The decision that Irish people are being asked to make on May 25 is one of epic proportion. Never before in the history of this State have people been asked whether or not they want to vote the fundamental right to life of one particular group out of constitutional existence. Bunreacht na hÉireann is not…
Trial starts for Vatican official accused of embezzlement The Vatican has accused a former director of the Vatican bank and his lawyer of money laundering and embezzlement, saying the men skimmed an estimated €57 million off profits from the sale of Vatican properties. The trial of Angelo Caloia, who served as president of the Institute for the Works of Religion, the formal…
Dear Editor, I note with surprise and dismay the recent statement of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on the Eighth Amendment. On first reading, it appears that what bothers the ACP is that laity are involved in articulating the pro-life message to Mass-goers – a curiously inconsistent position for an association which garners much…
There’s a passage in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass where Alice meets Humpty Dumpty, perched on his wall, and is startled to find him using the word ‘glory’ to mean, in effect, ‘q.e.d.’, and says so. “When I use a word,” the scornful egg replies, “it means just what I choose it to mean…
Citizen Lane (G) Such was the esteem in which art dealer Hugh Lane was held, if he even looked at a painting in a gallery, its value escalated. He lived in a period of literary rather than artistic ferment in Ireland. There were more people like W.B. Yeats than his brother Jack. “I’m going to revive…
An Irish psychiatrist has said the Government inserted the mental health clause into proposed abortion legislation to “dupe the public” into thinking abortion will help mental health issues. Dr Patricia Casey and 25 other psychiatrists released an open letter today saying it is “dishonest” to dub the proposed legislation ‘healthcare’. They write: “Given the experience…
Junno Arocho Esteves While taking selfies can be an occasion to capture treasured memories, it can also be a sign that young men and women are deprived of meaningful human interaction with others Pope Francis said. The Pontiff responded to questions yesterday, May 14, at a meeting with 1,700 priests and lay leaders of…
The Pope will visit a homeless centre in Dublin’s north inner city in a move mirroring many of his other foreign trips it was announced today. After indications from the Archbishop of Dublin last month it was confirmed that the Pontiff is planning to visit the Capuchin Day Centre, which has provided services for homeless…
Ahead of Ecumencial Bible Week, which starts this Sunday, John meets Frank Brown, Parish Pastoral Worker of the Combined Catholic Parishes of Clondalkin, in Episode 14. John asks Frank about how Ecumencial Bible Week started, and they get to grips with whether it’s possible to share the faith without being annoying, before Frank gives an…
Garry O’Sullivan Sources close to one of the Rome-based Irish seminarians who has been at the centre of widespread lurid allegations in the national media have said that lawyers have been instructed to take immediate legal action to clear his good name, The Irish Catholic can exclusively reveal. Legal letters have been issued to…
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