I’ve been invited to participate in an American television programme on Pope Francis’s forthcoming visit, which will focus on “how the evolution of the women’s movement in Ireland changed aspects of society and culture”. To be sure, the development of women’s rights and the women’s movement did contribute to changed aspects of Irish society and…
50 Years of Humanae Vitae Sr Helena Burns tells Greg Daly about how St John Paul II opened up Humanae Vitae for the world A celibate nun might seem an unlikely champion of Humanae Vitae and the ‘Theology of the Body’ taught by St John Paul II, but Sr Helena Burns is someone who believes…
Letter from Rome Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was a “myth” that Blessed Paul VI largely set out on his own in writing Humanae Vitae, the 1968 encyclical on married love and the regulation of births. In anticipation of the…
The View July 25th is the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Humane Vitae – meaning “Of Human Life” – the papal encyclical known for its teaching on the regulation of birth. What many fail to appreciate is that it is about so much more than that. For all the controversy it generated at…
Organisers of a key conference on breathing life into Irish parishes hope the visit of Pope Francis can give new energy to a more lay-led vision of Church reform. The two-day conference on the Future of the parish in Ireland is being hosted by the Irish Institute for Pastoral Studies based at MIC St Patrick’s…
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that he is unable to give an estimate on how much the State will contribute to the visit of Pope Francis as some contracts are yet to be agreed. He was responding to a Dáil question by Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger who asked about the costs incurred by…
WMOF 2018 With the joyous Baptism of two babies, St Mary’s Parish in Dublin’s World Meeting of Families (WMOF) preparation kicked off with a flourish. Beginning with a children’s Mass in the early afternoon, parishioners enjoyed food and sunshine on the grounds of the parish centre in Lucan on June 24. St James’ Brass…
MPs risk “crippling devolution” if abortion laws are imposed on the North of Ireland, according to a group of community leaders from the region, a prominent pro-life group has said. At a special event at Westminster on July 18, MPs heard from seven women and political representatives who do not want the current abortion law…
The willingness to take great physical risks is inspirational, writes David Quinn People love their heroes. Heroes are always the best in their field. During the World Cup, countries looked to the heroes in their squads. For Portugal it was Cristiano Ronaldo. For Argentina it was Lionel Messi. For Croatia it was Luka Modric.…
Members of the travelling community from Cork braved scorching temperatures to climb Croagh Patrick with family being the main focus of their pilgrimage. In preparation for the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) in August, the Cloyne Diocese Chaplaincy to the Traveller Community led the pilgrimage on Wednesday July 4 with men from the North Cork…
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