The Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo of the Latins has described the situation for his people in the Syrian city of Aleppo as “critical” as fierce fighting for its control goes on. Stuck in the Lebanese capital Beirut as the latest stage in the Syrian conflict forces road closures, Msgr Georges Abou Khazen said that through…
Abortion campaigners often ignore the distress insensitive language causes parents, writes Tracy Harkin
Pathway to Rebellion: Galway 1916 by William Henry (Mercier Press, €14.99)
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Glenstal abbot blessing likely in November The new abbot of Glenstal Abbey is likely to be formally installed in early November, The Irish Catholic understands. Ennis-born Fr Brendan Coffey was elected the sixth abbot of the Co. Limerick monastery on Saturday, August 13, succeeding Mark Patrick Hederman. The election was presided over by Abbot Ansgar Schmidt, Abbot President of the…
Senator Rónán Mullen has rejected calls for the forthcoming citizens’ assembly on the abortion to be held behind closed doors. Speaking to The Irish Catholic this week amid the latest row over the assembly – whether or not to reveal the identities of its members – Senator Mullen said that, while he had always objected…
A Canada-based Irish theologian has criticised French moves to limit Muslim women from expressing their faith. Prof. David Deane, who teaches at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia, said the decision by the Mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, to ban the wearing of ‘burkinis’ – full body beachwear favoured by some Muslim…
The selfless life inevitably means self-sacrifice, writes David Quinn
Joanna Moorhead reports from Rome on how 12 Syrians were plucked from a Greek refugee camp by Pope Francis in April and have settled in the Eternal City
A new documentary offers a fascinating glimpse of Knock shrine, writes Michael Kelly
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