Father Ted’s co-creator says the show would have not have been as popular today due to changing attitudes and perspectives on comedy. Graham Linehan said his famous sitcom would have been different in this day and age. “The Catholic Church has taken a lot of beatings (over the years) and (now) it would be like…
Puppy Play Dates in Dublin Have you recently added a new member to the family? The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) is running free Puppy Play Dates on Saturdays so you can let your new little one socialise. Early puppy socialisation is important as puppies that grow up in isolation –…
Cross demolisher to oversee Hong Kong, Macau affairs The architect of the cross removal and Church destruction campaign in the China province of Zhejiang has been appointed Head of the Office of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs. Xia Baolong, 67, is an ally of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and in 2013 became the Communist Party’s…
A precious relic belonging to St John Henry Newman was stolen from the Birmingham Oratory, it was announced this week. The Oratory said that the bone was stolen from its casket in the Newman Shrine. The Fathers have appealed for anyone who had seen any suspicious activity to come forward. “Sadly, the only piece of…
Pope Francis has appealed for the protection of women and children fleeing violence in Syria, where more than half a million people have been displaced in the past two months. Around 520,000 have been displaced from their homes since December during the Syrian government’s offensive in Idlib province – Syria’s last rebel-held territory – which…
The Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication has claimed that media has degenerated into platforms on which to disseminate hatred. Dr Paolo Ruffini said that communication is supposed to be constructive, connect people and promote understanding. However, the Vatican representative states that just as “evil cannot be fought with evil, truth cannot be served…
The Bangladesh High Court has called for the government to justify its stance on allowing prenatal gender detection technology, which groups favouring gender equality and the right to life are seeking to ban. The court stated that the government must explain its failure to regulate the technology should not be considered as illegal. Supreme Court…
The new church in the parish of Finglas West will be a positive change, said Fr Eamon Cahill, parish priest. Planning permission was granted on by Dublin City Council for the demolition of the Church of the Annunciation and the building of a new, smaller replacement seating 300 instead of 3,500. “It was so uncomfortable…
Catholics have joined activists in Kerala in seeking justice for two young Dalit sisters who were raped and murdered three years ago. The protest walks and fasts saw 4,000 people urging Kerala’s government to reinvestigate the deaths of the girls near Valavar in south India. The body of one girl, aged 13, was found hanging…
Perry West A prison ministry in South Carolina offering catechetical formation and sacrament preparation has helped change the lives of five inmates brought into the Church in the winter. The inmates at Perry Correctional Institution had been attending RCIA in the prison since July 2019. Three of the men were baptised at a December…