Staff reporter Veteran homeless advocate Fr Peter McVerry has suffered minor injuries following an alleged attack at his home by a man who came to him to ask for help. CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust Pat Doyle said that in the early hours of the morning June 8, the Jesuit priest “opened his door…
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has said his relationship with Jesus gives him “peace during this horrific storm”, following his announcement that he is suffering from partial facial paralysis. Mr Bieber, who is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, had to cancel concerts due to his severe discomfort. Posting an update online for fans, the singer…
Liam Fitzpatrick The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has announced a €1.5m arts grant to ensure that climate change features more prominently in the national collection. A statement from the department insisted that it will ensure that State-owned art “is more representative of the diverse communities of contemporary Ireland”. Minister Catherine Martin…
Shannon Campbell The View We hear views we disagree with all the time, but do we really listen to them? How do we approach difficult conversations in a way that ensures everyone feels fully heard? These are questions my peers and I have been wrestling with over recent months as we’ve been expressing our views…
Staff reporter The families of nine people killed by British soldiers in west Belfast 50 years ago have been awarded significant damages, following an undisclosed settlement. The settlement comes as a result of civil cases brought against the Ministry of Defence for the killing of ten people who were shot dead in Ballymurphy in August…
Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said the Vatican press office. Matteo Bruni, director of the press office, did not mention whether the Pope’s planned trip to Canada in late July was still set. “At the request of his doctors,…
This phase of the synod process has provoked diverse and sometimes contradictory suggestions, but also shown that many people still care for the Church, writes Bishop Brendan Leahy One thing is clear: The Church does not stand still. The Spirit pushes us forward. Pope Francis comments on the expression sometimes heard reflecting a hesitancy about…
Liam Fitzpatrick The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) will host a hundred-kilometre walk along the Camino de Santiago later this year to raise much needed funds. Well-known broadcaster Martin King is among those encouraging people to participate in the September 30-October 7 walk. “End-of-life care helps people live their last days with dignity and supports their…
A Catholic leader June 9 criticised the European Parliament for voting in favour of a motion denouncing the leaked US Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion. Fr Manuel Barrios Prieto, the secretary general of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), told Vatican News that the vote showed “a certain tendency in the…
Police arrested a suspect in connection with recent bombings in northeast India, including one at a Catholic school. Thounaojam Rishi Luwangcha, 46, was taken into custody June 7. Officials also confiscated a cache of explosives, detonators and wires similar to the ones used in the explosions, Ksh Shivakanta Singh, superintendent of police in Imphal West,…