Paul KeenanVatican – The newly-appointed Vatican Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin is recuperating after his recent surgery, the Holy See Press Office has said. In a statement last weekend, the office said: "As is known, he recently underwent a surgical procedure, which took place in Padua in the department of hepatobiliary surgery in the university…
Month: October 2013
Kenya Christians defiant after shootings
Kenya – Christian leaders have vowed to continue to pray at their places of worship despite the recent slaying of two pastors, one of them in his church as he read his Bible. The two killings, in and near to the port city of Mombasa have been blamed on Islamic extremists, and were possibly carried…
People are crying out for a politics of conviction
Petty loyalties and betrayed promises have left people cynical about politics, writes Lucinda Creighton
Protecting the rights of children
Dear Editor, How frustrating that when disgraceful shortcomings are pointed out in the State’s failure to protect and vindicate the rights of children that vested interests always blame a ‘lack of resources’. What resources were lacking when social workers, backed by the full authority of the Garda Síochana, removed two Roma children from their family…
Vatican in UN wepaons call
United Nations – Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations has called on the international community to seize the opportunity in disarming weapons of mass destruction. During an address to the UN General Assembly last week, the archbishop said recent moves on chemical weapons in…
No such thing as an ‘unwanted baby’
Dear Editor, May I please comment on Emma Ryan’s criticism (IC 17/10/13) of Mary Kenny’s article on Anthea McTiernan’s article in The Irish Times claiming that abortion was normal and that women are not hurt by abortion? While Ms McTiernan may not have actually stated abortion equated a tooth extraction, the fact that she used this as an…
The Mediterranean – a cemetery for desperate migrants
How many more lives will be lost before ‘Fortress Europe’ acts to help Italy with the flow of immigrants?
Finding Happiness through Faith
Peter CostelloReflections on Christian Spirituality by Karl Josef Waller
Mary Kenny was correct on abortion
Dear Editor, Your columnist Mary Kenny’s report ‘Being neutral on abortion’ (IC 10/10/13) on the recent Irish Times article by Anthea McTiernan was both correct and insightful. Ms McTiernan is correctly quoted as writing that “abortion is normal” as Mary Kenny stated. Ms McTiernan further drew a comparison between women travelling to Britain for an…
Commission ‘fell short of natural justice’
The executive summary of the ACP review of the Murphy Report