Raising awareness of perinatal care The mother of a child with a life-limiting condition has appealed for more attention to be paid to perinatal care. Tracy Harking from Every Life Counts, an organisation that gives families with babies who died shortly after birth a place to share their stories, has stressed the importance of recognising “abortion alternatives”. “Because of…
Bohermore, Co. Galway’s Fr Daniel Gallagher, pictured with his parents Patricia and Alan after his ordination on Sunday, July 17, in St Patrick’s Church, Galway.
The death has taken place of Fr Pat Murphy C.S.S.p. He was 85. Born in Coachford, Co. Cork, Fr Pat was ordained in 1960 and appointed to the Collège du St Esprit in Mauritius, where he taught for 15 years before moving to pastoral ministry and over three decades as a parish priest. He returned…
A leading Catholic prelate in Turkey has called for calm and dialogue in the wake of a failed military uprising there. As Turkish authorities continue a crackdown against thousands of suspected participants in the failed July 15 coup, as well as against members of the judiciary, Bishop Paolo Bizzeti, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia, who is…
The Irish Catholic newspaper, with a weekly readership of over 90,000 people, has established itself as the most respected voice in reporting, comment and analysis of religious affairs in Ireland and the interaction between faith, current affairs and daily life. As part of the continued growth of The Irish Catholic in print and online, the newspaper now…
The Irish-born Bishop of Dallas, Kevin Farrell, has led calls for peace and “a moment of national reflection” on race and violence in America in the wake of the deadly July 7 shootings of five police officers in the city. Bishop Farrell, who hails from Dublin, described events in Dallas as “staggering” and urged an…
“the phrase “fatal foetal abnormality” has now become part of the official phraseology in Irish political life… That is because control of the language symbolises power” writes Mary Kenny
Religious bodies should cease financial and other support for members who have been found guilty of child sexual abuse, the head of the Church’s child protection board has said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Teresa Devlin, CEO of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland, said “at some stage, once…
The Pro Life Campaign (PLC) has dismissed as manipulative the last poll on abortion conducted for The Irish Times. The poll question asked “Are you in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment so that terminations in, for example, the case of rape or fatal foetal abnormality might be made legal, or are you in favour…
Staff Reporter Several priests who have been accused of child sexual abuse are thought to be homeless in Dublin, the head of the Church safeguarding board has warned. Contrasting how diocesan clergy faced with accusations can lack the supports priests from religious orders have, NBSCCCI chief Teresa Devlin told The Irish Catholic that she is frequently…
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