Courtney McGrailThe McArthur family, owners of Ashers Bakery in Norther Ireland is considering further legal steps in its case against a discrimination finding in the so-called ‘gay cake row’. Lawyers for the family have reportedly written to the Court of Appeal in Belfast for clarification on a path towards an appeal against the earlier ruling to…
Month: November 2016
Archbishop is honoured for moral contribution
Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has been named an honorary fellow of Griffith College because of his “outstanding contribution, at home and abroad, to Ireland’s moral ethos”. The honour is given each year to men and women who are viewed as role models for Irish youth. Accepting the honour, Dr Martin praised the values of ordinary…
US bishops issue calls for calm, unity amid anti-Trump protests
The Catholic bishops of the United States have called for calm amid ongoing, sometimes violent, protests against the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential race. With no sign of a halt to mass demonstrations in cities across the country, bishops have begun to issue individual messages appealing for citizens to pull back from…
US priest faces Church investigation for using aborted infant in Trump video appeal
A prominent pro-life campaigning priest in the United States is facing a Church investigation after he posed with an aborted infant lying on an altar in a video appeal for his supporters to vote for the presidency of Donald Trump. Fr Frank Pavone, the head of the Priests for Life group, faced harsh criticism for…
First minor basilica named for Japan
A Catholic church in the Japanese city of Nagasaki has become the first minor basilica in the country. The designation for the Oura church has been approved by Pope Francis following a request for such a title from the Japanese bishops in February. The importance of Oura for the nation’s Catholics lies in it being…
What might have been
A New York supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts to news of her defeat in the small hours of November 9. Photo: CNS
Acceptance of racist policies
Dear Editor, I was glad to see how your foreign news section this week highlighted the warnings of Westminster’s Cardinal Vincent Nichols about politicians “trading in fear” about migrants (IC 10/11/2016). In his comments, the London prelate cautioned against “a kind of popular leadership which is basing itself on fear…almost trading in fear”, warning of…
Faith in a language we understood
Dear Editor, Thank you so much for your impressive pair of articles on the Reformation in your issue of November 10. Prof. Salvador Ryan’s piece on what led Luther to revolt was absolutely fascinating, and a salutary lesson in the dangers of excessive scrupulosity in our religious lives. It seems clear that there was an…
Views on ‘citizens assembly’
Dear Editor, It may be of interest to readers to know that the views of the public are invited to be given to the so-called ‘citizens assembly’. It would appear that this has not been widely advertised by the media (surprise! surprise!). Submissions can be made to The Citizens Assembly, 16 Parnell Square, Dublin 1,…
President-elect trumps media
Dear Editor, It is embarrassing to listen to and read the attempts by the so-called mainstream media to explain away their dishonest and distorted coverage of the US Presidential Election. It is high time they exited their self-created bubble and entered the real world. And what price now the value of the polls they create…