Dear Editor, I am writing as an African woman recently settled in Ireland. I think the Irish media should have reflected a greater diversity of views on the Eighth Amendment. A priority seemed to have been given to white Irish women. There is a significant number of black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities who…
The World of Books Felix M. Larkin Even work on the scale of the new four-volume Cambridge History of Ireland (£350.00) cannot hope to be fully comprehensive. Nevertheless, the absence of a chapter on Irish newspapers in the History is quite remarkable. There is a chapter in volume four on broadcasting, but nothing specifically…
Pat O’Kelly Brainchild of the ubiquitous John O’Conor, the Dublin International Piano Competition celebrated its 30th birthday last month with the 11th of its triennial events held at both the RDS and National Concert Hall. The 2018 competition, with its €15,000 first prize, together with a series of recitals in Ireland and overseas including…
Junno Arocho Esteves Peace is a gift that can easily be destroyed through petty gossip and speaking ill of others, Pope Francis said. People who receive and give the sign of peace “should be men and women of peace” and not ruin “the peace made by the Holy Spirit with your tongue”, the pope…
David Agren The Archdiocese of Mexico City and SNAP Mexico – the Mexican chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests – have agreed to work cooperatively to protect children, promote healing and pursue justice in the cases of paedophile prelates. The archdiocese and SNAP Mexico said in a joint statement on June…
President Michael D. Higgins has described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Church as a “deep stain on Ireland’s past”. During an historic ceremony hosted by Mr Higgins and his wife Sabina on Tuesday to honour former residents of Magdalene laundries, the president said that “all of you and…
Elise Harris The Vatican announced today that to help with the process of healing in Chile, Pope Francis will send Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu to the diocese of Osorno, and will issue a pastoral letter on the nation’s abuse crisis. A May 31 statement from Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said in…
A papal foundation is tackling modern-day slavery as reports have surfaced that hundreds of trafficked victims have died building facilities that will be used to host the football World Cup in Qatar in 2022. In October 2017, during an encounter Pope Francis had with the Pontifical Scholas Occurrentes foundation, Argentine Guillermo Whpei, President of the…
Eighth Amendment While the Church can never become a cult of the perfect, it has to help each of us along the narrow road to a deeper relationship with God, writes Fr John Harris OP The tsunami of the vote in favour of abortion was no silent revolution, it was the biggest wake-up call…
Boys and girls across Ireland are being tasked with a unique challenge – to design Pope Francis clothes. Pope Francis’ charity for overseas mission, World Missions Ireland (WMI), are commemorating the Pontiff’s visit for the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) this August by gifting him with a specially designed set of vestments. Julieann Moran, National…