s challenge

Northern Ireland votes down amendment to recognize abortion regret in bereavement plan

Gen Z leading resurgence of religious interest in Northern Ireland: poll

Ulster Protestant politician asks UK gov’t to defend Latin Mass pilgrimage from Vatican censure

Catholic woman from Northern Ireland convicted for praying in front of abortion facility

Northern Ireland sees massive increase in abortions since removal of pro-life laws in 2019: report

YouTube removes Catholic channel with inspiring story of Irish nun, calls it a ‘scam’