Nanas, Papas and Babas Developing an intimate bond with your child or grandchild can be a rewarding, emotional and heart-warming experience. Taking inspiration from the Chester Beatty Library collections, the Tiny Fingers, Little Toes: Bealtaine event – Nanas, Papas and Babas will encourage interactions between grandparents, parents and children through storytelling and gentle movement. These…
Emily Keyes When I was growing up, my parents taught me that being a feminist meant believing that women have the right to do whatever they want. I was never pressured into doing something just because I was a girl, and I was never dissuaded from doing something just because it was associated with…
There was a celebratory mood in Dublin’s Sandyford parish at the weekend when the Pope’s representative in Ireland the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo visited the parish. Dr Okolo – a native of Nigeria – spoke at the 11am Sunday Mass about the huge impact that Irish missionaries had on his homeland. Speaking at…
Organised by the parish priest in St Patrick’s parish in Ringsend, 120 pilgrims from Rouen will attend the World Meeting of Families, and will make a special visit to the Dublin parish. Fr Ivan Tongue has arranged that on one of the evenings of the WMOF, set to be held in the capital from August…
Trial starts for Vatican official accused of embezzlement The Vatican has accused a former director of the Vatican bank and his lawyer of money laundering and embezzlement, saying the men skimmed an estimated €57 million off profits from the sale of Vatican properties. The trial of Angelo Caloia, who served as president of the Institute for the Works of Religion, the formal…
Dear Editor, I note with surprise and dismay the recent statement of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) on the Eighth Amendment. On first reading, it appears that what bothers the ACP is that laity are involved in articulating the pro-life message to Mass-goers – a curiously inconsistent position for an association which garners much…
Junno Arocho Esteves While taking selfies can be an occasion to capture treasured memories, it can also be a sign that young men and women are deprived of meaningful human interaction with others Pope Francis said. The Pontiff responded to questions yesterday, May 14, at a meeting with 1,700 priests and lay leaders of…
Ahead of Ecumencial Bible Week, which starts this Sunday, John meets Frank Brown, Parish Pastoral Worker of the Combined Catholic Parishes of Clondalkin, in Episode 14. John asks Frank about how Ecumencial Bible Week started, and they get to grips with whether it’s possible to share the faith without being annoying, before Frank gives an…
Garry O’Sullivan Sources close to one of the Rome-based Irish seminarians who has been at the centre of widespread lurid allegations in the national media have said that lawyers have been instructed to take immediate legal action to clear his good name, The Irish Catholic can exclusively reveal. Legal letters have been issued to…
The View Martin Mansergh A wisely governed country strives to maintain social cohesion, particularly when it is under strain. Sometimes it is about how difficult and divisive decisions are taken. The experience of civil war over the Treaty and the limits of parliamentary authority contributed to a provision for referendums in the 1937 Constitution…
