There is no legal reason the State can’t support religious groups this winter to cover extortionate heating costs, according to an expert on constitutional law. Prof. Gerry Whyte of Trinity College Dublin told The Irish Catholic that the State would face no obstacles in the Constitution if they were to support churches to warm their…
An impoverished view of the importance of family life is behind calls to remove the so-called ‘women in the home’ clause from the constitution, female Catholic activists have insisted. It comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed this week that he would like to see a referendum take place next year, after claims that the clause…
Mission Sunday Supplement Engaging with people’s faith is crucial to any development work overseas, Chai Brady hears Waiting in a small village in Peru as the threat of execution by a terrorist group increases is not a scenario many people find themselves. That was the situation in which Sr Josephine (Jo) McCarthy found herself many…
Fr. Dan Carroll Mission Sunday Supplement In Italy from the late 19th century, poverty-stricken young people had been gravitating to the cities seeking employment. Turin already had a large unemployed youth cohort and this influx from the countryside caused immense challenges. It was in this context that St. John Bosco, or, as he is commonly…
Pope Francis announced that the next assembly of the Synod of Bishops would take place in two sessions, as he said that he didn’t want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is mcalling the Church to grow in “synodality”. The synod assembly will meet October 4-29, 2023, as previously planned, but…
Fr Richard ‘Dick’ O’Riordan, who worked to tackle the brutality of apartheid in South Africa, is to receive the 2022 Presidential Distinguished Service Award. He was among the 11 award recipients announced by Minister Simon Coveney to acknowledge their contribution as “high-achieving” members of the Irish diaspora. “Their service and commitment is a shining example…
Janet Nutakor OLA Mission Sunday Supplement Ireland has a great history of sending missionaries to different parts of the world, including Ghana, where I am from. Mission has been an integral part of the Irish church and the Irish people have always supported work on the missions through donations and prayer. In recent times, we…
Spain’s Salamanca Cathedral is hosting a first-of-its kind exhibition showcasing the first “hyper-realistic” recreation of the body of Christ based on the details derived from the Shroud of Turin. Composed of latex and silicone, the sculpture weighs about 75 kg, and shows the deceased Christ in rigor mortis, with no “false modesty” included, according to…
Mission Sunday Supplement Michelle Robertson The 6th September saw the official launch of the Solidarity Garden by the Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr. Deirdre Forde. The garden was set up on the front lawn of Ardfoyle convent towards the end of last year. The initiative was spearheaded by Dr Naomi Masheti of the Cork…
Missionary Sunday Supplement Irish Missionary Work – an Enduring Tradition In recent decades, the work and impact of Irish missionaries overseas has garnered acknowledgement at home and abroad for its distinguished contributions to international development and efforts to eradicate poverty. The centuries old tradition of Irish missionary life, one of faith and service to the…
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