Parishes can continue the work they have been doing under the new system, Úna Ní Dhubhghaill tells Cathal Barry
Cathal Barry
Call to cut Catholic schools’ funding ‘shocking’ – expert
“Pupils will ultimately be the ones who suffer as a result of any further cuts”
Bishops urged to publish Vatican questionnaire findings
“We should be prepared to discuss questions that arise openly” – theologian
Irishman composes music for Mother Teresa movie
An award-winning Irish composer who has written the score for a blockbuster film about Mother Teresa has said the movie will move audiences to tears. Ciaran Hope, a native of Dunboyne, Co. Meath, who has been based in the US for 15 years, has spent the past year composing music for The Letters. The Hollywood…
PLC warn of ‘pre-arranged’ abortion forum
The Pro Life Campaign (PLC) has warned that a forum to examine Ireland’s abortion law would be a set of “pretend hearings” with a “pre-arranged outcome”. The PLC was responding to a call by Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer for an abortion forum to be established to examine Ireland’s law on the matter. “What Deputy…
The ever-present Irish sneer
‘There’s too often a lazy, knee-jerk prejudice in the media against fee-paying schools’, writes Cathal Barry
Hearing the Word of God
The Church teaches that the Holy Spirit is inseparable from the Father and the Son, writes Cathal Barry
Referendum poses threat to meaning of marriage – bishop
Church focusing on importance of the family-founded on the marriage of a man and woman.
Belief in the Holy Spirit
The Church teaches that faith is possible though the working of the Holy Spirit, writes Cathal Barry
Out of the fast lane
Cathal Barry speaks to rugby legend Tony Ward about faith, family and his recent battle with cancer