The head of Ireland’s biggest Indian Catholic community has said they have “a responsibility to revive the Faith” in Ireland, particularly as the Irish were missionary pioneers in India. National coordinator of the Syro-Malabars in Ireland, Fr Joseph Mathew Oliakkattil highlighted the impact of secularism on Faith practice in Ireland and how “Government policies and…
Two members of the Catholic Chaplaincy in Queen’s University Belfast have described the recent upward trend in the number of students registering to take part in Chaplaincy-related activities for the forthcoming year as being indicative of student’s natural “curiosity” to find something a little more “meaningful and lasting” in their young lives. The latest statistics…
Beginning his first few weeks as the first resident Vatican representative to South Sudan, Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan, from Co. Clare, attests that the Church in South Sudan is alive, and despite the enormous challenges faced by the world’s youngest nation, it tenaciously testifies to its unwavering faith and generosity. Speaking to Vatican News about…
New legislation to ‘protect’ women going through abortion will come into operation next month. This new law will prohibit protests within 100 metres from any establishment providing services such as family planning. The legislation called ‘Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024’ passed earlier this year and will be fully operating from…
Patrick Kielty has revealed he thought he had given Pope Francis shingles after meeting him at the Vatican over the summer. The Late Late Show host travelled to the Vatican in June and was among an audience of 100 international comedians and artists who met the Pope. The Co. Down man described meeting the Pontiff as “surreal”. “That was…
