‘Nervousness and uncertainty’ over free movement at border

One of the Pope’s closest advisors has urged the Church in Ireland not to fear letting go of its former glories and to be forward thinking. German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, a member of the council of nine cardinals hand-picked by Pope Francis to advise him, insisted that the Church here “cannot find enthusiasm” from clinging…

Thousands of people are expected to attend this year’s Rally for Life in Belfast, which takes place this Saturday, July 2. Centred on the city’s Custom House Square, the event kicks off at 2pm and will be addressed by, among others, Meabh McArdle, whose daughter Fionnuala was born last year despite being given a 1%…

The chairperson of a well-known crisis pregnancy agency has rejected claims that the organisation no longer subscribes to its pro-life founding intentions.  Dr Patrick Davey, Chairperson of Anew (formerly Life Pregnancy Care Ireland) told, told The Irish Catholic it was a matter “of great sadness that there are members of Life/Anew who feel that they…

Staff Reporter A leading theologian and academic has called on every diocese in the country to invest in adult faith formation by employing specially trained lay formation staff. Prof. Fáinche Ryan, Assistant Professor in Systematic Theology at the Loyola Institute at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), said there should be “people involved in formation in every diocese,…

Conflict has erupted at Dublin’s Central Catholic Library over a proposal to transfer the library’s holdings to Dublin City University (DCU).  The library board is split over the proposal, The Irish Catholic understands, and up to 50 library members met outside the library on June 22 to call for the company’s assets not to be…