Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland, is slated to be the keynote speaker at the ‘5 Years to Save the Irish Church‘ conference being held on Saturday, the 19th of May at the Gresham Hotel in Dublin The conference is being organised by Columba Press, the stellar publishing house that actively strives to keep up…
“It has been the best day of my life.” This is the verdict of a twenty-year-old third level student – no, not at the end of a day of retreat, but in a quiet moment at the end of a day spent working at the construction of a humble little home for a needy Indian…
Government pensions plan is a missed opportunity Campaigners have called for the introduction of a universal pension in Ireland, in response to the failure of the Government’s new pensions plan to address “major issues around equity, sustainability and bureaucracy”. A Universal State Social Welfare Pension, published by Social Justice Ireland analyses Ireland’s pension system and…
Pope Francis’ exhortation on the family should prompt discussion and even debate, but accusing him and others of heresy is completely out of place, said German Cardinal Walter Kasper. “A heresy is a tenacious disagreement with formal dogma. The doctrine of the indissolubility of marriage has not been called into question on Pope Francis’ part,”…
Ahead of his ordination as the new Bishop of Ossory, Msgr Dermot Farrell has acknowledged that many people have lost trust in institutions but that he hopes “we will not be just be people who proclaim the Word, but people who do it”. In a pastoral message issued on Sunday the bishop-elect told parishioners that…
Linguistic acrobatics used to deny baby’s humanity – bishop The bishop of Kilmore has given a pastoral message defending the Eighth Amendment, maintaining that the question of abortion is not primarily a religious issue, but an “ethical” and “human rights issue”. Bishop Leo O’Reilly issued the statement on March 6, saying that a compassionate response…
WMOF Sharon Dunne In preparation for the World Meeting of Families 2018, the Archdiocese of Armagh formed a Core Group in November 2016 after the national launch in October of that year. The purpose of the Core Group was twofold. First of all, to gather people from across the Archdiocese of Armagh, north and…
Increased participation of women in decision-making within the Church is a continuing process that still needs time, according to Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Speaking during a question-and-answer session in Rome after the presentation of the book A Pope Francis Lexicon, Cardinal Farrell said that a greater role for women in the Church “is going to take…
Karl Henry’s Healthy Living Handbook by Karl Henry (Penguin Ireland, €14.99) Emily Keyes January may be in the rear-view mirror, but that doesn’t mean the world has forgotten the aphorism, ‘new year, new me’. Thankfully Karl Henry, one of Ireland’s most famous personal trainers, has a new book on healthy living that does not…
Wexford displays musical talent A treat for all music lovers in the family, the National Opera House in Wexford Town is hosting the 4th County Wexford Youth Orchestra this March, featuring performances from a multitude of orchestras from all around the country. There are a huge number of participants, with approximately 250 young performers…