Archbishop Eamon Martin and Eamonn Meehan, Trócaire Executive Director, with St Joseph's Donaghmore students Aoibheann McVeigh and Meabh McGleenan at a Mass to mark 40 years of support for Trócaire in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh in advance of the Trócaire Lenten campaign 2014. Photo: LiamMcArdle.com
Month: February 2014
Sharp decline in marriage annulments
224 couples in plea to have union declared null
Death sentence for former priest in murder appeal
Prisoner had appealed life sentence
Quotes of the Week February 20
“Clericalism is bad for priests because it distorts their mission and is harmful for the laity because it hinders their development as adult Christians. This word ‘clericalism’ is a call to us priests to examine our consciences every day so that we don’t forget that being clerics means being in a condition to bear witness…
Salesians murdered in Venezuela robbery
Police seek teenagers after vicious crime
Rage against the machine
In America’s ongoing war on terror, a small landmark was achieved in January. Small, that is, when perceived from the West, where commentary was relatively limited. Within Pakistan, however, January holds far more significance as it was the first full month since 2011 that no US drone strike hit the turbulent tribal Waziristan region in…
Belgium euthanasia battle continues
Opponents to petition King Philippe
The scientific opposition to Copernicus
Objections to a ‘sun-centred’ system not only religious
What Shirley Temple meant
A star of a less cynical age
Peoples’ lives must be starting point, not rules
It’s time for a shift in emphasis

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