Greg DalyGreg Daly attends the AGM of the Association of Catholic Priests
Month: November 2016
Safe public water has to be paid for in some way
Breda O'Brien“Making enough plastic to satisfy the US water market takes 17 million barrels of oil”, writes Breda O’Brien
Ability to absolve for abortion is ‘an important step’ – Canon lawyer
Paul KeenanThe Pope’s extension of the special permission for priests to grant absolution to those who have procured an abortion has been welcomed as an “important step” by a prominent canon laywer. Reacting to the Pope’s announcement in his latest Apostolic letter of an indefinite extension of a faculty granted to priests during the Year of…
Remembering the dead this November
Courtney McGrailFinola Kennedy November is the month of the Holy Souls. It is a time when we pray for the dead, and many visit the graves of their loved ones. But cemeteries attract visitors for other reasons too. A cemetery might seem an unlikely tourist attraction but Glasnevin has been drawing increasing numbers especially following Aoife…
News in Brief
Education proposals ‘attack’ faith schools A new submission to the Department of Education from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) attacks the rights and ethos of faith schools, the Iona Institute has claimed. The institute has especially challenged the commission’s recommendation that faith schools lose their right to accommodate children of their religious…
Priest hopes for silver lining after house attack
A Co. Fermanagh priest who has spoken forcefully against Brexit and whose house was attacked on Remembrance Sunday has said he hopes the attack will encourage people to work for peace. Fr Joseph McVeigh told Enniskillen parishioners that while the house had been attacked in the past, he “thought that those days were over”. Lamenting…
Students would benefit from Religious Ed as a core subject – expert
Students and society would benefit if Religious Education was included as a core subject in the curriculum of all schools, an expert in education will tell a conference on faith education in Kerry next week. Dr Amelee Meehan, who works in the area of faith leadership for the Catholic Education an Irish Schools’ Trust (CEIST),…
Planning is key to a healthy parish
A new book aims to help people navigate parish ministry, writes Fr Bernard Cotter
Deputy McGrath slams Labour Party’s Bill
Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin has been accused of seeking to provide political cover “to silence services or advocates that do not support abortion as a solution to a crisis pregnancy”. Independent TD Mattie McGrath spoke in response to the publication of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill brought forward by Mr Howlin…
Archbishop Martin prays for ‘continuing mercy’ as Jubilee Year ends
Staff Reporter Archbishop Eamon Martin has expressed his hope that the impact of Year of Mercy will continue to be felt by all. In his homily at St Patrick’s Cathedral Armagh during events to celebrate the conclusion of the year, the Primate of All Ireland said: “I pray that the graces of this special year…