Ireland should be ‘very proud’ of its missionaries – Ethiopian religious An Ethiopian sister awarded by Trócaire for her devotion to the poor has insisted she would rather die than abandon the people of Tigray, a region wracked by ongoing bloody conflict. Sr Medhin Tesfay DC, the regional coordinator for the Daughters of Charity in Tigray,…
More than 3,500 council-owned houses are currently vacant across Ireland, according to new figures revealed by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD this week. Following Freedom of Information requests sent to all local authorities, the figures released also revealed that nationally there are 98,171 people on housing waiting lists, 54,468 households or people in receipt of…
A Derry-based priest has decried the British government’s decision to push ahead with a bill which would close the door on future civil cases and inquests into Troubles offences. The Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill also includes a form of limited immunity for some perpetrators of crimes committed if they collaborate with a truth recovery…
The Catholic Police Guild (CPG) of Northern Ireland has advised their members to bring guns to Mass for their protection following queries to the group. The House of Commons’ Northern Ireland affairs committee met with members of PSNI representative bodies following a data breach involving the personal information of more than 10,000 officers and support…
The Daughters of Charity will stay serving the poor in Tigray despite the risk of death, Chai Brady hears An Ethiopian sister awarded by Trócaire for her devotion to the poor and marginalised has said the Daughters of Charity never abandoned their people, and never will, in conflict- ridden Tigray. Sr Medhin Tesfay DC, who is…
There was great excitement last week as pilgrims swarmed to Dublin Airport to board five chartered aircraft set to bring them to the world-renowned shrine at Lourdes in France. More than 100 sick pilgrims from parishes across the archdiocese took part in the five-day pilgrimage led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, his first time to do…
Theologians have defended St John Paul II’s teaching on sexuality following criticism from the former Archbishop of Dublin, who accused him of “bad theology” regarding the use of condoms.
A priest has said that while each year people hear the statistics of deaths on Irish roads, “when this awful situation lands on your doorstep, then you know these are not just numbers” in a funeral homily following the death of three family members.
Drastic droughts are causing hugely challenging conditions for farmers and communities in Africa, which charity Concern are tackling, writes Chai Brady Many Europeans have seen the devastating impacts of climate change on their own continent, with summer conflagrations regularly on the news. This may bring home the fact that climate change is driving – to…
A Louth councillor has criticised the decision of Louth County Council’s Drogheda district to remove the ‘freedom of Drogheda’ award given to Bro. Edmund Garvey, the former head of the Christian Brothers