A charity that advocates for persecuted Christians around the world has warned that there is an increase in Islamist military groups in sub-Saharan Africa violently targeting Christians. Church in Chains recently launched their 4th Global Guide which lists 60 countries where 200 million Christians face persecution because of their faith, this ranges from limited persecution…
Famed singer and Eurovision winner Dana Rosemary Scallon is set to release a new song this month in honour of St Patrick at The Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick. Written and recorded by Dana, Light The Fire recalls how St Patrick defiantly lit the flame on the Hill at Slane in 433AD. Speaking about the…
There has not been a formal meeting between the Office of the Taoiseach and Church leaders for almost two years, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed in the Dáil. The last meeting took place on April 15, 2021, between then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the leaders of the all-island Christian Churches, including the Catholic Church, Church of…
It is hard to think of a topic that is more controversial now or provokes more intense emotion than the issue of transgenderism. This is despite the fact that all of the scientific experts say that gender identity confusion is, at least according to the research, an issue that affects a very small minority of…
Irish attendees at the Flame National Youth Congress in London likened it to Electric Picnic, saying that people were “buzzing” and that a similar event in Ireland is needed as we have “nothing for young people”. Orgaised by CYMFed, the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation of England and Wales, Flame took place Saturday, March 4 and saw just under…
A pro-life volunteer has been arrested for the second time for the “offence” of silently praying in her head within an abortion facility censorship or “buffer” zone. It is the third such arrest in the UK since the law was introduced in February of this year. Bail conditions have been imposed on Ms Isabel Vaughan-Spruce…
Jonathan Roumie, of The Chosen, fame says he’s doubling down on God this Lent, writes Gina Christian This Lent, Jonathan Roumie has a full plate at work – and an empty one at home, he told OSV News, thanks to some “heavy fasting” he plans to undertake between now and Easter. “Fasting is super-powerful,” Mr…
One of the regrettable trends now emerging in several countries across the western world is the erasing, or sometimes even disappearance, of history. I notice such lamentations on French media, where commentators deplore the decline of historical knowledge. It’s also perceptible in Britain and the United States. Douglas Murray, the British author of The War…
It’s hard to measure how good or great a film is, but when you’ve topped the premiere fan review site (IMDb) for more than 20 years, you must have done something right. What makes The Shawshank Redemption’s (1994) success even more remarkable is that it was a flop on release. It only came to fame…
Former NPHET member Prof. Martin Cormican has said that his experience during the pandemic was that calls for a return to religious services were muted compared to other sectors. He also said that the prioritising of other things ahead of Mass is fundamentally a question of what value society places on religion. Speaking to The Irish…
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