The response of President Higgins to the massacre of Nigerian Catholics was tone-deaf in the extreme, writes David Quinn At least President Michael D. Higgins thought to mention the recent brutal attack on Mass-goers in southwestern Nigeria that left 40 dead and 87 injured. I’m not aware of any of our other political leaders doing…
Reading is one of the most valuable activities to invest in and summer is the perfect time to do so, writes Jason Osborne To my mind, there’s nothing better than finding a free hour or two and sitting down to enjoy a good book. Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, diving into a story, real or imagined,…
Liam Fitzpatrick The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) will host a hundred-kilometre walk along the Camino de Santiago later this year to raise much needed funds. Well-known broadcaster Martin King is among those encouraging people to participate in the September 30-October 7 walk. “End-of-life care helps people live their last days with dignity and supports their…
A Catholic leader June 9 criticised the European Parliament for voting in favour of a motion denouncing the leaked US Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion. Fr Manuel Barrios Prieto, the secretary general of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), told Vatican News that the vote showed “a certain tendency in the…
Police arrested a suspect in connection with recent bombings in northeast India, including one at a Catholic school. Thounaojam Rishi Luwangcha, 46, was taken into custody June 7. Officials also confiscated a cache of explosives, detonators and wires similar to the ones used in the explosions, Ksh Shivakanta Singh, superintendent of police in Imphal West,…
The views of a section of the Church, even if it is the view of many, is not the sense of the Faithful, writes Dr John Murray Last week’s edition of The Irish Catholic reports that the Dublin synodal report “says that ‘many were moved by the Spirit’ to call for the consideration of female…
Ruadhán Jones in Strasbourg The work of peacemaker and politician John Hume was “fuelled by his Christian faith”, said Lord Chris Patten in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, June 7. Lord Patten’s comments came as a bust of Mr Hume was erected in his honour by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and EP President Roberta Metsola.…
Mindful Living “The blood of Christ, who offered himself as the perfect sacrifice to God through the eternal Spirit, can purify our inner self from dead actions so that we do our service to the living God” (Hebrews 9:14). In his writings, St Paul uses the metaphor of the body of Christ in two quite…
Cardinal injured in 2021 earthquake hospitalised after Haiti accident Cardinal Chibly Langlois was injured in a traffic accident in Haiti on June 8, according to local media reports. The 63-year-old bishop of Les Cayes was reportedly not in critical condition but was taken to the hospital on June 8 for a possible broken arm after the incident…
St Vincent de Paul North Region paid special recognition to volunteers celebrating milestones in their service to the Society this year, with a combined service of 450 years volunteering with SVP. Representatives from across St Vincent de Paul North Region joined Fr Perry Gildea, SVP National President Rose McGowan, and Regional President for the North…
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