Paul KeenanDear Editor, I wish to comment on Enda Kenny’s recent visit to the Vatican for the canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Mr Kenny stated that relations between the Catholic Church and the Irish State are now at a much better level than previously. It’s hard to believe this when you realise…
Month: May 2014
We urgently need to talk about vocations
Michael KellyThere are many who give little thought to promoting vocations
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"Every school, and even the government, should hold mandatory courses on the value of education and the sanctity of human life." Auxiliary Bishop Savio Fernandes of Mumbai, India, reacts to new abortion figures for the city revealing a 10% rise in terminations to 30,117 in 2013, a record high. “We hope that this will…
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