It’s important for young people to hear about faith from other young people, writes Declan Morris
Courtney McGrail
An improbable farce, too clever by half
The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton, £18)
Rallies against climate change
Ireland is to host three climate rallies on the eve of the upcoming UN Climate Summit in Paris. The rallies are scheduled to begin at 2pm on November 29, the day before the Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny addresses the summit. Organised by such organisations as Trócaire, Friends of the Earth, and Stop Climate Chaos, the…
UCC students vote against party line
The Pro Life Campaign has welcomed the result of a University College Cork debate where a motion on the Students’ Union taking a position on abortion was defeated by 36 votes to 31. PLC Deputy Chairperson Cora Sherlock, who spoke at the Philosophical Society-hosted debate, called the result “a positive step forward”, saying, “When people…
The perils of technology for all to see
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Messenger of wonder & wonderful messenger
Fr Michael Paul Gallagher SJ called people to discover a God who was much more loving than they had dared imagine, writes Fr Thomas Casey SJ
Middle East Christians plead for coexistence
Church representatives meeting in Cairo have called for peace and coexistence in the region. The Executive Council of the Middle East Council of Churches urged “heads of state and religious and political decision-makers in the world, Arabs and Muslims” to work for the preservation of religious pluralism, saying it is “the most precious treasure of…
New head of Belgian Church says women’s ordination is ‘negotiable’
Bishop Jozef De Kesel of Bruges has been named by Pope Francis to succeed Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and the effective leader of Belgium’s Catholic Church. Ordained in 1972, Dr De Kesel is regarded as a protégée of Cardinal Godfried Danneels, who resigned in 2010 shortly before it emerged that he had…
St Martin de Porres died with just two teeth
St Martin de Porres must have had trouble eating toward the end of his life, as he had only two teeth, according to Dr Paulo Miamoto, a member of a Brazilian anthropology and dentistry group that spoke at a presentation on the Dominican saint’s reconstructed face. Thousands of Catholics packed Lima’s Basilica of the Most…
Bishops warn against legalisation of marijuana
Catholic officials have condemned a Mexican Supreme Court ruling on recreational marijuana use, following a 4-1 vote backing an injunction that allowed four individuals to grow and consume marijuana for recreational purposes. “For the Church, this is a serious decision and an incredibly irresponsible decision that follows certain fads, a certain mentality of individual…