Martin O'BrienQueen’s University Belfast academic Dr Gaven Kerr OP is a something of a rarity – a young lay person not just unafraid to speak up for his faith but one who has in a few short years delivered results by manifesting the type of missionary zeal urged by Pope Francis in his Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.…
Month: February 2014
I hope Ireland is a safe place to have a baby
We must restore confidence in our maternity units
A soldier’s need to pray
Mary KennyA new survey of troops is instructive
Divine Mercy stands by Fr Radcliffe in ‘bullying’ claim
Guest speaker will appear this month, organisers insist
Pro-Life groups condemn SF abortion motion defeat
Paul KeenanParty’s stance described as ‘appalling’
UN report was a missed opportunity
Michael KellyReport is tarnished by an ideological agenda
Vatican ambushed by a UN kangaroo court
Austen IvereighThe UN report on the Vatican and abuse is deeply flawed
Faith communities are real radical voices – Lord Mayor
Politicians should learn from the churches and other faith communities in tackling inequality and building peace the Lord Mayor of Belfast has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic Sinn Féin’s Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said the “most radical places I visit in the city of Belfast aren’t the offices of political parties but the places where…
Philomena meets the Pope
Mags GarganPope Francis meets Philomena Lee, right, and actor Steve Coogan, second from right, during his general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican February 5. Lee, whose long search for the son she was forced to give up as a teenager in Ireland inspired the Oscar-nominated film bearing her name, says that after meeting…
National religious rep bodies gear up for merger
CORI and IMU plan on united future