In his autobiography, Eric Clapton, the famed rock and blues artist, shares very candidly about his long struggle with an addiction to alcohol. At one point in his life, he admitted his addiction and entered a rehab clinic, but he didn’t take his problem as seriously as was warranted. Returning to England after his stint…
A man signals to police officers from a flooded house after Hurricane Irma passed through Daytona Beach, Florida.
US Catholics have condemned comments made by Donald’s Trump’s ex-Chief Strategist Steve Bannon who said the Church only supports migrants to fill churches, with a New York cardinal dubbing them “preposterous”. Mr Bannon criticised the Church’s decision to oppose ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) programme, saying they are “unable to come to…
Pope increases liturgical translation powers of bishops In changes to the Code of Canon Law regarding translations of the Mass and other liturgical texts, Pope Francis has shifted more responsibility to local bishops’ conferences. The document released by the Vatican, Magnum Principium, noted the sometimes tense relationship between bishops’ conferences and the Congregation for Divine Worship…
India’s Catholic bishops have rejected a bill they believe is designed to retain a Hindu-only state. India now has seven states with a law against religious conversions, after the governor of Jharkhand signed into effect the controversial bill. Governor Draudpadi Murmu signed her approval despite protests from Christian groups and opposition parties, who said that…
A cardinal has ordered church bells to be rung in one of the Philippines’ dioceses every evening to remember the thousands of people killed in the government’s campaign against drug dealers and addicts. The Manila archdiocese joined a long list of dioceses across the country that started commemorating the deaths by tolling church bells nightly.…
Dear Editor, David Mullins’ article on the interview that Dr Rhona Mahony gave to Newstalk was very revealing (IC 07/09/2017). Time and again we see the media accepting the idea that women’s lives are being put in danger in this country because doctors are not allowed to perform abortions. Yet, whenever you look more closely at…
Kerry: Family and friends gather for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the five week ‘Time for Creation’ programme began with a prayer service held in the Town Park Tralee with events held throughout September. Fermanagh: Rev Sampson Adjuka of Devenish Parish, Fr Jimmy McPhillips of Botha and Canon David Skuce…
A Dublin parish was thrilled to celebrate their annual ‘Mass on the Grass’ event, which organisers say is a great way for everyone to get involved in the community. About 100 people enjoyed the live music and high spirits at North Wall parish’s annual event, with a Mass led by Fr Robert Colclough. There were…
Leaving behind a life destined for the military, the priest of one of Ireland’s most established Orthodox Churches pursued a life of piety despite the odds. Fr Mikhail Nasonov, of the Russian Orthodox Church, operates in Ireland at a time when Christian Orthodoxy is the fastest growing religion. Between the 2011 and 2016 census the…
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