In government, Sinn Féin will disappoint and entrench the growing divide between many of our people and the political class, writes John McGuirk In a country unused to earthquakes, even the mildest tremor in the ground might feel like the end of the world. When Mount Vesuvius erupted and swept through the Roman town of…
The new church in the parish of Finglas West will be a positive change, said Fr Eamon Cahill, parish priest. Planning permission was granted on by Dublin City Council for the demolition of the Church of the Annunciation and the building of a new, smaller replacement seating 300 instead of 3,500. “It was so uncomfortable…
Catholics have joined activists in Kerala in seeking justice for two young Dalit sisters who were raped and murdered three years ago. The protest walks and fasts saw 4,000 people urging Kerala’s government to reinvestigate the deaths of the girls near Valavar in south India. The body of one girl, aged 13, was found hanging…
The fact that five million children under the age of five will die this year due to extreme poverty is something that should motivate the world to act, according to Pope Francis. Speaking at a summit in Rome with some of the world’s most powerful financial officials, the Holy Father also alluded to the situation…
The foundation of a religious community of sisters in Tipperary has been described as “new life” for the diocese of Waterford and Lismore according to the bishop. The Sisters of the Home of the Mother began their foundation in Cahir at the beginning of this month with Mass in the parish church, St Mary’s. Bishop…
Perry West A prison ministry in South Carolina offering catechetical formation and sacrament preparation has helped change the lives of five inmates brought into the Church in the winter. The inmates at Perry Correctional Institution had been attending RCIA in the prison since July 2019. Three of the men were baptised at a December…
Bishop Denis McNulty has expressed his faith in the work of Accord Catholic Marriage Care, of which he is president, despite falling numbers. “A huge number of people are coming to our preparation’s courses, 15,000 that’s a huge number of people. And a huge number are coming to our counselling services.” A report from Accord…
Days of the Blackthorn: Faction Fighters of Kerry by Seán Moraghan (Mercier Press, €16.99) In the early part of the 19th Century especially, faction fighting was a feature of rural life throughout Munster. The Catholic clergy were unable to prevent it, despite their strenuous efforts, local magistrates turned a Nelson eye on it and some…
Pope Francis has met and shook hands with the woman whom he lost his patience with and slapped in St. Peter’s Square on December 31. The Holy Father spoke briefly to the woman after a general audience in January during the “baciamano”; the time reserved for pilgrims to greet the Pope. In the photos, both…
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has encouraged more young people to “seriously consider” a career in the police. Archbishop Eamon Martin has previously called for the reinstatement of 50/50 recruitment to increase the number of Catholic officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Latest PSNI figures show only 32% of…
Chai Brady