Ruadhán JonesIsrael has an obligation to tackle the harassment of the tiny Christian minority in Jerusalem, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Tackle anti-Christian harassment in Jerusalem, Tánaiste tells Israeli PM
Month: September 2023
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s criticism of JPII dubbed ‘absurd’
Chai Brady
Theologians have defended St John Paul II’s teaching on sexuality following criticism from the former Archbishop of Dublin, who accused him of “bad theology” regarding the use of condoms.
Assembly absence ‘breeding fear’ as sectarian attacks rise
The absence of the North’s Assembly is allowing fear and mistrust to breed, a senior Belfast youth worker has warned, after the PSNI reported a rise in sectarian attacks.
Hundreds of parents protest against NI sex ed imposition
More than a thousand people, mostly parents, took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday to protest against legislation that imposes the teaching of abortion in secondary schools in the North.
Irish priest-scientist honoured in Met Éireann storm names list
The work of an Irish priest-scientist is to be recognised by inclusion on Met Éireann’s list of storm names for the 2023-2024 season.
Synod won’t be based on ‘political chatter’ – Pope
Pope Francis has warned that next month’s synodal gathering in Rome will be a prayerful exercise in dialogue free from ideology, not full of “political chatter” like a television talk show.
Tragic Tipperary road deaths ‘not just numbers’ – priest
A priest has said that while each year people hear the statistics of deaths on Irish roads, “when this awful situation lands on your doorstep, then you know these are not just numbers” in a funeral homily following the death of three family members.
Culture wars – the reason why
Mary Kenny
A philosophy professor at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alex Byrne, had his most recent book cancelled by the prestigious Oxford University Press.
Creating the answer to hunger with food security
Drastic droughts are causing hugely challenging conditions for farmers and communities in Africa, which charity Concern are tackling, writes Chai Brady Many Europeans have seen the devastating impacts of climate change on their own continent, with summer conflagrations regularly on the news. This may bring home the fact that climate change is driving – to…
Councillor criticises removing ‘freedom of Drogheda’ from Christian Brother
A Louth councillor has criticised the decision of Louth County Council’s Drogheda district to remove the ‘freedom of Drogheda’ award given to Bro. Edmund Garvey, the former head of the Christian Brothers