Call for Synod on Human Sexuality. The publication of Pope Paul V1's encyclical, Humanae Vitae, on 25th July 1968 caused dissent and division within the Catholic Church not seen since the Reformation and fifty years later its legacy remains as controversial as ever,...

NO WELCOME FOR WE ARE CHURCH IRELAND AT WORLD MEETING of FAMILIES. No decision about WAC Ireland's application for an exhibition stand that was made 5 months ago. WAC Ireland is astonished and dismayed by the discriminatory manner by which it has been treated by the...

WAC welcomes political leaders support for Women’s ordination. We are Church Ireland welcomes and endorses the call by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister Josepha Madigan and the Leader of Fianna Fáil, Michéal Martin, for women's ordination in the Catholic Church as an...

We Are Church Ireland considers Pope Francis's recent reported comments on LGBTQI families and the position of women betrayed by unfaithful husbands as a huge step backwards. In his address to the Italian 'Forum delle Famiglie ',he affirmed that the family with only a...

PRESS RELEASE 7 June 2018   PETITION TO POPE FRANCIS: CHANGE CHURCH LGBTQI LANGUAGE Today, Thursday 7th June We Are Church Ireland is launching a petition calling on Pope Francis to change Vatican theological language that is gravely insulting to LGBTQI people. Words...

WAC welcomes Pride theme ‘We Are Family’ and calls for place of honour for LGBTQ families at WMoF. We Are Church Ireland welcomes the Dublin Pride Festival's adoption of the theme 'We Are Family'; for this year's celebration and we would ask all Catholic families and...

WAC members call to Bishops to open all ministries to women. We Are Church Ireland is being represented at the "Voices of Faith" conference in Rome on March 8th by Ursula Halligan at which Mary McAleese will be the keynote speaker. The theme of the meeting is "Why...

We Are Church Ireland is outraged at the latest insult to LBGTI families exhibited by the organisers of the WMoF which Pope Francis is due to attend in August. The first insult was the elimination of text and a picture of a gay couple from the brochure for the WMoF...

Cardinal Farrell’s snub is an insult to the dignity of Catholic Women. Mary McAleese represents the voice of women both in the Catholic Church and the wider world. Cardinal Farrell's snub of this outstanding Catholic woman has not alone insulted her integrity but also...

Referendum on Eighth  amendment: Vote in accordance with your conscience Having consulted its membership We Are Church Ireland is of the belief that people should be free to vote in favour of repealing the eighth Amendment to the constitution in accordance with their...

PRESS RELEASE: 1 February 2018_ Call for State funding to be withheld from WMoF 2018 unless LGBT couples welcomed. We are Church Ireland is calling on the Irish Government to withhold state funding of the World Meeting of Families 2018 (WMoF 2018) until assurances are...

PRESS RELEASE 9 January 2018 Call for Pope Francis to meet Marie Collins in support of Pontifical Commission. 'We are Church Ireland' is calling on Pope Francis during his forthcoming visit to Ireland in 2018 for the World Meeting of Families to meet with Marie...