Singer-songwriter Simona Congi adores music, but it was not until she met a Catholic record producer that she changed her playlist. She realised she had been listening to many popular songs with dark, or demonic themes. “All my Taylor Swift songs had the word ‘devil’ in there somewhere,” she told The Irish Catholic. “I ended…
I hadn’t heard the word ‘neurodiverse’ until about a year ago, when a teacher friend mentioned the condition was increasing among school pupils. Since then, I’ve been aware of this widening diagnosis in children and adults. As I understand it, ‘neurodiverse’ basically means human brains function in different ways; but some people who are neurodiverse…
Trócaire’s CEO Caoimhe de Barra is set to step down after nearly seven years in the position. She was appointed CEO in September 2018, 21 years after joining the organisation as a Campaigns Officer. Speaking about her position to The Irish Catholic last December, Ms de Bara said the role thought her “courage”, which is…
The death of Pope Francis in the Octave of Easter while the Church was celebrating Christ’s victory over sin and death, touched many people – even people who find themselves far from the Church. Francis’ final poignant social media post, just hours before breathing his last, that “we are made for life, not death” will…
Modern culture is being increasingly consumed by what St John Paul II called a “culture of death”, according to Maria Steen, barrister and columnist with The Irish Catholic. Speaking in Dublin on Saturday about Evangelium Vitae, Pope John Paul II’s 1995 encyclical on the Gospel of Life, at an event hosted by the Knights of…
The Bishop of Derry has expressed strong confidence that the spirit of ecumenical cooperation in Derry will continue long after his tenure, even as political debates surrounding a potential border poll and a united Ireland grow louder. Having submitted his resignation in April upon turning 75, as required under Church law, Bishop McKeown remains in…
Thousands descended on Dublin for the 2025 March for Life held on May 5. The march started at 2pm from the Newman University Church and the speeches took place in Molesworth St, close to the Dáil. Despite the “skyrocketing” number of abortions happening, the March for Life witnessed crowds committed and caring for the cause.…
“This has been quite an ordeal and in the 50th year of my priesthood, it’s the last thing you expect to happen,” said Fr Stephen Duffy PP of Ravensdale, Co. Louth, speaking to The Irish Catholic after his parochial house was targeted in back-to-back incidents over the weekend. Petrol bombs were thrown at the house,…
The Parish Priest of Kingscourt, Co. Cavan delivered a cheque of almost €28,000 to Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem at a recent trip to the Holy Land. Also, on April 30, Fr Gerard McCormack said Mass in the empty tomb within The Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The money, which…
Down and Connor Diocese is organising a competition to select the cover art for this year’s Sacred Heart Novena booklet. All students from the diocese schools are able to participate and the prizes are £250 to the winner student, £250 to their school and their design printed on the booklet’s cover. This is the second…
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