From Covid to Malaria, authoritarian Venezuela to struggling South Sudan, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart continue to educate and feed the needy, writes Chai Brady The life of a missionary is filled with new experiences and challenges but having a good humour and the ability to laugh at yourself is one of the key…
Many people who seek to change Church teaching are “upper class and highly educated” and Ireland’s national synod must focus on bringing them back to the Church rather than “watering down” the Gospel, according to an Irish priest in Australia. Australia entered into its ‘Plenary Council’ process on Sunday – a process similar to a…
Redress scheme aims to reach as many victims and survivors as possible as Dromore looks at potential amalgamation, Chai Brady hears The future of Dromore diocese is far from certain as a pioneering redress scheme for survivors of clerical sexual abuse is set to decimate financial resources, which will mean the continuation of evangelisation and…
A panel has said a public inquiry should be held into institutions for unmarried mothers in Northern Ireland. Appointed in late March 2021, the Truth Recovery Panel was scheduled to deliver its findings in six months following close collaboration with victims-survivors of Northern Ireland’s mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses. The three experts,…
Children’s Corner Some people rather hot temperatures while others prefer cold, it’s a matter of personal preference at the end of the day but a scientific mind might want to explore how hot and cold temperatures react with certain substances. Our bodies are made up of more than 60% water, so why not have a…
The Irish Government are “deeply concerned” after the arrest of 15 Christians due to their faith in Eritrea earlier this month. The Christians had been arrested and imprisoned previously on the basis of their religious belief, most for five to six years but some for as long as 16, according to human rights organisation Release…
There has been increased interest in priestly vocations during the pandemic, according to some diocesan vocation directors. Fr Ruairi O’Domhnaill, vocations director in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin told The Irish Catholic that “all of a sudden” there has been “great interest”. “All kinds of people have been getting in contact with me like…
Former Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has urged fellow politicians to resist the temptation to demonise the huge contribution of Catholic education simply because it has become fashionable to criticise the Church. Mr Flanagan said that citizens owed priests and religious a huge debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment, especially when the State lacked the…
Former president of Ireland Mary McAleese has said that for synodality and the Church to work in the future, it must accept the UN’s ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’. Mrs McAleese was speaking at the ‘Root and Branch Synod’ in Bristol on September 10, which was organised by lay Catholics. Her keynote lecture was titled…
It is important to have a “clear vision for diocesan schools”, according to Bishop Denis Nulty of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, who praised St Mary’s Knockbeg College, Co. Carlow for being “equipped for the next century”. Knockbeg College marked a milestone with an official opening ceremony for their multi-million-euro extension and restoration works…