The Iona Institute has dubbed challenges by Atheist Ireland to its status as both a private company and a registered charity “ridiculous”. In a letter to the Charities Regulator, seen by the Irish Times, Atheist Ireland points out that Iona is actively campaigning for the retention of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. They asked…
The View On May 25, the people of Ireland will be able to vote on whether the Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution should be repealed. That amendment reads: ”The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in…
While news of a small decrease in national homeless figures must be welcomed, the challenge is to work for more substantive decreases, homelessness campaigners have said. New figures from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government indicate that 9,681 people of people accessed State-funded emergency homeless accommodation in March, down slightly on 9,807 in…
Fr Andrew McMahon Considerable consternation was caused in recent days when graffiti appeared on the outside of two northern Catholic churches around 30 miles apart. St Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh was defaced overnight on Sunday, April 22, while in the Co. Tyrone village of Carrickmore, St Colmcille’s Church was daubed with paint sometime the…
Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has praised an Garda for recovering the stolen heart of Dublin’s patron saint, and expressed his delight that the relic has been recovered six years after its theft from the city’s Christ Church Cathedral. The heart of St Laurence O’Toole, which has been venerated for almost 800 years, was stolen from…
Far from being a fallacy, the ‘slippery slope’ is all too often all too real, writes David Quinn I sometimes wonder what it would take to persuade liberals that the ‘slippery slope’ is a reality. I’ve come across various articles lately claiming it is a myth and that whenever traditionalists claim a certain dire consequence…
After meeting Pope Francis three survivors of clergy sexual abuse from Chile said they felt they had been heard, and were hopeful for changes in how the Church handles accusations of abuse. “I spoke for more than two and a half hours alone with Pope Francis. He listened to me with great respect, affection and…
Around 5,000 people across Ireland gathered at Knock Shrine last week to pray for the protection of the right to life of the unborn ahead of the upcoming referendum this month. The pilgrimage to Knock on April 29 was organised by the national Apostolate of Eucharistic adoration, on the theme ‘The Family of Eucharistic Adoration’…
A brave Irish missionary has vowed to return to ministry after sustaining severe life-threatening injuries by an armed gang in Peru. Columban missionary Fr Gerard Desmond (73) was rushed to hospital after receiving a blow to his head and two gunshots wounds above both his knees as he arrived at his residence in the Parish…
Health Minister Simon Harris has been accused of indulging in a campaign of misinformation in relation to the forthcoming abortion referendum. Pro-life campaigners have also challenged Mr Harris to a debate on his proposed legislation that would permit abortion in some circumstances up to six months. Campaign group Save the 8th said at a press…
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