Fr Ted co-writer Graham Linehan, has defended his “gothic horror” style video which calls for the abolition of Ireland’s constitutional protection for the unborn. The video, called ‘Chains’, which was released in October 2015, has been strongly criticised in numerous quarters. Former Taoiseach John Bruton described the video as “totally anti-Christian” and Sunday Independent columnist…
St Philomena’s parish in Palmerstown, Dublin 20 is hosting a Lenten parish retreat from Friday, February 26 to Sunday, February 28 under the theme ‘Renewing ourselves in God’s loving company’. Starting on February 26 at 7.30pm Mass guest speaker Eileen O’Brien will discuss ‘Praying to God dwelling in the depths of your heart’. On February…
The head of Catholic media group Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has accused an appeal court of refusing to protect religious freedoms. Speaking after a 2-1 decision by the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to uphold the federal health care law’s Health and Human Services mandate EWTN chairman and CEO Michael P.…
Remarks by Pope Francis that Catholic women with Zika virus might be able to use contraception do not change Church teaching, a leading moral theologian has said. Zika virus has been linked by some to birth defects in babies, especially microcephaly which causes them to be born with abnormally small heads, but the link has…
The rights of religious organisations working in the areas of marriage, education and health are under threat because of “equality legislation that does not recognise the right to protect religious ethos”, Bishop Kevin Doran has said. The Bishop of Elphin made the remark in a talk called ‘How should a Catholic think about politics?’ that…
Calum MacFarlane-Barrow, Sarah Moynihan, Glenn McDyre, Aoife Martin and Julianne Collins at the Mary’s Meals stand at the Divine Mercy Conference in the RDS, Dublin at the weekend. Photo: John McElroy
Young people from the Diocese of Derry have taken up the challenge to ‘Debate the Bishop’ in a series of Lenten meetings organised by the Derry Youth Community. On Sunday Bishop Donal McKeown took part in the first debate with young people aged between 16-21 in St Mary’s College, Derry on the topic of ‘Profession…
The National Pioneer Ball was first introduced to the Pioneer calendar in 1997 by a group of young pioneers from Limerick. The ball was a great success and it soon became an annual event, with the location rotating between the different provinces and attracting an attendance of over 300 people nationwide. This year, the 20th…
Larry Donnelly More attention should be paid to the wonderful influence the Church can be on people, writes Larry Donnelly Although I write and speak a lot publicly – both in my day job as a lecturer in the School of Law at NUI Galway and in my avocation as an avid watcher of and…
Fr Frankie Mulgrew, son of famed Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket, is behind an imaginative initiative in the Diocese of Salford in the North of England which is using a double-decker ‘Mercy Bus’ to bring people back to Confession this Lent. Bishop John Arnold of Salford and Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Carole Swarbrick, are pictured with…
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