The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed its thanks for over 550 Synodal Pathway submissions received over the past months as part of the initial phase of the synodal process. The bishops also decided to establish a Synodal Steering Committee and Synodal Task Group to “help move forward the Synodal Pathway process for Ireland”, the…
Priests speak out for fishing communities A number of rural priests have described a sense of betrayal in fishing communities, as well as increasing frustration with the apparent indifference shown by Government to their plight. Speaking to The Irish Catholic Fr John Joe Duffy of Dunfanaghy /Creeslough parish Co. Donegal said the communities feel “betrayed…
Efforts to address a controversial policy in the North which denies a family child benefit for a third or subsequent child is being delayed due to political turmoil between the DUP and Sinn Féin, according to a law professor in the University of Ulster. The two-child limit came into effect on April 6, 2017 and…
Model and media personality Hailey Bieber recently took to YouTube to talk about the difficulty of maintaining faith in the celebrity circles she moves in. Married to pop-superstar Justin Bieber, Ms Bieber said we “work in this industry where I feel like a lot of the time people misunderstand God and believing in Jesus and…
The English monarch’s annual birthday honours list released June 11 contained happy surprises for Catholic actors and charity volunteers. Included in the honours list was Derry-born actress and producer Roma Downey OBE, head of the Northern Region of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust Mary (Maureen) Devine and Stephen John McCoy, who has raised funds for the…
