Irish parishioners have been urged to show greater support for Christians in the Holy Land as they mark the holiest week in the year in Jerusalem. It comes as Church leaders in the Holy Land have warned of increased fears that Christians are being marginalised after a series of attacks on Christian holy sites in…

The Church must not be afraid of speaking up on controversial teachings in a bid to appear more palatable to secular culture, Bishop of Achonry Paul Demosey has said. Bishop Dempsey also insisted that the synodal process currently underway in the Church requires patience. It comes after The Irish Catholic revealed research which showed just…

The sister of a teenager killed during the Troubles has said she wants to give her brother a Christian burial after it was announced there will be another search for his body. Digging restarted on Monday for Columba McVeigh, who was killed aged 19 by the IRA in 1975, at Bragan Bog in Co. Monaghan.…

Two families are suing the State after they aborted their babies based on alleged wrongful diagnoses, the Minister for Health has admitted. These are the second and third such claims made against the State, after a settlement was made in 2021 with a family whose baby boy was aborted after a wrongful diagnosis. “These were…

The Irish judicial system is “very lenient” on convicted paedophiles and needs to take a stronger line, according to an Irish missionary who fights human trafficking. Too often convicted paedophiles in Ireland get a “slap on the wrist and community service”, Fr Shay Cullen SSC told The Irish Catholic, calling it “ridiculous”. Fr Cullen is…