Editor’s Comment Much focus in recent days has, rightly, been on the role that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has played in reconciliation. The late queen has been a keen supporter of the Irish peace process and has played no small role in building bridges between both Ireland and Britain and the two communities in the…
The Primate of All-Ireland has praised Queen Elizabeth II’s “deep faith” and her promotion of better relations between the Anglican and Catholic Churches, following her death. Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin expressed his sadness in a statement this evening following the announcement of her death today, September 8. Aged 96, Queen Elizabeth was Britain’s longest…
The record number of candidates for the permanent diaconate starting in Maynooth this autumn is a “welcome sign of hope” for the Church in Ireland. However, this comes as just a handful of new seminarians will enter the Irish college this autumn. Later this month, 31 candidates for the permanent diaconate – mostly married men…
‘Decline of traditional family revealed,’ ran the headline in The Times of London last week, describing an official report on the structure of the modern family. The report, led by Dame Rachel de Souza, the English children’s commissioner, found that almost a quarter of British families are headed by a lone parent. And 44% of…
Staff Reporter The hunt is on for Ireland’s favourite hymn in advance of the National Ploughing Championships in Co. Laois this month. The search to find the country’s most popular hymn has been launched by Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin who is inviting people of all ages throughout the country to make known…
Shannon Campbell The View As I write, I’m in the midst of packing for another wedding. The summer season has been busy this year with weddings and ordinations. Many within my peer group have reached the stage of making lifelong commitments, having discerned how God is calling them to love and serve him. And it’s…
A Dublin parish is still in shock after the “violent” and “evil” murder of two young children and a teenager in Tallaght, according to a local priest. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Fr Bill O’Shaughnessy, moderator of Springfield, Jobstown and Brookfield parishes said faith will help many people after the “extraordinarily shocking” attack. A 24-year-old…
Staff reporter Gardaí have closed the case on most of the criminal complaints lodged regarding the treatment of women and children in Ireland’s mother and baby homes. Out of 89 criminal complaints, 67 have been closed, with the 22 remaining open “subject to further engagement or investigation, as warranted,” the Irish Independent reported. Gardaí found…
The Pope wants the Church to fulfil the Christian mission to be a peacemaker, writes David Quinn Recently Ukraine’s Foreign Minister summoned the Holy See’s ambassador to Ukraine to appear before him after Pope Francis had angered the Ukrainian authorities by expressing sympathy for Darya Dugina, a political commentator in Russia who had been blown…
An Irish academic who will conduct research into the impact of Covid on religion has said it appeared the Government in the Republic “dictated” pandemic rules to Churches while in the North there was a spirit of negotiation and “give and take”. Dr Gladys Ganiel of Queen’s University Belfast will undertake a three-year project with…
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