In this episode, John Quinn meets Jasper Rutherford of Christ in Youth, to delve deeper into the research they commissioned, Finding Faith in Ireland. Many issues arose from the research, where young people in Ireland got to speak honestly and sincerely about their attitudes to faith today. Many of the findings offer challenges to the…
Today’s Catholic youth require “joyful accompaniment” says leading catechist. *Please note the Engage Conference has been postponted until further notice* Renowned Catholic speaker David Wells has said that the Irish Church must not view young people merely as “a problem to be solved”. Wells, a UK catechist and author who regularly talks at conferences around…
Advocates for the right to life of the unborn have challenged a Dublin-based doctor to clarify whether or not she supports abortion where an unborn baby has a non-fatal abnormality such as Down Syndrome. Speaking at a Together for Yes event yesterday, Dr Jennifer Donnelly from the Rotunda maternity hospital referred to women in Ireland…
Pope Francis has criticised bishops who are too busy for their people and more interested in foreign travel poointments rather than the work of shepherding the diocese. In his homily at the Vatican this morning the Pontiff reflected on what makes a genuine bishop, stressing the qualities of watchfulness, closeness and being involved in the…
The development of unborn children must not be caricatured or ignored in debate about abortion, a leading pro-life group has said. Responding to criticism of a pro-life poster by master of Rotunda Maternity Hospital Dr Fergal Malone who said unborn babies cannot yawn as there is no air in the womb, LoveBoth campaigner Áine Kierans…
Catholic schools need to “review” their teachings on relationships and sexuality education, and evaluate the current support offered to students who are facing questions about their sexual identity, the Primate of All Ireland has said. Speaking in Galway today at a conference entitled “Catholic Schools Supporting Families: Towards A Better Education of Children”, Armagh’s archbishop…
EXCLUSIVE Protestant leaders make unprecedented plea Greg Daly and Martin O’Brien One of the key architects of the peace process has said that if Pope Francis does not visit the North during his Irish visit in August it will be a missed opportunity to help peace and reconciliation. Speaking exclusively to The Irish Catholic former Taoiseach Bertie…
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has reiterated its historical Catholic character and affirmed its commitment to Church teaching in the face of criticism of the society’s failure to take a stance in the upcoming referendum on the right to life of the unborn. In a letter to The Irish Catholic, SVP National…
The Belfast-based bakers who were sued for refusing to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage have appealed this week to the UK Supreme Court to overturn their prosecution for discrimination. Speaking ahead of the hearing on Tuesday, Daniel McArthur, general manager of Ashers Baking Company, said “some people want the law to make us support…
Ireland has been named one of the most equal societies in the world, but one remaining field of inequality, we are told, is between the young and the old. About 60% of the wealth of the State is in the hands of those over 55, even though this age-group is just less than a quarter…
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