Killaloe bishop has postponed the plan for permanent deacons pending further consultation
Month: September 2014
SVP’s grant to LGBT group should be withdrawn
Dear Editor, The €45,000 SVP grant pay-out to Galway LGBT will shock the many loyal, faithful Catholics who have supported the SVP and the poor with their money for decades. The LGBT lobby group is currently campaigning for same-sex marriage in Ireland, with men marrying men, women marrying women and same-sex adoption of children as…
Catholic schools are very welcoming towards Muslims
Allowing Muslim girls to wear a headscarf respects their beliefs while in no way compromising the ethos of a Catholic school, says David Quinn
Limerick city experiences less crime than Dublin
Dear Editor, I am totally outraged at Mary Kenny’s remarks about Limerick (IC 04/09/2014 ‘Embracing all causes’), calling it a place notorious for its crime rate – an outrageous and completely untrue comment. Obviously this lady knows nothing about Limerick, this year’s city of culture and a city so wonderfully served with many heritage sites,…
Job Vacancy: News Editor
The Irish Catholic seeks to appoint a News Editor
‘Sweaty tourists’ may be damaging the Sistine Chapel
Recent accounts in the Italian press have complained that the chapel is “as crowded as a train station”
Jackie Kennedy’s letters: they also belong to future history
The letters, at auction, might well have fetched five million dollars
Beating cyberbullies
Courtney McGrail explains the phenomenon of internet bullying and how victims can take control
Pope’s election ‘highlight of my life’ – Cardinal Brady
Tributes paid to Cardinal after Pope accepts resignation
Putting ‘fresh heart’ into the Church
The task of bringing the encouragement of faith to modern Ireland belongs to all believers, says Archbishop Eamon Martin

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