Courtney McGrailStaff Reporter Hundreds of people attended a protest in Dublin at the weekend calling for an end to funding for the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) – an affiliate of Planned Parenthood – in the wake of the controversy surrounding undercover videos exposing the sale of aborted baby parts. The Centre for Medical Progress has released…
Month: August 2015
Archbishop praises Knock’s stewards and handmaids
Tuam’s Archbishop Michael Neary has congratulated the stewards and handmaids who serve at Knock shrine in a homily marking 80 years of the Knock Shrine Society. Speaking at Mass during the Knock Novena, Dr Neary praised the “sensitive, effective and eloquent presence” of the stewards and handmaids who minister to pilgrims and invalids. The archbishop,…
Waterford group go ‘off the rails’ on Camino
Bishop Phoncie Cullinan (second right) and a group of pilgrims from the Diocese of Waterford & Lismore, including newly ordained Fr Shane O’Neill (right), strike a pose while undertaking a section of the Camino de Santiago with focus on prayer for vocation.
‘Clock is ticking’ on direct provision
Mags GarganNGOs tasked with identifying improvements to the direct provision system for asylum-seekers and refugees have said the “clock is ticking” on the Government’s time frame for the implementation of key recommendations. The report by the Government-appointed working group was published on July 1 and among the key recommendations was a proposal to fast-track the granting of residency…
Christian Solidarity Party leader remains ‘hopeful for renewal’
Cathal BarryThe acting president of the Christian Solidarity Party has said he is hopeful for a “renewal” of the party ahead of the next general election. Speaking to The Irish Catholic ahead of the party’s Ard Fheis this weekend, Cathal Ashbourne Loftus said “we hope to get renewal because we are tired and we haven’t achieved…
Divesting Catholic schools could result in segregation
Diversifying patronage in the Irish education system could lead to segregation and exclusion, according to the chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection. Dublin Mid-West Labour TD Joanna Tuffy told The Irish Catholic that in her view, “increasing diversity is not a good approach as it doesn’t cater for villages, and…
Celebrating the Church’s liturgy
The Church teaches that certain members are called by God to a special service of the community, writes Cathal Barry
Cemetery Masses a unique part of Irish summer
Embracing the elements for Cemetery Mass reveals the power of enduring love, writes Fr Martin Delaney
Penitential path: Theologians discuss promise, pitfalls of process
Debate continues about how to help the divorced and remarried, writes Cindy Wooden
Human nature is not at odds with the call of faith
Fr Ronald RolheiserAn American humourist was once asked what he loved most in life. This was his reply: “I love women best; whiskey next; my neighbour a little; and God hardly at all!” This flashed in my mind recently when, while giving a lecture, a woman asked this question: Why did God build us in one way…