Following intense pressure from The Irish Catholic newspaper and lobbying from diplomatic and political circles the Irish Government late Tuesday belatedly announced it will send the Minister for Education to Rome for the Canonisation of Cardinal Newman on Sunday. Pressure was building on the Government after it emerged that Prince Charles and a dozen MPs…
An Irish priest based in embattled Hong Kong has called on people to “pray for peace” as months of protests have become increasingly violent. He said that a recent ban on face masks, which caused further clashes over the weekend, has “hardened the position of protestors”. Fr Michael Cuddigan SSC said he couldn’t celebrate Mass…
A pro-life group has dubbed a demonstration outside a Galway cinema “bizarre and intolerant” after over a dozen people protested the screening of a film, which has been extended to run for a second week. The protestors gathered outside Omniplex in Salthill on Friday of last week, in what is believed to be one in…
The British imposition of a liberal abortion regime on Northern Ireland is “appalling” and “undemocratic”, Ireland’s newest bishop has said. Speaking in Drogheda on international ‘Day for Life’ Sunday, Armagh’s Auxiliary Bishop Michael Router said Westminster’s attempt to introduce abortion in the North is “not only appalling in itself but also undemocratic as the citizens…
The social media giant Facebook have found a new book by the Glenstal monks in Limerick too raunchy for their platform. Published by Columba Books, ‘Glenstal Abbey: through the seasons’ depicts the lives of the Limerick based monks and includes some religious paintings by resident monk and artist Br Emmaus. However Facebook told Columba Books…
