Politicians and homelessness activists tell Ruadhán Jones about the importance of recording homeless deaths In Dublin last year, the number of people dying in homelessness rose by 61%. In 2019, 49 people died in homelessness; in 2018 it was 47; in 2020, the number was 79, according to the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE). Given…
We have little right to be judging the past while we deny children their identity with the blessing of the State today, writes David Quinn ‘Who am I?’ was the question asked by a recent RTÉ programme about illegal adoptions in Ireland. It is one of the most fundamental questions we can ask ourselves. Most…
The Canadian bishops’ conference announced last Thursday that after a review of organisations that receive project funding from their international development agency, it will discontinue 24 partnerships over concerns about compatibility with Church teaching. The Canadian bishops and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace – Caritas Canada reviewed the CCODP’s international partner organisations…
Homelessness charities and politicians have criticised the Government’s inaction over homeless deaths, saying the State has ‘failed people in homelessness’. Deaths of people in homelessness rose by 61% in Dublin last year according to the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE), but no statistics are recorded for other localities around Ireland. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has…
Many Catholics know little about the good work of the Knights of St Columbanus. The incoming leader tells Michael Kelly he is keen to redress this When the Order of the Knights of St Columbanus was established in Belfast in 1915, it was a very challenging landscape. Many businesses in areas like Belfast were effectively ‘closed…
A Dublin hospital has decided to remove any reference to ‘Saint’ from the names of the wards on their IT systems. Beaumont Hospital confirmed to this paper that the ward names are not being altered and the existing signs will be the same but the names would be changed on their IT systems to avoid…
For better discussions on married priests we would do well to look to the Eastern Rite Christians, writes Peadar Laighleis Debates on married clergy have gone on as long as I can remember. Most people used the Protestant denominations as examples. Few referred to Eastern Churches – Catholic or Orthodox – though Catholic theology of…
The Ignite student conference is set to hit the airwaves this year in partnership with Radio Maria, with a focus on the theme of evangelisation. Established at the end of 2019, Ignite is a Catholic conference aimed at college students and organised by young people themselves. Broadcasting on Saturday, March 20 from 11am-5pm on Radio…
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop emeritus of Washington DC who stepped down in 2018 amid scandal, received over $2 million from the archdiocese last year for unspecified “ministry activities” an investigation has found. A March 3 examination of the archdiocese’s financial records by The Pillar found that Cardinal Wuerl was allocated $2,012,639 for “continuing ministry activities”…
This year marks the 1,500th anniversary of the birth of St Columcille according to tradition To commemorate this significant date in the history of Ireland and Scotland, a group of supporting institutions and authorities have come together to encourage a wide range of events of all kinds across Ulster and Alban, from Derry to Inverness, and to…
Ruadhán Jones
David Quinn
Michael Kelly
Peter Costello