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Abortion was the leading cause of death in 2019
January 24th, 2020 | 
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Anthony Horan’s call follows statistics released by Worldometer, which found approximately 42.4 million abortions took place worldwide last year, comparing to 21.2 million deaths due to illness, including cancer.
Worldometer is an online resource that provides world statistics in real-time, including births, deaths, public expenditure and the number of road traffic accidents.
As the SCO went to press, it found this year already there had been over 2.5 million abortions worldwide as of January 22.
The figure suggests there are around 125,000 abortions a day across the globe.
‘Tragedy’
Mr Horan said: “The death of any child is a tragedy. It is a sad ... continue reading.
Glasgow Uni teaching programme ‘likely’ to end as Scottish teacher numbers on the rise
January 24th, 2020 | 0 COMMENTS
An initiative to solve the Scottish Catholic teacher shortfall is likely to be discontinued, as education officials and the Scottish Government highlighted that teacher numbers are at their highest since 2010.... continue reading.
Pope Francis decries building of ‘ecclesiastical careers’ in Church
January 24th, 2020 | 0 COMMENTS
In a recent homily, Pope Francis warned laity and clergy that ‘you can’t buy the Lord’s gifts’ ... continue reading.
Bishop calls on governments around the world to remember the Holy Land
January 24th, 2020 | 0 COMMENTS
Bishop William Nolan of Galloway Diocese has called upon UK, EU, and North American governments to insist on the application of international law in Israel and Palestine.... continue reading.
Film explores the inspirational life of the ‘party animal’ who became a nun
January 24th, 2020 | 0 COMMENTS
A Derry nun who died tragically in an earthquake whilst serving on the missions in Ecuador is poised to inspire Scottish women by her life story.... continue reading.
Pope Francis praises the work of Project Gambia couple at General Audience
January 24th, 2020 | 0 COMMENTS
Pope Francis has thanked two young Scottish fundraisers for their efforts in changing the lives of school kids in Gambia.... continue reading.
Scots clergymen at the heart of translating the Roman Rite
January 17th, 2020 | 0 COMMENTS
A Scottish bishop and archbishop returned from the United States last weekend after attending a commission responsible for translating Latin liturgy to English... continue reading.
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