Fr Andrew McMahon “I have no problem with civil partnership…I do think that marriage is separate…And I would be of the view that it doesn’t have to be the case for everyone, but the preferable construct in a society is the traditional family, and the State through its laws should protect that and promote that.…
Aware calls for more volunteers Ireland’s leading mental health organisation, Aware, which provides support for those suffering from depression and bipolar disorder, is asking for 40 more volunteers following a 20% increase in the volume of calls to their support line. With 450,000 people in Ireland living with depression, as well as 45,000 people experiencing…
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation edited by Peter Marshall (Oxford University Press, £18.99pb RPP) Peter Marshall, the editor of this book, is professor of history at Warwick and on the board of the journal British Catholic History. With six colleagues he provides an approachable résumé, very well illustrated with vivid and relevant images,…
At the launch of the new Lottie Brownie doll at Irish Girl Guides’ international camp in Rockwell College, Cashel, Tipperary are Carrigtwohill Brownies Caoilfhinn McCarthy (10), Courtney Gosnell (10), Abbey Madden (10), Kate Bogue (10) and Alice Kenneally (10). Looking on are Irish Girl Guides Chief Commissioner, Helen Concannon, and Arklu Lottie Dolls Managing Director,…
The family and friends of Bishop Edward Daly gather at a commemorative stone in Derry’s Bogside for an interdenominational service led by Bishop Donal McKeown after attending the first anniversary Mass at nearby St Eugene’s Cathedral on Saturday. Photo: Margaret McLaughlin
Eight-year-old Jaime Whelan from West Belfast presents roses to Our Lady, in St Teresa of Avila Church, Glen Road, Belfast. The statue, one of 12 commissioned by Archbishop Eamon Martin from Fatima shrine in association with the World Apostolate of Fatima, will arrive in Downpatrick on August 14, Crossgar on August 15 and Ardglass on…
A member of a wedding party passes tractors bedecked with ribbons and flowers parked outside a church in Annalong, Co. Down. Photo: Mal McCann
Pilgrims dressed in traditional clothing are greeted by Pope Francis during his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Photo CNS
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has criticised the presenter of The Late Late Show for not showing “sensitivity to the potential for offence” over the ‘haunted bread’ incident. During a panel discussion on the show on January 6 Blindboy Boatclub of The Rubberbandits comedy duo referred to Holy Communion as “haunted bread”, while another…
The Primate of All Ireland has said that he is looking forward to the new Irish translation of the missal, which is to be launched later this year. In his homily for the episcopal ordination of Dr Alan McGuckian as the new Bishop of Raphoe, Archbishop Eamon Martin said: “I would be very pleased if…