Taking your faith seriously is bound to benefit your relationship, writes Jason Osborne A recent study from the University of Exeter caught the public eye when it boldly proclaimed that more religious people have higher sexual satisfaction. Except that it isn’t that bold, because it’s adding to a growing body of research that’s supporting that surprising…
A unanimous ruling by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans blocking the Biden administration’s transgender mandate “is a major victory for conscience rights and compassionate medical care in America,” said the attorney who represented the plaintiffs in the case. “Doctors cannot do their jobs and comply with the Hippocratic oath if…
Minster for Higher Education Simon Harris has praised Carlow College, St Patrick’s, for their “generous offer” to gift the Catholic university to the State. However, there is a “long and labourious” process ahead to get the transfer right, Minister Harris said. The college continues negotiations with the newly-formed South Eastern Technological University (SETU). “I think…
A Parent’s Perspective There’s a lot of worry and concern about the dwindling numbers of young people attending Mass. Reactions to this often fall into two broad categories – one stance is to brush over the facts and take the focus off the issue by praising the efforts of teenagers and young adults in other…
Soldiers in Myanmar used a Catholic church as a kitchen and laid mines around the building, Church sources told ucanews.com. A video posted by local defence forces showed dirty floors and pews covered with dust along with cooking pots and military uniforms inside Mother of God Church in Mobye, in Shan state. The video went…
‘A pilgrimage’ – that was one of the most frequent descriptions of the vast queue, miles long, formed by the public filing past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin before her funeral. And pilgrimage has another dimension that is both practical and symbolic” Pilgrimage is primarily religious in nature and its main purpose is to achieve holiness and…
Staff reporter The Irish State’s definition of homelessness is not fully responding to its true nature and “neglecting” hidden homelessness, a report has stated. The report, published by Focus Ireland, found that homelessness focused on people sleeping rough and the number and duration of stays in emergency accommodation. In the report, a group of international…
Cravings for fatty foods traced to gut-brain connection New research investigating the source of our appetites has uncovered an entirely new connection between the gut and the brain that drives our desire for fat. At Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, scientists studying mice found that fat entering the intestines triggers a signal. Conducted along nerves to the…
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) released a report September 13 that condemned the regime of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, citing a “deterioration of the human rights situation”. The report included a compilation of recent incidents in which the Nicaraguan government has attacked and repressed the Catholic Church. President…
The View The diocese of Kildare and Leighlin recently announced a timeline for the introduction of lay-led liturgies and the introduction of what is called a “sustainable Mass schedule” by the first Sunday in Lent in February 2023. It is far from the first Irish diocese to announce such measures. Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare…
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