Exclusive In an extensive and exclusive interview with this paper, Archbishop Eamon Martin has said in response to a question on calls by some priests for the sacraments to be taken out of schools that he does “feel that we should try to develop some pilot projects for the sacramental preparation, outside of the school…
Responding to the British Government’s new Legacy Bill which is now before the House of Commons which creates a new Legacy Commission, Baroness Nuala O’Loan argues that while it will have greater independence and much greater powers of investigation of the historic murders and serious crimes of the Troubles, the possible prosecution of former British…
The Allianz insurance company has issued a strong denial of claims it is Israeli owned and that is has business links with Israel. The company which was formerly Church & General in a statement to this paper said: “Allianz P.l.c. is not an Israeli-owned insurance company. Allianz p.l.c is an Irish-incorporated and Irish-regulated entity, authorised…
Bishop slams secularists who sideline Christianity Two Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland have said that the recent Supreme Court ruling on Religious Education (RE) is an important moment for reflection on the place of faith in schools – but not a reason for believers to retreat from public life and have robustly defended Christianity against…
When Belfast priest and board member of the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Fr Tim Bartlett recently suggested that BBC Northern Ireland shows a subconscious bias against Catholics, (and should be investigated) and when Aid to the Church in Need Director Harry Casey speaks of “polite persecution” in Ireland, many Catholics…
The National Director of Aid to the Church in Need Ireland Mr Harry Casey has said that people of faith “have been almost bullied into silence” and suffer a form of persecution for their faith. Speaking at the launch of ACN’s Religious Freedom in the World Report 2025 in Dublin Mr Casey said “That in…
A ‘Structured Dialogue’ meeting took place in September between faith leaders and the Government The Irish Catholic has learned. The Catholic Church has been pressing for engagement for years now and to have a system of meetings between Government and faith groups. The Taoiseach told the Dail in May of this year that “the most…
Down and Connor priest Fr Tim Bartlett has told The Irish Catholic that he stands over remarks he made last week in a sermon about bias in the BBC and that he will send a dossier of complaints to the BBC and renewed his call for an independent review of BBC Northern Ireland for anti-catholic…
The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Dermot Farrell, has placed the Church’s mission to the disadvantaged inner-city communities of the capital at the heart of his reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s decision to designate St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral as the Cathedral Church of the Archdiocese of Dublin. In an article submitted to The Irish Catholic, Archbishop Farrell describes…
Following concerns from some parents about the integrity of the Department of Education and Youth’s online Parental Survey and its potential abuse, the Dept has sent assurances to this paper that the survey is secure. According to a Department of Education and Youth spokesperson, “The department has robust and multi-layered arrangements in place to ensure…