Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright (William Collins, £14.99) Peter Hegarty Albright’s striking title emphasises her concern about the rise of strongmen around the world: ‘Some may view this book and its title as alarmist. Good. We should be awake to the assault on democratic values that has gathered strength in many countries abroad and that is dividing…
The Australian state of Victoria has said a recommendation by the royal commission that it pass a law requiring priests to break the confessional seal to report cases of child sex abuse requires further consideration. Victoria attorney general Martin Pakula said on July 11 that the government needs to further consider 24 of the 317…
Matthew Carlson writes about the fight against tobacco companies Tobacco companies are known to target children and young people to create new waves of smoking addicts, but new laws being implemented this September aim to fight back against these callous forms of advertising. Plain packaging legislation will come into force this autumn, under the…
Soar your way to Bray for the display With summer comes long days and warm nights, and what better way to enjoy a summer night than watching the sky come alive with planes and acrobatic feats? At the Bray Air Display at the Bray Seafront, the whole family can sit and enjoy a dazzling display…
WMOF 2018 Volunteers who will be speaking about their Faith to the national media during the World Meeting of Families had their first training day on Sunday, July 8, in Dublin. The primary theme of the training day was ‘How to Defend the Faith without Raising Your Voice’, based off the recently published book…
Indian officials are seeking to freeze bank accounts of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by St Mother Teresa of Kolkata, following the arrest of a nun on child trafficking charges in Jharkhand state. State police Chief D.K. Pandey wrote to the federal home secretary last week urging the freeze to facilitate an investigation into whether there…
Ireland to divest in global fossil fuels Ireland is on course to be the first country to sell off their investments in fossil fuel companies. A bill passed by the Dáil on Thursday is expected to also pass the Seanad quickly, possibly being put into law by the end of the year. The law will compel…
WMOF 2018 The Carmelites have arranged that the relics of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, and their youngest daughter, Saint Thérèse, will come from Lisieux to Ireland to coincide with the World Meeting of Families 2018. The Relics will be at the WMOF2018 Opening Ceremony in the RDS, Dublin, on Tuesday, August 21, and…
Dear Editor, With the World Cup coming to an end on Sunday, it really struck me during the celebrations the sense of unity that football was able to create. Throughout the world, people of different nationalities, creeds and perspectives came together for a common cause and hope. They supported their own teams, but they, like…
WMOF 2018 In an exciting new development An Post will release two brand new stamps to commemorate the Pope visiting Ireland in August. One of the stamps shows Pope Francis with a dove and the other depicts a family walking together on a beach. The stamps cost €1 and €1.50 respectively. They are featured…