Gene Editing: ‘We Can’t Know the Effects’
Ethical questions surface as scientists work on gene editing to correct genetic defects which cause conditions such as Huntington’s disease,...
August 2017
The Primacy Of Conscience In Parliament
Statement from the Jesuit Institute urging Parliament to listen to the voice of their conscience. Not to be bullied or...
Excommunication: A tool for fighting corruption, organised crime?
A Vatican consultation group will consider initiatives to fight corruption and organised crime, including the excommunication of members of the...
The Reaffirmation of Conscience
Deep within their conscience, men and women discover a law which they have not laid upon themselves and which they...
Shout the Good News from the Rooftops!
Jesus commands us to preach the Gospel (the good news!) from the rooftops. These are, however, becoming ever-more crowded. The...
Knights of Malta: Refugee Rescue is a ‘Human Obligation’
While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of refugees, the head of the Order of Malta’s...
The Conscience and Martin Luther
What is our conscience? Do we make it up? Does it come from our parents? Our Laws? Or is our...
Christians Are Not Exempt From the Darkness
Pope Francis, continuing with his ‘Christian hope’ theme, talked to the faithful about darkness and light – living in the...
The Conscience: God’s Presence in Us
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM explains that God has given each one of us an innate knowledge of himself and of...
