Dear Editor, Robbie Henshaw’s admission that he says a “quick prayer” before a match may warrant a comment in your paper (IC 24/09/2015), but while anybody can say a prayer, it would have been more impressive if he expressed a faith commitment similar to that of Ulster/Ireland player, Andrew Trimble or Dublin’s Ger Brennan. To…
Courtney McGrail
RTÉ unveils more winter programming
Coverage of Pope Francis’ historic trip to the USA was “drawn to the peripheral’, writes Brendan O’Regan
Catholic education and the future of faith
Catholic Primary Education in a Pluralist Environment by Anne Hession (Veritas, €14.99)
Recent books in brief
To Live in the Love of God: A Guide to Prayer by parishioners of Kirkinriola Parish, ed. Fr P. Delargy (Ballymena Parish Centre, £5.00) This book is an unusual effort by local people from an Ulster parish to answer the question: “Do you want to discover the truth and be a good person and make others…
Heroes of the frozen wastes
Shackleton’s Boat: The story of the James Caird by Harding McGregor Dunnett (Collins Press, €12.99)
jordan prince hails christianity
Jordan’s Prince Hassan has claimed that the Middle East is the home of Christianity, which has contributed greatly to Arab culture and Arab-Islamic civilization. Speaking at a book launch in the Israeli city of Acre, he said the presence of Christians in the Middle East must be guaranteed “human protection”. Abu Saada, Greek-Melkite parish priest…
World News in Brief
Puerto Rico’s archbishop tackles debt Puerto Rico’s Archbishop Robert Gonzales Nieves of San Juan, accompanied by the country’s Bible Society president Revd Heriberto Martinez Rivera, has met with congressional leaders and the White House in order to work towards a resolution to the US territory’s debt crisis. “We want to create more awareness of the urgency of the situation…
Synod Fathers arrive two by two
Vatican Roundup
Pope calls for Catholics to face challenges of migration The Pope’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated on January 17 in most countries has been published by the Vatican. Presenting the message, Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and…
Awareness is no substitute for action – Congolese Church
Congo's Catholic bishops have criticised Western governments for failing to stop the abuse of Africa’s natural resources. “Awareness by the major polluting countries comes nowhere near to any concrete commitment, or to the efforts required in countries whose forests provide the lungs for conserving the world's bio-diversity,” the bishops’ commission on natural resources said in…