A new opinion poll conducted by Amarach Research on behalf of The Iona Institute has found that 91% of respondents believe that when a child is being placed for adoption, it is best to try and place the child with a man and a woman. The second preference was a woman on her own, followed…
Month: February 2015
Ready to bear witness
The arrival of Islamic State increases the pressure on Libya’s Christians, writes Paul Keenan
Catholic faith helps basketball star
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has spoken of how his Catholic faith helped him through a particularly difficult part of his professional career. In 2003, a sexual assault case was brought against the Los Angeles Lakers player. A woman accused Bryant of raping her, but the case was dropped after she refused to testify. A civil…
Move to help struggling First Communion families
Bishops call for spiritual importance not to be lost
Pure in Heart at Divine Mercy conference
Harry Fitzgerald, Anne Nagle, Michael Dovel, Hannah Best and Warwick De Silva at the Pure in Heart stand in the Divine Mercy Conference last weekend in Dublin’s RDS. See Page 8. Photo: John Mc Elroy
Restaurant calorie menus are unworkable
Healthy Living with Cathal Barry
The mystery of suffering
We bring much suffering and evil into the world by the abuse of our freedom, writes Prof. Eamonn Conway
Primary school children too young for Confirmation
Dear Editor, Well done, Bishop Brendan Leahy. Yes! Indeed, why not postpone Confirmation for young people until they are at least 16 years old! (IC 29/01/2015) Unfortunately, few of the parents or students who have given feedback on the issue are keen on this new idea: and the clergy, I’m sure, are shivering in their…
More people are living to a ripe old age
Medical Matters with Dr Kevin McCarroll
Claim same-sex marriage is ‘human right’ rejected
State body accused of ‘misleading’ on debate

Courtney McGrail
Paul Keenan
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