Mary KennyThe proposed project of a National Women’s Museum – announced recently by Culture Minister Catherine Martin – is admirable, in my view.
A museum for women must be truly inclusive
Month: October 2023
Synodality can help us fulfil the Church’s mission – evangelisation
Synod on Synodality faces task of helping Catholics evangelise effectively, writes Kimberley Heatherington “Evangelising,” Pope Francis has said, “is the Church’s mission. It is not the mission of only a few, but it is mine, yours and our mission.” How the Church equips Catholics to carry out this mission to preach the Good News…
Govt called to reach overseas aid commitment in Budget 2024
Chai Brady
Irish international charity Dóchas has said more progress in tackling climate change, conflict and hunger must be the Government’s focus in Budget 2024 next week.
Irish TDs vote through safe access zones bill
Ruadhán Jones
Irish TDs overwhelmingly voted in favour of a draconian bill that will ban pro-life prayer and witness in the vicinity of GPs clinic.
New study shows positive signs of Catholic belief in Eucharist
Almost two-thirds of Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist according to a newly published survey from Georgetown University’s Centre for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
So much of evangelisation depends on how we sow
David Mills A writer and I were going back and forth about how the best devotional article won’t get as many readers as a political article by the same writer. Publish a wild rant claiming that God hates Biden or that God hates Trump and the numbers shoot up. Publish a deep meditation on God’s…
Ireland’s Catholic majority is quietly, nervously fading away
It is a great misconception to think that only minority groups can suffer discrimination
Church leaders attend seminar in Rome to mark Good Friday anniversary
The Church Leaders Group Ireland gathered for a seminar in Rome on Thursday, September 30, marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, at a time of “fragile peace” in the North.
Five reasons why St Francis is a model of synodality
Fr Patrick Briscoe OP Chesterton once wrote, “Newspapers not only deal with news, but they deal with everything as if it were entirely new”. There’s a lot of new talk surrounding synodality. But, insofar as synods have been an ancient model for Church governance, there’s something quite old there. Which is why I propose…
100 dead in Iraq wedding fire
A Christian wedding party meant to celebrate the joining of young lives turned into a nightmare when a lit flare set the packed hall in northern Iraq on fire.