Bishops applaud research which highlights risks of euthanasia among disabled Leaders in the US Conference of Catholic Bishops applauded the National Council on Disability for its recent research on the risks of assisted suicide for people with disabilities. “Every suicide is a human tragedy, regardless of the age, incapacity, or social/economic status of the individual,”…
The third Rosary on the Coast for Life and Faith took place across Ireland in over 250 locations this month, with thousands of people taking part. Organisers say an estimated 20-25 people prayed the rosary at each of the locations around Ireland on Sunday, October 13. Over 200 people prayed at Laytown, Co. Meath. This…
Tourism chiefs were all over the airwaves this week as it was announced that the ‘Lonely Planet’ travel company had selected Galway as one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2020. It was a rather convenient fit with the fact that the Government has pumped tens of millions in to…
Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916: Anzacs and the Rising by Rory Sweetman (Four Courts Press, €19.99) Dr Rory Sweetman is a Kildare-born New Zealander who studied at Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University, and has has written extensively on aspects of the Irish abroad. He is the author of Bishop in the Dock: the…
The recent canonisation by Pope Francis of St John Henry Newman, responsible for the building of University Church, an artistic gem erected in the garden of 87 St Stephen’s Green in Dublin, has turned my attention again to the saint’s The Dream of Gerontius. In the 1865 seven-phase poem the elderly Gerontius – his name…
Readers of The Irish Catholic on Facebook page have backed Bishop Phonsie Cullinan’s call for Catholic schools to ditch yoga in favour of more Catholic forms of prayer. In a letter sent to Catholic schools in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, Bishop Cullinan warned the practice is “not of Christian origin”. In a poll…
Dear Editor, At the canonisation of Cardinal John Henry Newman at the Vatican, Prince Charles praised many aspects of the new saints’ labours. These included his establishment of the Catholic University in Ireland – the predecessor of today’s University College Dublin. He said: “His example has left a lasting legacy. As an educator, his work…
Youth Space Youth 2000 retreats are a time for spiritual reflection and growth, Grace Masterson writes If you’re between the ages of 16 and 35 and haven’t been to a Youth 2000 retreat yet…GO! I remember two years ago when I went to my first Youth 2000 retreat, which happened to be their annual summer…
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Leading human rights campaigner Baroness Nuala O’Loan has pleaded with Catholic lawmakers in the North to return to Stormont to block the imminent imposition of abortion on the region by Westminster. A special sitting of the northern Assembly will meet tomorrow which could prevent the legalisation of abortion coming into effect at midnight. However, MLAs…
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