An Irish Medical Missionary of Mary tragically died in Uganda on the day celebrations were planned for her 50 years of service in Africa. Sr Maura Lynch became unwell while recovering after surgery she needed following a fall, she was admitted to Kampala Hospital last week. Four MMM Sisters and three doctors from Kitovu Hospital…
There was a fascinating debate in Britain’s House of Lords last week about education achievement and the need for young people to have access to equal opportunities. The debate was extraordinary for its breadth and depth. While everyone agreed about the need for better outcomes the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Justin Welby pointed out that…
Amnesty International has been accused of arrogance on a “grand scale” following a vow that the group will not comply with an order from the State’s ethics watchdog to return a donation from a US-based pro-abortion lobby. The Irish section of Amnesty revealed late last week that the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) has…
Final rehearsals are underway in Omagh, Co. Tyrone for what promises to be an inspiring evening to ponder on the true meaning of Christmas through music and reflection. Christ The King Youth Choir and the Pope John Paul II award participants from Cappagh parish will present the traditional Nativity story through drama and song in…
Bishop Brendan Kelly has been appointed as the new bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, after being appointed by Pope Francis on Monday. Previously serving the Diocese of Achonry for a decade, the bishop said that he was still “somewhat in shock” at his appointment, as he had never expected to be shepherding another diocese.…
The Fianna Fáil senator Ned O’Sullivan told The Times newspaper recently – the Irish edition of the London paper – that he had changed his mind about abortion after “having had the honour” of serving on the Oireachtas committing considering the Eighth Amendment. Previously, he said, he had been pro-life. Now he wanted a new…
Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P. D. James (Faber & Faber, £10.00) There are critics who think that a tale of crime is often better told as a short story, with the models of Conan Doyle, and many writers of the golden age in the interwar years when there were magazine outlets. Now…
Potatoes have often been regarded as the symbolic food of the Irish, providing taste, nourishment and sustenance. Harnessing onto their usefulness, a Dublin-based charity has started a global initiative to bring needed potatoes to some of the most impoverished countries in Africa. Vita is a successful Irish NGO working with the world’s poorest people in…
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are two practices that are growing in popularity worldwide, with the Netherlands having seen a recent surge in the demand for euthanasia, as reported in The Guardian last month. Although euthanasia and assisted suicide are now legal in only a small number of countries, debate is ongoing in many countries, and…
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