We are witnessing an irrational demand for the endless purging of sin from the body politic, writes Kingsley Jones If you are reading this then you are concerned about ‘wokism’, about the fact that the tone of our political and social disagreements is growing ever more strident, that we seem to be on the verge…
As India continues to add more than 300,000 Covid-19 patients daily, Catholic leaders have suggested ways to meet the needs of the thousands approaching their health facilities. “Our hospitals are full and there is no scope for fresh admissions unless the patients in the hospitals are discharged,” Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore told UCA News…
President Higgins has responded to criticism of his recent comments about education in the North, saying that the position was taken “out of context”, rejecting the idea that he had insulted anybody. Mr Higgins told The Late Late Show that separating children in the North according to their religious denominations is to abandon them “to…
Political parties determined to promote their ‘progressive credentials’ are intent on stoking fears of an imaginary Catholic threat to their vision of a secular Ireland, writes David Mullins From 2012 to 2017 the decision to relocate the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street to a site on the Elm Park campus of St Vincent’s Hospital…
While Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare already has forgiven his attackers, he said finding the truth about why he was shot in the legs at his home in Rumbek, South Sudan, will help achieve reconciliation. The Italian-born bishop-designate, 43, was responding to news that three local priests were among the 12 people arrested for their possible involvement…
Irish missionaries in South Sudan reflect on the first few days following the shocking attack on Rumbek’s bishop-elect, writes Ruadhán Jones There is a mixture of fear and hope in the diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan, after the shooting of Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare, according to Irish missionaries in the region. As the police work for…
Government inaction over what may be the first illegal abortion in Ireland since the abortion legislation was introduced is “deeply concerning”, said the Aontú leader. The Government is to carry out a review on abortion legislation soon, and yet the political establishment are staying silent about a “glaring injustice” within the legislation, TD Peadar Tóibín…
Chimeras are moving out of the stories and into the world with the latest scientific advances but they appear no less monstrous, writes Jason Osborne Chimeras once stalked the landscape of legend and myth. In Greek mythology they were one of the more famous kinds of monster, composed of the parts of more than one…
The Archdiocese of Dublin and religious orders have criticised Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council regarding a new plan which would limit the development of housing in the local authority area. The Dominican Sisters said the new zoning “discriminates against religious” and was “unacceptable” in a submission to the council. “There are 4,500 people on the housing list in…
Studying is difficult at the best of times, but especially as the weather turns for the better, writes Jason Osborne A number of friends of mine have been settling down to study recently as one test or another reared its head. The studies range from college to exams for work, but the fundamentals remain the same. In ordinary…
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