The Vatican has said pregnant women exposed to the Zika virus and who may be carrying foetuses with serious brain defects should not be allowed have abortions.

Priests have welcomed a letter from Pope Francis which allows them discretion to formally forgive women who have had abortions.

I wish to respond to a recent article in the Irish Examiner (April 17) about ‘Catholics for Choice’. As a practicing Catholic, I accept the teachings of the Church. One does not choose what to accept and what to reject.

Catholics for Choice believes people can make their own judgements about sex and reproduction, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

THE vast majority of Irish Catholics disagree with church leaders on the use of condoms, according to an international study.