The exhausted parish priest of Gaza has thanked Irish parishioners for their prayers, support and solidarity during more than two years of war in the region. Argentine-born Fr Gabriel Romanelli IVE said the Christian community in the war-torn territory will play their part in rebuilding their lives, as well as the physical infrastructure. Speaking from…
The government’s budget has used sticky plasters on the housing crisis where major surgery is needed the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has warned adding that the greed of developers has been rewarded while the young consider emigration. “Once again, the government have prioritised the wants—not the needs—of developers. The real boon came to…
When Bishop Brendan Leahy’s recent letter to the people of Limerick was read at Masses earlier this month, its tone carried a rare and unmistakable urgency. “Many of the features of parish life in our Diocese and in Ireland that so many of us grew up with and have become so familiar with, are of…
In his homily at a packed Sunday Mass in Newman Church St Stephen’s Green, celebrating St John Henry Newman’s Feast Day, Fr Gary Chamberland, CSC, said the conversion of St John Henry Newman “gave him [Newman] no comfort” and Newman didn’t come from Anglicanism for emotional reasons or a sense of welcome. “He came because…
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has accused the political establishment of deliberately preventing Maria Steen from entering the presidential election, claiming that party leaders feared she would “win the arguments” with government-backed candidates and “potentially the presidential election.” Writing in this week’s Irish Catholic newspaper, Tóibín said Steen, a barrister and commentator, is “bright, intelligent and…
Senator and psychotherapist sound alarm on threat to faith and family The new Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum, recently rolled out by the Department of Education, has prompted a wave of concern among parents, teachers, and Catholic commentators, who fear that the programme undermines parental rights and introduces children to confusing and…
The offices of the Iona Institute on Merrion Square, Dublin, were the scene of a major security operation this week after director David Quinn opened a letter containing white powder and a menacing message that read “Happy Anthrax.” The letter, which named both Quinn and fellow Iona board member Breda O’Brien, triggered a full Garda…
Bord Gáis has slapped Irish households with a 13.5% rise in electricity bills and a 12% hike in standing charges—even as the company pockets massive profits. In the first half of 2025 the company raked in €39 million in profit. Its parent company posted a staggering €663 million profit for the first half of 2025. Last year, Bord Gáis…
When Pope Leo XIV was still Fr Robert Prevost, he was assaulted on a Dublin street. “Never in my life, anywhere in the world have I been attacked as I was in Ireland” he said. Fr Prevost’s only ‘crime’ was wearing a collar at a time when public fury over clerical abuse and cover-ups was…
The Irish Catholic columnist and Director of the Iona Institute David Quinn has received a threatening letter containing a white powder substance claiming to be Anthrax. Gardai were called and the building on Merrion Square where Iona have offices was evacuated. The letter seen by The Irish Catholic newspaper was sent to the Iona Institute…