The fact the Government has included visiting a grave as an essential purpose, which allows for travel outside the permitted 5km limit during the six weeks of level 5 lockdown, will be “a great solace” according to one of Ireland’s top psychiatrists. UCD lecturer Prof. Patricia Casey also told The Irish Catholic that churches being…
Not being able to go to Mass is a “great disappointment” to the Faithful and when Ireland was in level 3 it was a “severe” restriction, according to the Bishop of Clogher. Commenting on the letter sent to the Taoiseach signed by Ireland’s four archbishops on October 9 regarding allowing people return to public worship…
The Argentine Pontiff has in the past supported the inclusion of gay couples in civil unions, but saying as Pope puts him at odds with the hitherto official Vatican line writes Michael Kelly Pope Francis is making the headlines with reports that he has used an interview for a new documentary film to offer his support for…
I am a firm supporter of freedom of speech and of expression. Debate is essential. Even when a saintly person is being considered for canonisation there is the tradition of ‘the devil’s advocate’ – to give a hearing to the adversarial view. Ideas have to be tested. Even wrong ideas deserve an airing because we can…
Irish organisations have called for the release of a Jesuit priest in India after he was arrested on “outrageous” and “flimsy” charges relating to terrorism. Fr Stan Swamy from Ranchi in India was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India and imprisoned on October 8. He was accused of having links with banned…
The View Amy Coney Barrett’s life should be a role model for feminists. She has a marriage where her husband, Jesse, does more of the cooking and cleaning than she does. She manages to balance a busy household of seven children, including two adopted from Haiti, with working outside the home. She is the first…
The stigmatising of unmarried mothers and their babies was wrong, but we should know that it was not confined to Ireland or Catholicism, writes David Quinn On October 30, the long-awaited report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation will be delivered to the Government. Ahead of the delivery and publication of the…
Independent senators Rónán Mullen and Lynn Ruane clashed over “present hypocricies” and a lack of honesty during Seanad debates over the Mother and Baby Homes Commission Bill. The argument arose when Senator Mullen said politicians were “running with the pack” in condemning the past, rather than looking for “nuance”. Lynne Ruane shot back that Mr…
As Catholics, we have a responsibility to vaccinate, writes Ruadhán Jones The question of vaccination comes up around this time every year, but never before with such force. We are all awaiting the results of the various tests underway for a vaccine for Covid-19 with bated breath. Some 240 vaccines are in early development, with…
While the Church in Ireland struggles to adapt to the rolling Covid-19 measures, NET Ministries are continuing to adapt to the moving times in an effort to reach out to the young people of Ireland. “As the restrictions change, and as advice from the Government is different nearly every week, we’re very much holding it…
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