A former Manchester United player turned priest has cautioned against turning football into a god and treating it as a religion. Fr Philip Mulryne OP, who spent most of his career with Norwich City, said football was fundamentally good and was a wonderful vehicle for teaching virtue but should be kept in perspective. Speaking on…
The Northern Catholic bishops have announced they will host an online webinar series of historical talks marking the centenary of partition and the establishment of Northern Ireland “to help bring the community together”. The talks will be led by Dr Éamon Phoenix, a political historian, columnist and broadcaster, who will be joined by a number of academic…
Ahead of this weekend’s All-Ireland showdown with Mayo, the Catholic college where many members of the Tyrone team attended has wished them well in the match St Mary’s University College in Belfast boasts 11 former students among the players in the team, and one on the support team. The principal said the entire college community…
The mortal remains of the first three Korean Catholic martyrs have been recovered more than two centuries after their deaths, announced the Diocese of Jeonju. Ucanews.com reported that following historical research and DNA tests, it has been confirmed that the remains are of Paul Yun Ji-chung and James Kwon Sang-yeon, both beheaded in 1791, and Yun’s brother,…
Veteran broadcaster Donncha Ó Dúlaing, who died at the weekend, has been remembered as a man who was animated by his deep Catholic Faith. Mr Ó Dúlaing (88) died just a week after his beloved wife Vera. From Doneraile in Co. Cork, he was known for his cultural and traditional music programmes. In a career…
Same-sex couples can now have their marriage blessed by the Church in Wales following a vote earlier in the week. The Church still won’t be performing same-sex marriages, however. The Church in Wales is the Anglican Church in Wales, made up of six dioceses. The Evangelical Fellowship expressed its opposition to the move, saying it…
The Primate of All-Ireland praised St Kolbe as “martyr of love” at a Mass in Warrenpoint, Co. Down, to mark the 80th anniversary of his martyrdom. In his homily September 5, Archbishop Eamon Martin said the Nazis attempted to take away St Kolbe’s humanity, but “what mattered to Fr Maximilian was not number they tattooed…
President Joe Biden last Thursday announced a “whole-of-government” response to “ensure” abortion access in Texas, after the state’s pro-life law went into effect September 1. In a September 2 statement, the president – a Catholic – directed his administration to examine “what steps the Federal Government can take to ensure that women in Texas have…
Cecilia Ahern always has interesting themes for her novels, and her new book Freckles is based on a lofty moral ideal. It was, she says, inspired by the expression that “you are the average of the five people you spend most time with”; so she decided to create a character, Allegra, whose ambition is “to…
Packing school lunches can be a struggle, but there are ways to ensure even the pickiest eaters are healthfully fed, writes Jason Osborne I must have caused some headaches at times in my house as a child, so picky were my eating habits. It only dawned on me in adulthood what a monumental task it is…
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