Staff reporter Controversial actor Will Smith, who was the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the biographical sports drama film King Richard, celebrated his first Oscar by saying that he was “overwhelmed” by what God was calling on him to do and be in this world during his acceptance…
Staff reporter Archbishop Dermot Farrell has criticised Russia’s Vladimir Putin as an “unjust aggressor” and warned that the crisis facing Europe with the invasion of Ukraine parallels the Second World War. The Archbishop of Dublin was speaking in Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook as he led a solemn act of consecration of both Ukraine and…
Staff reporter A Brazilian court has ruled that the construction of a giant, steel statue of the Virgin Mary can go ahead. Sao Paulo State’s Court of Appeals reversed the 2019 decision that halted the building of the project in Aparecida, the city of a major Catholic shrine in Brazil. The 164-foot sculpture portraying Our…
Staff reporter Tributes have poured in for a “much-loved” and “exceptional” Derry priest who died on Monday morning. Hailing from Culdaff, Fr Paddy O’Kane ministered as the parish priest of the Holy Family parish in Derry for many years. Former mayor of Derry, Pat Ramsey, said Fr O’Kane “was a well-loved priest across Derry, highly…
Staff Reporter The Loyola Institute in Trinity College Dublin will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its founding with a special ‘Festival of Theology’ in May. The conference’s theme will be on theology and the university, exploring “the challenges, relevance and difficulties of the relationship”. It will consider questions such as “what role can theology play…
Staff Reporter A parish in Co. Clare is working hard to tackle logistical problems in getting Ukrainian refugees school places. Fr Gerry Kenny Co-PP in Kilkee parish is working with St Senan’s Education Office in Limerick – a body which manages a large number of schools – and the Department of Education to expand resources.…
Staff reporter Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has led tributes to Bishop Jim Moriarty who died at the weekend. The retired Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin was 85. Archbishop Martin paid tribute to the late prelate as “a pastor of deep faith” who “encouraged everyone to make the most of their God-given gifts. “His…
One of two black boxes found from crashed Chinese plane Chinese searchers have found one of two black boxes from a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed last week in forest-clad mountains with 132 people onboard, the aviation regulator said. The device was severely damaged, and it was not immediately clear if it was the…
Carol Glatz Protecting the human rights of people fleeing from or caught up in conflict zones must be as big a priority as providing them with basic material needs, said the leader of an international anti-trafficking network. People facing a humanitarian crisis need material assistance and they need experts committed to protecting their human rights,…
Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of Addis Ababa welcomed a humanitarian truce to allow aid to reach millions of people in the war-affected region of Tigray. The government announced the indefinite and immediate truce March 24 and urged the Tigray defence forces to desist from all acts of further aggression. In response, Tigrayan military leaders said they…