People with disabilities in developing countries are being left behind due to lockdown measures and pressure on healthcare due to the pandemic, an Irish charity have said. Christian Blind Mission (CBM) in Ireland was established in 2002. CBM International is a worldwide network of 10 organisations working in 53 countries. Speaking to The Irish Catholic,…
Using technology to fly millionaires to space is symbolic of a culture of waste, Chai Brady hears Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s flight into the fringes of space as part of his new private space tourism company is symbolic of a “culture of waste” according to an Irish Jesuit. Fr Kevin O’Higgins SJ, who spent half…
People with disabilities are often left behind in society but Christian Blind Mission has been working to ensure they are supported as the pandemic worsened their situation, Chai Brady writes The rights of people with disabilities in the developing world were “abused” during the pandemic as many of them were disproportionately affected by restrictions, according…
The British government’s decision to ban all Troubles-related criminal and civil actions as well as legacy inquests, has been described as “deeply disheartening” and a “betrayal of trust” by the Primate of All-Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh. He said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s comments in the House of Commons on Wednesday July 14,…
The Irish Government is failing to tackle child trafficking, which has moved further underground during the pandemic making it harder to identify, according to an Irish Sister of Mercy. Sr Patricia O’Donovan RSM, who founded the anti-human trafficking charity Mecpaths, told The Irish Catholic: “It is very disappointing. Ireland is really failing to meet the…
The first phase of the Archdiocese of Armagh’s preparations towards a diocesan synodal assembly have ended, with the next stage now in motion. Armagh’s ‘Year of Reflection and Prayer’, which was extended due to Covid-19, began at the end of January 2020 and ended earlier this month with a ceremony in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Speaking…
The Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Argentina gave thanks to Our Lady after Argentina’s victory over Brazil in the Copa América football championship. Taking to Twitter, the basilica said “with great joy and gratitude we salute” Selección de fútbol de Argentina [Argentina’s national football team] for their win. They added: “We give thanks…
Good conquers evil, but awareness and action needed as Ireland is ‘disappointing’ on human trafficking, charity founder and Irish RSM sister tells Chai Brady Ireland and Romania are the only countries in the EU that are on ‘tier two’ of a US watchlist due to inadequate responses taken to tackle human trafficking, which Pope Francis…
Children’s Corner Chemical reactions make for some great experiments. There is nothing wrong with conducting experiments which do not seem to have any immediate practical, real world benefit. However, sometimes we discover things that can make our lives just a bit easier. Perhaps you are tired of blowing up balloons before a party (hopefully there…
Families will be left in a “permanent limbo” if they are denied any way to discover the truth about loved ones who were killed during the Troubles, the bishop of Derry diocese has warned. Following indications that the British government could grant amnesty to all killings during the conflict, and the collapse of several high-profile…