Pro Life

The position of the Catholic Church is that life is sacred - a unique gift from God. The Church opposes abortion where the life of a child is ended in the womb, and euthanasia which is the ending of a life before natural death. We believe that all life should be cherished at all times.


To assist those experiencing the extremely difficult circumstances of life, the Church encourages practical initiatives to help those in need,; including palliative care for the terminally ill and support for mothers-to-.be

Official Church Response to Abortion



“God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes” (Vatican Council II, Gaudium et spes, n.51).

Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children – Cardiff and district

By Webmaster • August 21, 2026
On Tuesday, October 8th, a new Branch of the Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children – SPUC - is being launched in Cardiff. The launch will be at 7.30pm on that day and will take place at the Oratory, Swinton Street, Cardiff. The event will enable you to learn more, make new friends and be faithful to Catholic teaching. For more details, please contact the SPUC Cardiff Branch Chairman Joe Biddulph. e-mail: Joseph.Biddulph@gmail.com phone: 01443 650704 or the SPUC Development Officer, Julie Vivienne, email: julievivienne@spuc.org.uk phone 07533 632160

SPUC Annual Sponsored Walk

By Webmaster • July 31, 2026
Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child 52nd Annual Sponsored Walk – Thanks  Thanks to all the parishioners who donated to the SPUC 52nd Annual Sponsored Walk on Sunday, July 5th. The parish contributed £350 to this cause.

SPUC White Flower Collection – This Weekend

By Webmaster • January 9, 2026
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is holding its annual White Flower Collection this weekend. Please be as generous as you can to help the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, to defend unborn babies and their mothers. The success of the White Flower Collection is founded on the compassion and generosity of faithful churchgoers in parishes across the United Kingdom. SPUC is grateful for the unapologetic defence of unborn babies and vulnerable people that the teaching of the Catholic Church provides. At St. Teilo’s you are able to make a donation using your credit/debit card at the Electronic Donation Station at St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes .
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This teaching has been presented in numbers 2270-2273 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in these terms:


«Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you” (Jer. 1:5). “My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth” (Psalm 139:15).


Church Teaching on Abortion

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