Politicians need to learn that it is voters not the Church leading resistance on schools, writes Ruadhán Jones Almost everyone seems to be in agreement that Ireland needs to have a more pluralist school system, giving parents a choice of multi-denominational and Catholic schools. Bishops are for it, politicians are for it and the general…
The Ukrainian apostolic visitor to Ireland has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine, focusing in particular on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia since the invasion in February 2022. “The…
A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine’s political thought by Michael Lamb (Princeton University Press, £35.00 / US$29.99) Frank Litton We are told that the world is divided into those who see the glass half-full and those who report it half-empty. This seems to be the case with politics. For many, perhaps the majority, all goes well. The…
Well-known in Ireland for offering recordings of Catholic speakers on a variety of topics, Eist Audio Productions has introduced the new name of ‘Hearing God’s Word’ as they launch the website globally. Speaking to The Irish Catholic newspaper, Eist owner Paul Daly said that the new website will enable customers to access their recordings via…
As our Lenten journey edges towards Holy Week, Sr Anouska Robinson-Biggin FCJ identifies three invitations in the Triduum In the final days of Lent, the liturgies of Holy Week issue each of us with an invitation to ‘be with’ Jesus in a special way. This time, described by Pope Francis as “the heart of the…
Healthy and well-adjusted societies do not see surges in the use of drugs, writes Jason Osborne According to a recent United Nations report, Irish people are the joint fourth-highest consumers of cocaine globally, relatively speaking. The report (based on data from 2019 – the most recently compiled) revealed that 2.4% of Irish people reported having…
Pope Francis has said that gender ideology is “one of the most dangerous ideological colonisations” today. In an interview with journalist Elisabetta Piqué for the Argentine daily newspaper La Nación, Pope Francis explained the reasoning behind his strong statement. “Gender ideology, today, is one of the most dangerous ideological colonisations,” Francis said in the interview…
Bishop Robert Reed Perhaps you’re like me – I just love Christmas and though the liturgical calendar moves on as it must, I’m always sad to see it go. Like the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge, I try to hang on to it for as long as I can – the birth of the humble baby, told…
Proposals seem designed to weaken the rights of parents in favour of the State, writes David Quinn We look set to have three more referendums later this year, probably in November. We have a Government that can’t get enough of them and is determined to completely recast Ireland in its image. The three come under…
A large crowd attended the Belfast Rally for Life to fight the imposition of abortion on the North by the Westminster government. One of the keynote speakers, Down Syndrome rights activist Conor O’Dowd, urged those present to help protect children with Down Syndrome, saying “I am here to fight abortion in Belfast today”. Mr O’Dowd…
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