When travelling, it can be tricky to find a nearby Catholic parish. But, now there’s an app to help you. ‘One Parish’ is a new app that shows you the closest church and all its activities. In addition, users can also create a profile to interact with other local parishioners. The app also gives users a full timetable of…
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Cooking up a winner
The winner of the inaugural World Missions Ireland Cook-Off, Donal Hayes from Kinsale, Co. Cork, pictured with the judges; rugby analyst Brent Pope, opera singer Celine Byrne and GAA star Dermot Earley at the Missionaries of Africa in Templeogue, Dublin. Five finalists cooked one meal for six people for €5 in an initiative aimed at…
Irish Times poll on abortion completely misleading say PLC
Poll claimed that 68% of people favour a referendum that would allow abortion in the case of rape or where the baby will not be born alive
‘No evidence’ Govt is serious about homelessness – claim
Peter McVerry Claims…
Declining US religious outlined in new report
A longtime trend of declining numbers of women in religious orders is unpacked in a new study by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). In the report, the social science researchers of CARA observed that the demographical story of women religious in the US takes some disentangling. Although past studies have…
Standing up to evil
Western powers must act to destroy Islamic State terrorists, writes Michael Kinsella
University chaplains have to minister in a pluralist context
Dear Editor, Please allow me to make the following reply with reference to Fr David Barrins’ comments in his recent interview with The Irish Catholic (02/10/2014) concerning what he terms as the “intolerant” posture of UCC and third level institutions in dealing with a lack of “plurality of opinions properly represented on campus”. Third level…
Dialogue is not always an easy road to travel
Sr Rebecca Conlon SSC describes her mission in Pakistan
iCatholic goes live from Rome Synod
iCatholic will be livestreaming a special panel discussion on the Synod on the Family from Rome
Tweets from Pope Francis (@Pontifex)
Happy families are essential for the Church and for society #prayforsynod Division within a Christian community is a very grave sin; it is the work of the devil. There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the centre of our lives. This is very human, but it is not Christian. Jesus…